ABOUT:
Current antique jewelry trends: old mine cut daisy cluster, antique diamond gypsy, stackable antique diamond bands. I can't seem to get enough of these and they always seem to sell quickly and consistently.
Awesome glittering French antique daisy cluster ring holding a chunky center mine cut diamond in prongs slightly elevated and surrounded by eight additional old mine cut diamonds in a halo for a total carat weight of around 1.4 carat. Timeless and wearable, this is the classic version and all original antique.
Also exciting to see the prongs are in excellent shape making this beauty ready for regular wear, which can be harder to find on a piece of this age in original condition.
After checking the prongs I put this in the ultrasonic cleaner to brighten it further, but the sun was already gone by the time I could re-shoot it. Just a note that the diamonds are actually even clearer / cleaner than they appear in photos!
Found in France with their hallmark for platinum.
The perfect stacker, and also a beautiful worn alone. Could also be a timeless engagement ring.
Antique box not included. Please note the measurements as I have small fingers and it can be difficult to determine scale from pictures.
SIZE & MEASUREMENTS:
Size 6. The ring face is 13mm north south and stands 6.7mm off the finger. It weighs 5.2g.
Depths vary and I would not remove them from the setting to get exact measurements estimated 1.4 carat total weight in diamonds . The center diamond is about 5.2mm and over half carat alone (about 0.55), and the eight diamonds in the halo are around 2.8mm (about 0.11 carat) each.
IMPORTANT CONDITION NOTES:
All my pieces are pre-owned and in estate condition.
I love antique diamonds, even those with inclusions or hues typical for the time, because some of those were still among the best available in the market during that period, and were expertly cut by hand to enhance their best characteristics. So I don’t often like to compare antique stones against modern grading standards - BUT these have a nice bright white color so even though the ring was made long before the 4 C's existed, it sparkles really brightly and beautifully. Even as I look at it in ambient light now I am struck by its brightness - this coming from someone who looks at antique diamonds all day!
These are the typical antique diamonds with some faint natural inclusions. Most are just a frosty speck here or there seen mostly under magnification. The largest center diamond has a linear crystal inclusion that is slightly eye visible if you are seeking it out, being seen due to the larger size of the stone compared to the others. No dark carbon specks and no chips or cracks.
Please note that all my pieces are pre-owned and in estate condition. They will have patina, surface wear, a few small nicks. These pieces may also have evidence of a sizing, some build up around the stones and / or inclusions seen under magnification, typical for antique pieces. I have mentioned any noticeable issues above and they are all still wearable and eager to be loved and accepted for many years to come, (the preservation of antique jewelry, even those with signs of their age and history, is important to me. : )
But - Please note due to age, this piece is not in mint condition. Pictures also serve as part of the description and condition report so please utilize the zoom feature which will magnify any wear significantly more than what is visible to the eye while wearing : )
Thanks so much for looking at my items!
A note about antique diamonds:
The whole "4 C's" of cut, color, clarity, carat didn't come about until the 1940s so prior to that and especially on antique pieces, there was not as much emphasis placed on those things. (Sure people probably appreciated a certain look of a certain diamond as it appeared to the eye but it was not a graded scale like we have today.)
So it is difficult to judge antique stones against modern day diamonds and their grading system. No two old cuts are the same as they were crafted in times lacking any modern standards. The diamond cutters of the time were experts at hand cutting each stone to enhance it which means that even lower color grades can be cut to appear whiter.
It is also interesting that "lower graded" diamonds in today's scale system, were some of the best on the market during this period! So it is less about their grades and more about the unique play of light and color that each one can offer.
I read one article that put it nicely: “When searching for the perfect old cut diamond (for you), you need to view them through different eyes as you would for a modern diamond. Laboratory grading reports don’t offer too much information in regards to the individual beauty or sparkle of an antique diamond. Antique diamonds are judged more on the individual character and uniqueness that each one potentially offers.”
Often there are variations of diamonds in the same piece as the goldsmiths created pieces with the stones they had available to them.
Fun facts!
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All items hand picked by me, one at a time from all over the world. All listings individually written by me, and not AI, after studying each piece to discuss its beauties and its ; ) eccentricities (which I am picky to point out).
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