Victorian Era Engagement Rings

Following the georgian era and just before the edwardian era.

Victorian era engagement rings.

Victorian engagement rings and wedding rings from this middle era are made from silver and various gold karat alloys 18k 15k 14k 12k and 9k. Victorian rings will most often showcase rose old mine cushion and marquise cut diamonds. This diversity owed mainly to the long reign of queen victoria which spanned six decades. Courtship engagement planning wedding attire ceremony reception honeymoon a royal wedding.

We also collect rare victorian era georgian era and retro engagement rings. Victorian style engagement rings. Love and the serpent. However during the victorian era the snake represented love eternity and wisdom.

Victorian engagement rings were made and worn the victorian era from 1837 1901. We love victorian engagement rings for their easy to wear low profiles and the flattering rosy warmth of the gold. Our range of vintage jewelry includes delicate edwardian engagement rings as well as the fashion forward art deco engagement rings. Buttercup and belcher settings chased details and feminine motifs adorn engagement rings from the victorian era.

These eras are the inspiration for our company name eragem. Today the snake may have negative associations for many. The victorian era ranges from 1837 1901 and signifies the period during which britain was under the rule of queen victoria. Rose gold rings created from gold alloyed with copper also became very popular during this time.

Truly vintage engagement rings are from the 1980 s or older which includes all the earlier periods as well. Because of this jewellery historians tend to group victorian rings into three timelines early victorian mid victorian and late victorian at which. Victorian engagement rings featuring the romantic sensibility and masterful craftsmanship of the 19th century victorian engagement rings are true treasures. Victorian 1900 queen victoria victorian era.

The snake has been used as a symbol for millennia. Victorian era wedding engagement ring history. Victorian era rings embraced a variety of styles from romantic and floral to sculptured and bold. Most rings made during this time are made in yellow gold rose gold and silver.

This selection of antique engagement rings spans from the 1880s until the 1970s. Victorian engagement rings 1837 1900 were primarily crafted of yellow gold.