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Antique Engagement Rings

An antique engagement ring is one that is genuinely old — in our listings, made before roughly 1930, in the Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian or early Art Deco years. That matters more than style. A ring from those decades was cut and built by hand, set with old mine, rose or old European cut diamonds, and made one at a time by a jeweler who expected it to be worn for a lifetime.

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About antique engagement rings

What defines it

Antique means the ring is at least a century old: Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian or early Art Deco. Expect hand cut stones, closed backs, cut down settings and goldsmithing that machines cannot copy.

What to look for

Check the hallmark and the wear together: an honest antique ring shows soft, even wear on the high points, original solder lines and a shank that has not been thinned. Ask to see the culet of any old-cut stone, the back of the setting and the gallery, all of which we will show you live on video before you buy.

What it costs

Most antique and vintage engagement rings we sell sit between roughly $1,500 and $12,000, with signed pieces and larger old-cut centers running higher.

Indicative only. Every curated vintage, antique and estate piece is one of a kind and priced on its own merits, with free insured US shipping.

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Three ways to go further, all of them with a person on the other side.

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Book a private video viewing

One of our jewelers takes any piece to daylight and shows you the hallmark, the setting and any wear, live and in your own time zone.

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Tell us what you are looking for

Our buyers are with European estates and auction houses every week. Describe the piece and we write to you the moment something right comes in.

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Have one made — Atelier

Our Atelier pieces are newly handcrafted in our own workshop, taking their cues from the vintage and antique jewelry we have spent decades restoring. New work with a vintage soul, never sold as antique.

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Buying one is a different exercise from buying new. There is no identical second ring, so the decision is about a specific object: this shank, this setting, these stones, this history of wear and repair. We treat that seriously. Every ring goes across our bench first — the shank checked for thinning and earlier sizing, the claws and gallery checked for solder and replacement, the stones assessed under magnification by our gemologist, including whether the cuts are consistent with the age of the mount.

What we cannot establish, we leave blank. We do not invent a date, an origin or a carat weight. Rings are shown in US sizes, resizing by our own goldsmith is free where the ring allows it, and every ring ships free and fully insured to the US with import duties included and 30 days to change your mind. You can see any ring live on a private video viewing before you decide.

Which eras count as antique

Georgian (to 1837), Victorian (1837–1901), Edwardian (1901–1915) and early Art Deco (1920s). Anything later we describe as vintage rather than antique, and a modern signed ring is never called either. Each listing names the period and how we dated it.

The diamonds in an antique ring

Rose, old mine, transitional and old European cuts, cut by hand for candlelight. They glow rather than sparkle. Our gemologist assesses each stone in its mount and records what can honestly be established; grading numbers we cannot stand behind are left off.

Sizing, wear and living with it

Most antique rings can be resized, and our goldsmith does it free where the construction allows. Eternity bands, tension-set shanks and rings with engraved shoulders sometimes cannot be, and the listing says so before you buy rather than after.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between an antique and a vintage engagement ring?
Antique means genuinely old — in our listings, made before roughly 1930. Vintage covers later twentieth-century rings, from the Retro years to the 1980s. We never use either word for a modern ring made in an old style; our atelier pieces are labelled as newly made.
Can an antique engagement ring be resized?
Usually yes, and our goldsmith does it free where the ring allows it. Rings with stones set all the way round, engraved shanks or fragile platinum lace are the exceptions, and each listing tells you which category the ring falls into.
Are the diamonds certified?
Many antique stones are still in their original settings, and we do not unset a stone purely to certify it. Our gemologist assesses each stone in the mount, and higher-value rings come with a detailed valuation and authenticity report prepared by our own gemologist.
Can I see the piece before I buy it?
Book a private video viewing. One of our specialists takes that exact piece into daylight on camera, turns it in the hand, shows you the hallmark and the back of the setting, and answers your questions live in your own time zone.
How does shipping to the US work?
Every order ships free, fully insured and tracked from the Netherlands to any US address. Import duties and taxes are already included in the price you see, so nothing is collected on delivery. You have 30 days to return, with free insured return shipping.

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