Sunday, July 10, 2011

Discover Edwardian Engagement Rings

By Pamela Kazmierczak


Edwardian engagement rings are popular for its intricate designs and delicate patterns that just about every bride will definitely love to have. These rings were created from the finest materials and carefully handcrafted to create high quality engagement rings.

The Edwardian era was a period of lavishness when it comes to fashion and jewelry. It's throughout the time in energy of King Edward VII, from 1901 to 1910. Although this epoch lasted for only a decade, the designs were continuously utilize until about 1920.

In the course of this time, jewelers used platinum and diamonds to craft an engagement ring with intricate designs and filigree patterns that resemble an airy design that's quite romantic. They incorporate contoured circles and arches to the filigree patterns to add texture to the style. Romantic symbols such as flowers, leaves, doves, hearts, and vines had been utilized to highlight the filigree patterns. They also use several stones that are smaller than the center stone to accentuate it; this is referred to as the pave settings, which is very common in this era.

The usual engagement ring styles identified in this era are really special and stunningly gorgeous. Although they've only utilized basic engagement ring settings including prongs and bezel, they accentuate the rings completely from the side to the crown and to the band itself. The reality that they've only employed frequent cuts of stones like round, cushion, and emerald cut but what makes it stunningly lovely will be the surrounding designs and the workmanship placed on the ring.

All by way of this period, diamonds are probably the most widespread stone you'll see in engagement rings. The use of semi-precious gemstones as the focal stone are only limited; still, there are couple of Edwardian engagement rings which have gemstones as its center stone but really rare. Platinum, white gold, and silver are the well-known metals applied during this period; you could hardly discover a yellow gold Edwardian engagement ring if you're searching forward to locating 1.

If acquiring a bridal set created from Edwardian era is among the wedding ideas you may have in mind, then you need to think twice. Every Edwardian engagement ring was delicately handcrafted to make a special ring that is made to be worn individually, adding one more piece of jewelry subsequent to it'll diminish the exquisiteness of its elaborate designs.

Currently, antique Edwardian engagement rings are not widespread to be noticed in a jewelry store. They are most likely to be observed on estate sale or auction. Commonly, a piece of it would cost you numerous thousands of dollars; ranging from $6,000 up to $12,000. And if you're spending budget can't afford to buy a high-priced antique Edwardian engagement ring, you'll be able to settle for the contemporary ones. They're replicas of the vintage and they are less costly but they supply the identical beauty and elegance. You may invest in those pieces through online shopping or you could go to your favorite jewelry boutique.




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