antiquegirl
Rough_Rock
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- Sep 8, 2005
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I have my grandmother''s engagement ring. There is an engraved date inside the band of 1930, the year she was married. The ring setting is platinum in a kind of daisy form. The center diamond is a european cut .70 carats VVS1 clarity and is referred to as a "white" diamond. There are four 4 pt diamonds (2 on each side). The ring is absolutely beautiful and the diamond is exquisite. My question concerns value. My mother wanted to look into selling it. After taking it to a couple of jewelers who either bought diamonds or were estate jewelers she decided not to sell it. We were offered around $600 by a couple of jewelers. Another estate jeweler told me that it was an excellent ring but the european cut is not very popular right now and he said he wouldn''t even make an offer because it would be nowhere near what the ring was actually worth. We have an appraisal from 1981 that shows a value of $4200. I have decided to keep the ring in the family as the sentimental value alone is worth more than $600. What is your opinion of the value from the appraisal vs. the offers?
Thanks for any information you can give.
Thanks for any information you can give.