1820''s Old Mine Cut Heirloom ring - N color!

[sanfranciscoellen]

My husband''s great-great-great grandmother''s ring, and my original engagement ring...

Old Mine Cut
Center, .5ct N color
Crescent moon of graduating OMC side stones

 

[sanfranciscoellen]

Love the handmade ring...looks like someone sculpted it...reminds me of Gaudi from the side...

 

[sanfranciscoellen]

another...

 

[MissAva]

Wow Wallermama you just keep posting more lovely pieces! That ring is so different and sweet, you have a great collection!

 

[sanfranciscoellen]

Looks pretty darn white in diffused light...can''t believe it is an N!

 

[mrssalvo]

1820''s wow, wow, wow, it''s just precious..

 

[sanfranciscoellen]

Looks more like what you think an N should look like here...

 

[sanfranciscoellen]

Thanks, Matatora and Mrssalvo! I''ve wanted to post shots of those for people to see, because I think it is interesting to see an N and a K etc, but didn''t have a camera until...today! Sorry if I seem to be hogging SMTR today....

 

[Kaleigh]

Wow, what a treasure that is. Love it!!!

 

[moon river]

Is that the original setting? What is the story behind the cresent moon?

 

[FireGoddess]

What a neat collection you have! Love the threads! Keep snapping those pics.

This 1820s ring is so fascinating. It reminds me of a sun and a moon together. I love it! And I love seeing how the Ks and Ns look in different lighting conditions. Just fabulous!!!

 

[Jelly]

Beautiful stone!! I want an N now! Congrats!

 

[fatafelice]

If you can''t tell, I LOVE it!!!

Gorgeous all around...Stone, Setting, everything! I think I adore all your jewelry, but maybe this one the best!

 

[Scintillating]

It reminds me of the moon and stars - like a promise to give you the moon and stars.
How cool is that! Very unique and sweet. I love family heirlooms.

Scintillating...

 

[sanfranciscoellen]

As far as I know, the setting is original. It was part of a brooch, ring and pendant set. All three pieces made it down the family tree to my husband''s grandmother, who gave each of her three daughters a piece (my MIL got the ring). Unfortunately, his aunts lost the other pieces...both were stolen at various times.

His grandmother gave the ring to her eldest (my MIL) who gave it to my husband (her firstborn) after we had become engaged ringless. I''m one of those impatient LIW who went ahead and proposed to him

. I wore it for a year before the thin shank snapped, had it repaired, snapped again a year later, so the bottom half of the shank had to be replaced. The I lost a side stone, and the jeweler who found a replacement told me that this was made to be a cocktail ring, not an ering, and that it wouldn''t stand everyday abuse. So back in the ring box it went.

The ring has lots of history...at one point it was pawned so that my husbands great grandmother could put her son through college. She then worked a night job to earn the money to buy it back.

Thanks for all of your kind comments! What a great bunch.

 

[sanfranciscoellen]

As for the crescent shape...it does remind me of a moon and stars...It is my favorite part of the ring. Our appraiser said that it was a common jewelry theme back then...someone asked me once if it was a Masonic ring, but I think it was just a pretty little thing with no particular symbolism!

 

[movie zombie]

i love that center stone!

movie zombie

 

[KristyDarling]

It''s amazing! A thing of art and beauty. I love looking at heirloom pieces and the gorgeous craftmanship they often exhibit. Lucky you to have a treasure like that!

 

[sanfranciscoellen]

Thanks, everyone! It is neat to own a D, a K, and an N. I love the colorless look in an asscher, but I do think I prefer a warmer color in a RB. The N wouldn't be my pick for a platinum setting, but in its gold setting I think the color actually adds to the ring. It makes you feel like you are looking into a sunset...how the light at dusk is golden?

The K shows me how much color RB's hide, since I guessed that maybe it was a G. That said, I think the fact that it is bezel set hides it's color...I've never even seen the pavillion! It's hard to see the color otherwise.

All of the colors of diamonds are beautiful, I think!

 

[moon river]

Love the story behind the ring. I''m a sucker for a good story.

 

[Sundial]

I love the design of that ring! What a beautiful and special piece it is. You are a lucky girl to have such a treasure!!!

 

[moon river]

Date: 5/2/2006 3:42:53 PM
Author: FireGoddess
What a neat collection you have! Love the threads! Keep snapping those pics.

This 1820s ring is so fascinating. It reminds me of a sun and a moon together. I love it! And I love seeing how the Ks and Ns look in different lighting conditions. Just fabulous!!!

FG I''ve been trying to think of the title of a song since I saw your post. I remember it from when I was in ''Annie Get Your Gun!'' and it says ''I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night''. Anyone know the title? Is that the title? This is driving me nuts.

Didn''t mean to hijack the thread. It just keeps running through my head each time I see the ring.

 

[sanfranciscoellen]

"I''ve got no diamond, I''ve got no pearl,
Still I think I''m a lucky girl...
I''ve got the sun in the morning, and the moon at night!"

Perfect, Moonriver!

 

[Mannequin]

Wow, what a neat ring!

 

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Wallermama...I absolutely LOVE that ring!!! It''s such a treasue. Great story and family lore behind it, too!

''I''ve got no diamond, I''ve got no pearl,
Still I think I''m a lucky girl...
I''ve got the sun in the morning, and the moon at night!''

I love that song! But I don''t think it applies to too many people here on PS!

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[dbgaap]

wallermama, you are full of good stories!

That ring is amazing.
When I saw N color, I clicked right away to see it. I just love heirloom rings in those colors.

beautiful!
It''s nice that the ring made its'' way to someone who really appreciates it.

 

[orange_horse_fiance]

Oh I am suck a huge sucker for the antique pieces. This is a great one, the stone, the setting!!! I love the history that you have behind it too. I hope the future generations to come understand and know the history too!

 

[glitterata]

Oh, how lovely!

What part of the world did the original wearer live in?

 

[DiaDiva]

What an amazing story and ring!

 

[sanfranciscoellen]

An after-the-fact edit...

When we had our recent Bay Area Get Together, we went to the to-die-for estate jewelry store, Darren McClung''s, and he told me this stone/ring was Old European Cut (not an OMC), and the ring was circa 1880. Apparently we made the wrong guestimate on how long it takes for a great-great-great grandmother to pass something down...