What have you inherited?

[AprilBaby]

I got a pair of pearl and platinum earrings with a 1 pt diamond on each one for my wedding. My Dad gave them to my Mom for her wedding (but they were clip-on) My Dad bought nice stuff so I assume they were Tiffany''s or something, but my step mother had them reset into pierced earrings for me so they have no label. Unfortunately, although I wore them for my wedding, I hate pearls (on me, not in general), so they sit in my jewelry box waiting for my daughter (who loves pearls), to get married.

 

[Amber St. Clare]

A gold claddagh ring set with 13 small diamonds and a small emerald heart. Should my son ask for a ring for his girlfriend in the future, I''ll give that to him.

A platinum and diamond ring--a small diamond set in a tight filagree with smaller diamonds surrounding

A seven stone {small diamonds} platinum ring that it set to look like one larger one {I don''t particularly care for this one}

A platinum ring that is hard to describe. It''s platinum with 7 OMC cut diamonds {again, small} set in a small oval. One diamond is poorly set and looks like it is grey.

I wear the top two occasinoally, and the bottom 2 never.

 

[luv2sparkle]

10-15 ct pad dark orange sapphire ring-haven''t had it appraised-one round brilliant cut stone
1/2 ct round diamond mens ring
lapis necklace
Various pairs of gemstone earrings
pearl dangle earrings

 

[ringthings]

My mom gave me a few cheap trinkets (rings or charms) as a kid.

I got a charm bracelet (or 2) in elementary and middle school. My mom gave me a few old pendants to put on that, along with the new charms.

Grandma #1 gave me costume/fake rings or pins on occasion over the years. I thought it was pretty stuff.

Grandma #2 gave me her travel charm bracelet when I was probably in high school. It''s awesome. I didn''t wear it much, but have brought it out for ''special occasions.''

In high school, my dad gave me his old college ring. He eventually took that one back, and wore it himself.
Eventually he gave me his old high school ring. It''s huge, but I like the sentiment.

I got grandma #1 and #2''s plain gold band wedding rings, as an inherited item. Not worth much, but still special. I doubt that either were the original rings, but they''re still old.

I got a diamond and ruby ring inherited from grandma #2.

I got costume jewelry inherited from grandma #2- cheap but pretty necklaces.

My mom has some costume jewelry from grandma #1. Not much, as she never had much, but at least a few items.

My mom said I can have her high school charm bracelet when I want it.

My mom has her parents and grandparents engagement or wedding rings. Mostly cheap plain gold bands, or tiny cheap diamond rings. One is over 100 years old- I found that this year.

I have grandpa #1''s special interest ring (some club he was in).

There''s not much actual value in any of it at all, but I like the sentiment of it. I plan to get some heirloom-worthy items that my grandkids (future) can get one day.

 

[oddoneout]

Date: 1/18/2010 8:12:29 PM
Author: Clio
I have a few inherited pieces, but I only have pictures of a couple.


Here''s a ring I love. The setting dates to the late 19th century. Originally, it had a diamond and was passed down a couple of generations to the eldest son to use as an engagement ring. My grandmother, however, lost the center diamond, and the ring sat in a box for about 50 years. A few years ago, my mother gave me the setting, and I put a spinel from Dan Stair in it.

This is beautiful. I love antique settings like this.

 

[AmberGretchen]

My grandmother''s engagement ring, in original art deco-style setting, from Gump''s in San Francisco, exact date unknown, but sometime in the 1930''s most likely. The center stone is a lovely vivid star pink sapphire

 

[Clio]

Oddoneout, thanks! I love it too.

AmberGretchen, what a lovely ring! I love Gumps!

 

[m76steve]

these r just some of the treats that my side of the family will not inherite-due to personal problems & ideals-these items incl....top row-natural alexandrite 2nd row-emerald, brazillian paraiba tourl., burma ruby, yellow beryl-3rd row-chrome tourl., chrome diopside, tanzanite, sapphires, aquamarine marine. 4th row-tsavorite garnet, demantoid garnet, spessartite garnet, kunzite. some will be given to wifes family & good friends-lots of fun to wear now though....

 

[LaurenThePartier]

My great-grandmother''s engagement ring.

 

[gwendolyn]

My current engagement ring was my great-grandmother''s engagement ring, who died long, long before I was born. My grandmother wore it as a RHR as long as I knew her, until she passed away just under three years ago. Although the ring is now being used as my engagement ring, that is only a temporary measure, until we have the funds to get my ring. Even if this one was my style (which it isn''t), it still makes me very sad, as my grandmother was one of my best friends and I miss her very much.

The diamond is (at a guess) about half a carat. It is set in white gold, with a total of 6 small diamonds set in the band (3 on each side). I haven''t had it appraised but want to at some point, especially since I have caught a glimpse of arrows in the main stone!



ETA: Photo won''t post.

 

[gwendolyn]

Trying again, without my babbling this time...

 

[Alistra]

Date: 2/8/2010 9:22:56 AM
Author: AmberGretchen
My grandmother''s engagement ring, in original art deco-style setting, from Gump''s in San Francisco, exact date unknown, but sometime in the 1930''s most likely. The center stone is a lovely vivid star pink sapphire

Your grandmother''s ring is stunning! What a treasure!

 

[Haven]

I inherited one of my grandmother's rings, which I wear every day. My grandmother wore it every day, too.
Here's a thread I created about it a while ago.

I am also currently in possession of my parents' and my grandparents' original wedding bands. I wore all of them on a necklace on my wedding day. I'll keep the rings until my sister marries next year, at which point she'll keep them until the next family wedding.

ETA: My mother recently gave me the setting of her engagement ring. My sister was given the diamond. That setting is what prompted my early obsession with jewelery as a child. DH and I plan on setting a sapphire in it for an anniversary.

 

[Arkteia]

Oh god...so little.

From my father''s side: his cross
he doesn''t wear it so I do
A fake alexandrite ring from my grandmother
My father''s wedding ring (he never wore it - which is quite common for Russian men; doesn''t mean anything, he has always been faithful, just did not wear the ring
Several silver spoons
From my mother;
my grandmother''s ring with tiny sapphire cabochon
My mom''s citrine pendant
My mom''s aquamarine pendant (I suspect it is glass)
onyx beads (very nice)
amber beads (incomplete)
my nanny''s ring
my mom''s tiny diamond ring
a set of bohemian garnet jewelry (I love bohemian garnets)
a pearl ring and earrings (they are cultured; the only attraction is the set, very interesting, and also the fact that they were bought in the US during the first summit (Nixon-Brezhnev)
my grandfather''s medals and orders for WWII (he had a lot)
my mother''s silver filigree and turquoise set
my mother''s set of filigree and unidentified stone
a malachite and YG ring

And, oh, my father''s 22-ct cuff links with Egyptian Sphynx

 

[AmberGretchen]

Date: 2/8/2010 9:59:52 AM
Author: Clio
Oddoneout, thanks! I love it too.

AmberGretchen, what a lovely ring! I love Gumps!

Thank you! Its one of my favorite pieces, though of course only appropriate for dress occasions - I travel a lot for work, and would never feel comfortable taking it along on a business trip, especially as its a big loose (I should really get some sizing balls put in so I can wear it more often...).

 

[AmberGretchen]

Date: 2/8/2010 4:01:36 PM
Author: Alistra

Date: 2/8/2010 9:22:56 AM
Author: AmberGretchen
My grandmother''s engagement ring, in original art deco-style setting, from Gump''s in San Francisco, exact date unknown, but sometime in the 1930''s most likely. The center stone is a lovely vivid star pink sapphire

Your grandmother''s ring is stunning! What a treasure!

Thank you - I wish I could capture the color better - its so saturated in person. It truly is a treasure though - I was born to my folks late in life so never really knew my grandparents, but its really nice to have such a lovely piece of family history

 

[joelly]

Wow!!! What a beautiful pieces you all inherit. I love heirloom jewelry. When my grandma died, she left me a bunch of gemstones. I was 18 when she died and I wasn''t as interested as now toward gems. My Mom has them now so I can''t take pictures. Sorry!!! But I love to see all the pieces here. THanks for sharing!

 

[zoebartlett]

I haven''t received it yet, but I''ll inherit my grandma''s engagement ring someday. My husband and I were considering using it as my engagement ring, but then we decided to have our own made.

 

[Diamond*Dana]

I have received my grandmothers high school ring, dated 1924...her wedding band...and a few pieces from my late MIL including her engagement ring.

 

[Black Jade]

Rose gold bangle from my grandmother.
A bunch of stuff from my mother, who is alive and doing just fine. But when you admire her stuff, and ask her to leave to you, she just gives it to you! Says she doesn''t want anyone waiting for her to be dead to get her things.
These include-- rose gold drop earrings, black onyx necklace with huge beads, Italian gold necklace with three colors of gold (she ''left'' to my son, not me, actually, but he has me keeping it for him in the bank) and a few other things I forget. She''s supposed to be sending a pair of diamond-pearl earrings shortly that I didn''t know she had, but she lost the diamond out of one and she''s looking around for it.
Her family usually starts giving their stuff away when they get into their seventies or so, to daughters and granddaughters and whoever else. That way, there''s no fights.

 

[jcarlylew]

Here is mine - the top is the orginally setting for the OEC from my memaw (grandma). My aunt gave this to me as 1) she knew that my sister and i recieved nothing from our family when she (memaw) passed away, 2) knew how much i loved memaw and knew i was on the road to getting married and finally 3) knew i would never sell this to make money, as her sister would.

We had hoped to keep the original setting, however the platnium is very thin and i would risk losing the stones. after much thought we decided to reset the stone, and will rebuild the orginally setting and i will put in an emerald, which memaw wore a lot. I have a costume emerald (fake) ring from her as well that i wear from time to time

 

[kenny]

The only thing my parents left me is a phone bill.

 

[isaku5]

My aunt left me a three stone diamond wedding ring; my dear great aunt left a small solitare engagement ring; I inherited my dad''s wedding ring (stolen many years ago along with other valuable pieces); my mom left her engagement and wedding rings, her diamond ear studs with matching pendant and a older style diamond watch and bracelet.

All of the pieces are stored in our vault - no more robberies now, I hope.

 

[reader]

When I was 16, I inherited what family pieces I do have. There is a cigar box filled with odds and ends that came from my paternal grandmother when she died (20 years before I was born. In the box is a gold pocket watch, my grandfather''s infantry medals made into a bracelet, and the like. I also have a gold plate locket bracelet with two picture frames inside.

I got a cedar jewelry box from mom''s side that had some broken watches, and a man''s Bulova that ran for many years after I got it. I wore that watch into a jewelry store in town, and the gentleman remembered selling two of them to the same man, apparently, someone in my family had purchased a second one as a gift.

I also have my maternal grandmother''s wedding band.My mom gave it to me at 16, took it back at 18 when I married. I moved home after a violent marriage. On the day I moved back out to my own place, I took the ring, showed her quite plainly that it was on my hand, and walked out the door. About a year after that, mom had a heart attack and spent a month in a coma. Her sisters came into the home and took out every piece of jewelry she had (including her grandmother''s ring and all of the rest of my dad''s side pieces), and won''t let it back in the house. Mom has tried to find out where I have hidden her mother''s wedding band over the years, and I absolutely refuse to tell anyone.

The ring does not have a happy story. My grandmother was pregnant at 14, with an eighth grade education. They got the ring at a pawnshop. When my mom (the baby of six) was five, her grandmother gave each member of the family a present, but her. Mom was crying when her mom took off the wedding band, gave it to her and said it didn''t mean anything to her anyway. I am amazed that a five year old managed not to lose her mother''s wedding band, and to keep it that long. I took it back as I had guessed that my own daughter would not be able to inherit the family pieces, and at the rate its going, I think that sadly I am right.

 

[Lynnie]

I have a strand of pearls from my maternal grandmom, and these earrings from my paternal grandmom. I wore them on my wedding day... little pearls set in platinum, and they have teeny diamonds set in them.

I hope this pic isn''t too fuzzy...

 

[JSM]

My family is/was working class, so there is not a lot of jewelry to go around!

My grandmother does have a beautiful wedding set - platinum, emerald cut, illusion setting, I would estimate about .4 ctw. I REALLY love that ring and hope to get it. I''m the eldest granddaughter, and have always admired her set. I would wear it every day.

 

[Haven]

I inherited my grandmother's ring. She wore it every day of her life in the U.S., and I remember playing with it on her finger when I was little. It became mine after she passed away in May of last year.

I now wear it every day on my right hand ring finger. I didn't change one thing about it, and don't plan on every changing anything. The strange thing is that it fits me, even though my grandmother was super tiny and I'm not.

Here's the thread I created for the ring in SMTR. There's a picture there of the two of us, too. I miss her so much.

 

[Haven]

I also meant to share that if DH and I have children, and if one of them is a girl, I really want to pass my engagement ring on to her. I love family rings, I think they''re so special.

 

[ringthings]

The pink star sapphire is gorgeous!!!