Victorian Engagement Rings
Those shopping for a Victorian engagement ring know that the style is named after Queen Victoria, whose reign lasted from 1837 to 1901, making her the second longest-ruling monarch. Today, antique Victorian engagement rings and other examples of authentic Victorian jewelry are very coveted and highly collectible.
Initially, Victorian rings were made of gold and affordable only by the wealthy. Designs for Victorian engagement rings often featured repoussé work and chasing, in which patterns are hammered into the metal. Stones were secured by collets, settings similar to bezels, with prongs and a closed back. The collet was overlaid with silver to enhance the whiteness of the diamonds, which were likely to be small rose– or old-mine-cut (the ancestor of today’s cushion-cut) stones, arranged in clusters or lines and often accompanied by colored gemstones. Rose-cut diamonds are uncommon in modern jewelry and are often associated with antique styles like Victorian or Georgian.
Queen Victoria loved serpentine jewels, and she had even more power to shape trends than Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle do today. The British monarch’s best-known piece in this mold is the gold coiled-snake engagement ring she received from Prince Albert — the sinuous reptile featured emerald eyes (her birthstone) and was considered a symbol of everlasting love. This initiated a craze for snake jewelry, joined by gems with other sentimental and romantic motifs favored by the queen, such as flowers, hearts, stars, insects and Gothic symbols. The popular and fashionable young royal was the style influencer of her era.
Early Victorian jewelry — which historians call Romantic period jewelry — tends to be feminine and ornate, and was a celebration of the young monarch’s love.
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19th Century Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
1880s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Spinel, 18k Gold, White Gold
19th Century Unknown Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
19th Century Unknown Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
1880s British Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 15k Gold
2010s Israeli Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Diamond, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1890s Unknown Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Aquamarine, Yellow Gold, 15k Gold
1880s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1890s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Moonstone, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Early 1900s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1870s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1830s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Opal, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
19th Century English Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1890s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Early 1900s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
1870s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
19th Century British Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Dutch Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1860s Unknown Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s French Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, ...
18th Century Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum, 18k Gold
1890s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century English Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Engagement Rings
Brown Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold
1860s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Opal, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
1890s Unknown Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1880s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century European Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-19th Century Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 10k Gold, Gold
20th Century Unknown Victorian Engagement Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1860s English Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 10k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s English Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Pearl, 15k Gold
Early 20th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Citrine, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1860s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Engagement Rings
Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
1890s Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s British Antique Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
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