| You might consider checking out Antique Victorian | | | | As the name suggests, Antique Victorian Rings |
| Rings. Just the name alone sounds so... | | | | were made popular by the ruling Queen Victoria, |
| Renaissance, don't you think? All Victorian jewelry | | | | who began her reign in 1837. She set the trend |
| and rings in particular have a wide variety of | | | | for fashion in the country at that time, and |
| elegant styles to offer to your beloved one, but | | | | jewelry was no exception. She was madly in love |
| there are also some common characteristics that | | | | with her husband, Prince Albert. To display her |
| nearly all Jewelry of the Victorian time share. | | | | devoted passion to him, she preferred to wear |
| One thing that sets apart Antique Victorian Rings | | | | rings that had double snakes upon the band, |
| is the type of setting commonly employed. At | | | | symbolizing love and passion. This quickly became |
| the time this jewelry was being worn, diamonds | | | | en vogue for all of her loyal subjects as well, who |
| were hard to come by and expensive. Jewellers | | | | revered her greatly. |
| of the Victorian time had to rely on a wide | | | | Upon Albert's passing, her sense of fashion began |
| variety of less expensive gems for their settings; | | | | to wane, as did her court and then the entire |
| including Rubies, Garnets, Opals and Sapphires. | | | | country. The dark styles and black colours started |
| They also used rose cut Diamonds and old hand | | | | to dominate attires and jewelry, where onyx and |
| cut Diamonds. | | | | jet became favourite gems stones. |
| More or less, all Victorian Rings were similar in size | | | | With the discovery and opening of the South |
| and structure, and many utilized a three stone | | | | African Diamond Mines in the 1870s, Diamonds |
| setting or a cluster stone setting to utilize smaller, | | | | became increasingly cheaper, and sounded the |
| less expensive gems. | | | | death knell of the Victorian style of jewelry. |