A diamond set vintage engagement ring from circa 1920s or 1930s. This ring is set high with a nice solitaire diamond. The shoulders rise from the shank of the ring and up to the diamond. Whilst the shank of the ring is 9 carat gold the shoulders and the setting are topped in platinum to [...]

Today I’m looking at vintage rings as recently I have added quite a few to AntiquesAvenue vintage jewellery shop .  There are lots of pages of rings to look through with general gold and gemstone rings on the first page and then collections dedicated to cocktail rings, engagement rings, silver rings, costume jewellery rings, Antique [...]

I see vintage engagement rings are in the news again with Kate Moss’s engagement to Jamie Hince. Kate has received an original art deco diamond vintage engagement ring.  This ring is said to be worth tens of thousands of pounds.  Not all vintage engagement rings have to cost tens of thousands of pounds you can find them [...]

Remember the song “The twelve days of Christmas”? Im thinking of the fifth day when my true love gave to me Five gold rings.  Hmmmmm, much better five vintage gold rings. Do you think the extra word could fit into the tune? Anyway here are five vintage rings made of gold which you might like [...]

It seems that Vintage Rings are going to be a popular gift this Christmas. I had imagined that Cameos and Pearls would have been the selling fast as these are the hot high street fashion. Vintage rings however seem to be the hot vintage jewellery at the moment if the sales on AntiquesAvenue  are anything [...]

It seems to be the fashion amongst young couples to buy a vintage engagement ring rather than new. Is it just that they are cheaper than a new ring or are the happy couple hoping that a bit of the romance of vintage jewellery will come into their lives along with the ring?It seems that [...]

Most antique and vintage rings we see today are made of gold or silver. Of course just like today many rings were also made in costume jewellery however not many of these have survived the test of time. I’ve manage recently to acquire some genuine vintage costume jewellery rings which are quite unusual and thought [...]

Great news for all you cameo jewellery lovers, Ive managed to obtain a few more vintage rings set with cameos. I know there are several of you watching my shop waiting for me to add them and I promised to update you here. Care of cameo rings You need to take special care of cameo [...]

I’ve spent today adding more lovely antique and vintage rings to www.antiquesavenue.co.uk and changing the site around a little to make them more easy to find.  Antique Rings and Vintage Rings are now both under Rings so you can find them all together. Here are some of the special vintage cocktail rings I’ve added today [...]

Looking for a Vintage Ring? There is such a wide variety available today.  Looking around the Internet you can buy rings from the Roman era through the middle ages, The Georgian and Victorian eras and throughout the 20th century. There are costume jewellery rings and those made of precious metals and stones. Vintage rings varying [...]

When buying  vintage rings over the interenet it is useful to know the names of the parts which make up the ring. These terms will normally apply to most gemstone set rings including  engagement rings and cocktail rings. Head  This is all the bit that stands above the shank, in the above diagram the claws, collet [...]

Want to have a little fun with Rings? The V& A museum ( Victoria and Albert) have a cute little programme where you can design your own ring and add it to a gallery if you like. The rings are quite simple but it does allow you to see some of the steps involved. There [...]

What Ring size do you need? As with most other things, rings are measured differently depending which country you live in. I provide UK and USA sizes in all my ring descriptions. There is a different sizing system used in Europe. You can buy ring sizing gauges but if you don’t have one handy you can [...]

A list of the types of ring, here are all the ones I can find and will update this post as more come along: Wedding Ring  are the simplest form of ring that can be made. A flat wedding band basically consists of a strip of metal that is bent around into a loop and [...]

Looking at popular types of vintage rings. The eternity ring is worn on the ring finger in addition to wedding and engagement rings.  The eternity ring is set with gemstones all the way round. These gemstones can be diamonds but also they could be sapphires, emeralds, rubies or any other gemstone of choice. These stones are of uniform [...]

Have you heard the term cocktail ring? To me its always sounded like a group of people meeting up regularly to drink exotic colourful alcoholic beverages but actually a cocktail ring is a bright and colourful ring meant to be worn to parties and special events. The idea of the cocktail ring is that it [...]

Have you heard the term cocktail ring? To me its always sounded like a group of people meeting up regularly to drink exotic colourful alcoholic beverages but actually a cocktail ring is a bright and colourful ring meant to be worn to parties and special events. The idea of the cocktail ring is that it [...]

A list of the types of ring, here are all the ones I can find and will update this post as more come along: Wedding Ring  are the simplest form of ring that can be made. A flat wedding band basically consists of a strip of metal that is bent around into a loop and [...]

What Ring size do you need? As with most other things, rings are measured differently depending which country you live in. I provide UK and USA sizes in all my ring descriptions. There is a different sizing system used in Europe. You can buy ring sizing gauges but if you don’t have one handy you can [...]

Want to have a little fun with Rings? The V& A museum ( Victoria and Albert) have a cute little programme where you can design your own ring and add it to a gallery if you like. The rings are quite simple but it does allow you to see some of the steps involved.There is [...]

About and dedicated to Antique Rings. Hello antique and vintage jewellery lovers. Here is the latest blog from Anne at AntiquesAvenue which is for lovers of  Rings, Antique Rings, Vintage Rings, and Modern designer rings. Lets take a look at the history, materials, meaning and style of rings.  Which celebs are wearing rings and where can [...]

Ring Sizes Don’t know what size ring you need? As with most other things, rings are measured differently depending which country you live in. I provide UK and USA sized in all my ring descriptions. There is a different sizing system used in Europe.  You can but ring sizing gauges but if you don’t have [...]

Antique rings and Vintage rings Of all the types of antique and vintage jewellery available rings are possibly the most popular especially genuine antique and vintage rings made from gold or silver and those set with both precious and semi precious stones. In general I draw a division between antique and vintage jewellery  where antique [...]

 Why do lovers give diamond rings when they get engaged? How have these changed over the centuries? Nothing is more endearing than a diamond engagement ring. For centuries, diamond engagement rings have been given by lovers to secure a lady’s hand in marriage and announce a couple’s undying love to the world. No other piece [...]

Vintage ringsare very popular with todays jewellery enthusiast. AntiquesAvenue has fresh stock of genuine vintage rings . Just take a look below at a sample of what is now available in the shop. These include art deco rings, opal set rings and diamond rings . Remember as with any vintage or antique jewellery item, I only [...]

I’ve just been adding vintage rings into my webshop and it struck me what a wide variety of rings there are available. Here is my guide to ten different types of ring 1. Signet ring.  These started out in ancient times as seal engraved rings which could be used to seal or authenticate paperwork. They [...]

Vintage Rings  – Style, choice and value Rings are possibly the most popular form of Jewellery and that is not surprising given that they are the one piece of jewellery that the wearer can see as much as others can. Have you ever looked at the style, range of choice and the sheer value for [...]

Vintage Jewellery changed quite dramatically though out the 20th century. Here are three wonderful pieces just added to antiques avenue antique shop which show the wide variety and wonderful forms available today . As I am currently writing a series of articles on how to date your vintage jewelery I though you would be interested in [...]

This blog entry was inspired by the wonderful pink sapphire set into this white gold and diamond ring – mainly because I dont often see real gemstones with such a vivid pink colour. Pink sapphires are the same gemstone class as both blue sapphires and Rubies, collectively known as Corundums. This gemstone family is second [...]

Don’t know what size ring you need? As with most other things, rings are measured differently depending which country you live in. I provide UK and USA sizes in all my ring descriptions. There is a different sizing system used in Europe. You can buy ring sizing gauges but if you don’t have one handy [...]

I really want to show you this amazing vintage ring: Vintage Diamond pearl insect bug ring This ring is in the form of an insect or bug.  The head is a creamy pearl, the main body a large clear spinel  and the legs are set with 13 real diamonds. The hallmarks are not readable however [...]