Great-grandma''s ring

[KBerly]

As I mentioned in another thread, I am visiting my parents in NC and have been playing with their new digital camera...so much fun

Attached is a pic of my great-grandmother's engagement ring circa 1920. It was given to me by my mother in March after my grandmother passed away. I love it so much, and think of her everytime I look at it. I believe it is a .30ct OEC with 10 smaller pave set diamonds.

I wanted to share it with you guys. Maybe one day I will be able to put MY engagement ring on here

But, this ring will always be my right hand ring

 

[KBerly]

Here's another couple of pics, they don't do the ring justice...

 

[moremoremore]

That's beautiful! And HOW special!!! Fantastic. And hey- looks like you have nice small fingers, huh? (jealous).... I always find that a lot of old rings are so tiny...guess people are a lot bigger these days

I can barely get antique rings on my pinky!

 

[luvmysparklies]

Boy! Your ring looks so sparkly and white in the pics! What a nice heirloom to have for a right hand ring. It's very pretty!

Luv

 

[sevens one]

Wow that is so special. I'm glad you are able to enjoy it. What a gift.
So sweet.

 

[KBerly]

thanks guys for the compliments

i knew everyone here would appreciate it. i forgot to add, it was appraised as an F (but don't forget, it's set so i'm not sure if it isn't a little lower) and also an SI1, only because the culet is chipped.

and MMM, we had to have a small diamond replaced and also the band fixed because it was broken in half (worn down), so we had it sized to a 5 for me.

 

[reena]

i love it. i too have a family heirloom right hand ring that i must get around to posting one day! (BAD reena.) i think it's so nice to have a piece of family history to wear around every day.

 

[KBerly]

thanks reena

well you have some work to do then, your engagement ring and heirloom ring, now get to it!!

 

[Jennifer5973]

Wow--such a special--and pretty--piece! You are lucky to have soemthing so beautiful and meaningful. It is a treasure.

 

[KBerly]

thanks jennifer

it is a very special piece and i look forward to passing it on one day.

 

[glitterata]

Oh my goodness, that is a very special ring! Thank you for letting us see it. Just extraordinary! And it's in such good condition, too. Your great grandmother must have taken very good care of it.

 

[fire&ice]

Lovely workmanship w/ a special sentiment!

 

[KBerly]

thanks glitterata and F&I

my grandma would wear it everyday too! like i said, the worst thing wrong with it was that the band was broken in half and a diamond missing. we took it to the local jeweler and he fixed it and cleaned it up nicely. the detailed work is what gets me, makes it look so different, i can't believe none of that part wasn't damaged or bent out of shape. i think my great-grandma and grandma would be pleased to see it all spiffed up

 

[glitterata]

Think how up-to-the-minute that ring was in 1920. Was your great grandma a modern young woman? Was your great grandfather a fashionable young man?

 

[KBerly]

hmmm glitterata, good question. i will have to ask my mom when she wakes up tomorrow. but i would say a modern young woman, i don't know anything about my great-grandfather, except that he had great taste