Paging Kroshka!

[HeartingDiamonds]

Just wanted to let you know that I just stumbled upon one of your posts and saw your avatar again.

I just LURVE your ring. In a really head over heels way

Now that I have professed my love to a piece of carbon, I feel so much better.

 

[beaujolais]

I so agree. Is that not one of the most beautiful things you''ve ever seen.

 

[HeartingDiamonds]

Shall we keep hounding her until she relents and posts more pics?

 

[anne_h]

More pics in this thread:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/calling-antique-cut-cushion-experts.82993/

 

[beaujolais]

Grace:

When you find an antique ring for your store, do you ever get any history with it?

Besides the beauty of these stones, it does make me wonder where they''ve been, what they''ve seen, who/what kind of person owned them.

Thanks,

Sonoma

 

[HeartingDiamonds]

Hi Sonoma,

Ah, believe me, so do we! If a piece is acquired from a private seller, we do get some info, however limited, from the seller. For example, the 3.52 OEC we sold some months back came from a man's ring (yes, a man's ring!). It was the seller's grandfather's ring, who hailed from Spain. The 1.96 transitional (now owned by another PSer) was the original ER of a couple who married in the 1950's.

I too wonder what it has witnessed, and who has worn it, and the occasion for which it was gifted. In this respect, if a diamond has already been harvested from its original setting, we are sometimes able to guess how it was set and worn. If its bruised and chipped along the girdle, it was likely set in a ring and worn heavily. If its in pristine condition, it was likely in a pendant, pin or brooch.

However, there is no way for us to trace history and origin of the ones that we acquire directly from other dealers - there are dealers who literally buy pieces from all over the country, including Europe.

Anne H - thanks for the link! I think that I have already read that thread - I just DROOL in a major way everytime I see her avatar, that's all

.

 

[kroshka]

Hi Grace,

Sorry I did not post sooner, I didn''t see the thread until today! Thanks for the lovely compliments. You are so lucky to get to see these types of beauties everyday - it must be like a little piece of heaven.

As far as history goes - I did inquire when I got my ring and it came out of an english estate. So I guess it might be safe to assume it was worn by an english woman and when I had it appraised, I was told it was cut most likely in the 1890''s. I wish I knew more - would have been so neat to even have a name to do more research.

Kroshka

 

[HeartingDiamonds]

Hi Kroshka!

Thanks for popping in - word on the playground is that you are not easy to find! (see this thread: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/your-thoughts-on-this-e-bay-antique-oec.98167/)

Yes, we are lucky to be doing what we do. That, we are. I have found my bliss and work doesn''t feel like work anymore (I love Oprah, can you tell?).

Seriously though, I only decided to do this, as in REALLY do this when I hit a milestone in my life. As scary as the prospect is, I was more scared of the thought that someday, when I am old and gray (all blinged out, of course

), I would be sorry that I never got to do work that I am passionate about.

So,your stone''s from an English Estate, huh? Very cool! That''s a lot more than we get with most of our stones.

Did I mention that I love your diamond?

 

[HeartingDiamonds]

BTW, thanks, Anne_H for the link - I have actually read (and even posted, I believe) that already - but was just jonesing for more pics!