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Shiny_Rock
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I keep torturing myself over this ring so I’m going to post it here in case someone else wants to get it and put me out of my indecision misery lol
Is something like this rare to come across? Should I be trying to be talked into to?
Antique Old Mine Cut Diamond 7 Stone Half Hoop Ring - Etsy
This Wedding Bands item by MelissaJayeJewelry has 37 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Wayne, NJ. Listed on Apr 11, 2024www.etsy.com
Thank you! I’ve been watching this video over and over again. I’m so tempted but I feel like I want more of an open culet vs a long culet. It’s soooo close and great price but I just don’t think it’s my stone. I’m really trying to save for my marquise/moval anyways.
This is so sweet
Antique 6 prong Old European Diamond Engagement Ring | eBay
I estimate the diamond to be 0.60 carats.www.ebay.com
It’s beautiful! The cut is perfection.
The pricing on eBay is all over the place. My benchmark for a deal on a diamond this size is about $400-500, and I’ve seen similar sized diamond in rings for $800. But this price seems like retail.
I feel like comps are so hard for me to understand in the antique world because I don't know how to factor in things like rarity or uniqueness, not like MRBs that are relatively available (assuming you aren't looking for something with very specific specs).
Like when I went to the antique show I had no idea what to think when the vendor quoted me the price for my enamel pin (it was 750$). I've never bought a pin before, and it basically didn't have any gemstones to speak of. It was basically a piece of gold that was painted 120 years ago haha. But I didn't expect it to be priced at the cost of the 5g of 14k gold. I literally took her card and a picture the brooch so I knew where to find it, and then went off to a corner to do some hasty googling about Krementz to figure out if it was a fair price or not. The prices were all over! $250 for smaller and more worn down ones to 4k for bigger ones. I found its less well preserved twin online for 1800$! I decided in the end it was simply worth at least 750$ to me to own this object that I found beautiful and precious that had traveled through time to me.
I still have no idea of what to think about prices and antique pieces. I have no yard stick cause I just don't have a good enough gestalt of what's out there for how much. I imagine if I spend enough time at shows and shopping online I'll build up a better instinct though! Until then I depend on you guys to help me!
Antique jewelery prices have gone up and up in the past few years, and truly exceptional pieces are getting harder and more expensive to come by.
Classicalgemhunter, rowanandrowan, and peterszuhay are IG dealers who generally have some of the more rare and collectible pieces, and their prices reflect that.
It’s a little easier to pull comps for archetypal pieces like Victorian diamond 5 or 7-stone rings, Georgian 3-stones, etc.
But you’re right - the longer you collect, the better your sense of fair pricing will be.
And this is why we should all go to some antique shows together! Mwahahahaha. I need absorb some wisdom stat so I can acquire some of these beauties!
Oh yes, I’ve been looking at hotels for NYC in October…
I heard there's also a show in November?
I saw an unicorn cartier, 1935. The cut!