More commonly, as more people stray away from the traditional diamond engagement ring, sapphire has seen a resurgence as an alternative gem for a wedding ring or an engagement ring. The sapphire gem has long been sought after to include in fine antique and jewelry collections. Our collection includes antique sapphire engagement rings, vintage sapphire gemstone rings, antique sapphire earrings and also estate sapphire rings. Rau carries one of the world's finest selections of antique jewelry, including rare, untreated sapphire rings., Sapphire, the September birthstone, is normally blue (often called natural blue sapphire), but to be deemed a fancy sapphire this only occurs in a variety of colors - from yellow sapphires to green sapphires. Everybody will find the set of earrings they like.M.S. Set with diamond, sapphire or pearl and made with the finest materials like gold, silver or platinum. In our online shop you can find some exquisite example of antique and vintage earrings. Thereafter earrings have continued to be worn, often set with gemstones, the styles reflecting the prevalent styles of the times.
During the Renaissance, the style of shorter hair led to a revival of the wearing of ear-rings, not only by women but also, in Spain andĮngland, by men (sometimes wearing only one) the decoration was more elaborate and often included pendent pearls. Some Anglo-Saxon examples are set with a garnet or red glass.
Later Greek, Roman, and Etruscan examples were often made as a hook with a pendant that was shaped like a crescent,īoat, or figure, or with a rosette or disc masking the hook, or in the form of a penannular ring having one end decorated with a human or animal head. Hellenistic examples were often decorated with the head of an animal, siren, etc. You'll find earrings in gold, silver or platinum.Īn ear ornament, worn suspended from a bent wire or thin hoop passed through a hole pierced in the lobe of the ear, in later years, clipped or screwed to the lobe (called an ear-clip or ear-screw).Įarrings, worn from earliest times, have been made of gold, silver, platinum, silver gift, etc., and in a great variety of shapes, styles, and sizes, and with various ornamentation and pendants made Antique earrings Adin - Antique and Vintage jewelry - has some of the finest earrings to offer.
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