Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a classic authentic Victorian era 18k yellow gold ring stamped on the inside shank with English Hallmarks. These hallmarks tell us this pristine ring was handmade in Birmingham England in 1862. The ring centers three horizontally set Old Mine and Single Cut diamonds totaling approximately 0.10ct, graded G-H color and SI clarity. Bedfordshire is further adorned with a starburst motif engraving around each diamond and is finished with a slightly tapering shank. The ring is currently a size 7.25 and can be sized to fit most ring sizes.
DETAILS
name
Bedfordshire
style number
10011868
collection
Vintage
era
Victorian
date
1862
metal
Yellow Gold
stone
Diamond
stone carat
0.10ct
clarity
SI2
certification
No Certificate
dimensions
-
cut
Other
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HISTORY
The Victorian Period was named for Queen Victoria, who inherited the throne of England in 1837 when she was only 18 years old. Victoria was young, beautiful, and loved immensely by her subjects. Her tastes in fashion and jewelry were highly regarded and inspired the Victorian jewelry trends of the time. Queen Victoria was married in 1840, and she wore a snake motif ring (a symbol of eternal love at the time) set with her birthstone, a brilliant green emerald, as her engagement ring. In the Victorian era, it was very common for birthstones to be used instead of diamonds for engagement rings. After Victoria’s beloved Albert passed away in 1861, the queen went into the customary mourning period for 18 months, which inspired the gold lockets and black jet pieces commonly seen in this period.
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