This vintage filigree engagement ring with diamonds is crafted in platinum-topped 18k yellow gold, weighs 4.2g and measures 6.5mm wide and 5mm deep. This classically elegant 1930's vintage filigree engagement ring of alluring bi-tone aesthetic and feminine grace exposes a sparkling 0.10ct full-cut diamond graded J color and VS1 clarity. Mounted within a platinum-topped quadrangular frame, the precious center stone is embraced by gracefully sloping platinum-topped shoulders, embellished with finely mille grained lozenge profiles. An immaculately crafted yellow gold filigree gallery enhances the aesthetic beauty of this refined vintage filigree engagement ring, while tapering, platinum-topped shoulders merge to form a spherical yellow gold band and an easily sizable shank.

The term 'filigree' denotes a decorative openwork piercing technique in which patterns are made of wires, often soldered to a background in a precise, time-consuming, and costly process. Filigree work was familiar to Europe for centuries and reached its highest popularity in the 1830's. London and Paris jewelers possibly acquired their inspirations from Portugal or North Africa where filigree had been a common goldsmith technique along the Mediterranean coast. European and American manufacturers started mass production of filigree in the 1930's by cutting patterns out of stamped metal sheets. The piercing, however, had to be done by hand and was therefore labor intensive and expensive. Today, it is only the Italians, the Chinese and a few others who continue hand-producing intricate designs, making filigree boxes and rosary beads in addition to jewelry.

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Suggested Retail Price: $1,000.00 Your Price: $650.00 Wholesale Price: $500.00