During the 19th century, the most popular design and style for round cut engagement rings is the Victorian antiques named after Queen Victoria. The Victorian designed engagement rings possessed elegant antique style with lots of colorful gems settings. The Victorian antique design started when Prince Albert and Queen Victoria openly expressed their love for each other. Their romance captured the adoring affection of their followers in the later part of the 19th century. The alluring design of the Victorian antique attracts lovers because they are able to use rubies, diamonds, sapphire, aquamarine, jade, topaz, amethyst, or other favored gems as stone setting. The Victorian antique rings have several categories namely the Victorian romantic rings, Victorian half-loop rings, colorful late Victorian rings, and the antique Victorian diamond garnet gold rings.
The stones usually use for the Victorian romantic rings are the colored gems such as topaz or ruby. The half-loop engagement rings are also called as Victorian vintage ring sporting the simplest design of small sized loose diamonds surrounding one big colored gem. The Victorian colorful late engagement rings wear the exotic design of 3 diamonds surrounded by colored gems. The shape of the colorful late engagement rings is usually oblong. However, small sized diamonds sporting the oblong shape could also surround one big colored gem. The diamond garnet gold engagement rings demonstrate the beauty of the diamond, garnet, and metal combination. This design is rather simple but elegant.
The favorite design of Queen Victoria was the ring with 2 serpents design, which also made the serpent design as the most popular among the Victorian antique rings. Most people used the serpent design during the 19th century. The other most popular design is the ring with 3 stones setting. The romance of the couple Queen Victoria and Prince Albert made some couples in the past, even today, follow the design of the Victorian antique for their engagement rings. Their romance binds the Victorian antique rings as a real symbol of love. Men who truly wanted to make their bride happy and show their never failing love normally present the Victorian antique engagement rings. Although this is very romantic, the price may be a bit costly than simple diamond studded engagement rings.
Love and romance – do it with the Victorian antique style!
