Engagement Ring Designs

 


Engagement Ring Designs

by Mark

Elegant, stunning engagement ring designs with precious stones.

Sapphire-with-diamond

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sapphire with diamond

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Sapphire with brilliant cut diamond ring.

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Brilliant cut diamond engagement ring.

Marquise-diamond-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ruby and diamond engagement ring

Aquamarine-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aquamarine engagement ring

Ruby-and-diamond-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ruby and diamond engagement Ring.

Aquamarine-engagement-ring-Yellow-Gold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aquamarine engagement ring in Yellow Gold.

Princess-Escher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Princess Escher.

Pave-diamonds-set-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pave diamonds set engagement ring.

 

Five-stone-brilliant-cut-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five stone brilliant cut engagement ring.

Ceylon-sapphire-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceylon sapphire engagement ring.

oval-emerald-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oval emerald with double row brilliant cut diamond cluster.

Cushion-cut-sapphire-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cushion cut ceylon sapphire with brilliant cut diamond side stones ring. Set in platinum and yellow gold.

Brilliant-solataire-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brilliant cut diamond in a platinum setting.

Brilliant-cut-diamond-aquamarine-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brilliant cut diamond with aquamarine trillian shoulders.

Emeral-cluster-ring-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oval emerald with brilliant cut diamonds.

baguette-cut-diamonds-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Art Deco design diamond ring.

Marquise-diamond-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marquise diamond engagement ring.

diamond-cluster-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triple diamond cluster ring with central oval diamond and pear shaped side stones.

Four-claw-setting-engagement-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brilliant cut diamond with four claw setting and pave set diamonds.

 

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Dog Pictures

Dog Pictures

by Mark

Pictures of Dogs with elegant tags, and jewelries.

Jack Russell Terrier Dog
Jack Russell Terrier, 3 years old.

Two Jack Russell Terrier Dogs

Two Jack Russell Terriers, 3 years old and 4 years old.

English Bulldog
English bulldog mother sitting with puppy looking up at her face.
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy (7 months old).
Maltese
Maltese, 8 months old.
Bull Terrier
Bull Terrier puppy (7 months old).
French Bulldog
French Bulldog, 3 years old.
Dalmatian
Dalmatian, 2 years old.
Chihuahua
Chihuahua (2 years old).
Labrador retriever
Seated Puppy Labrador retriever.
Yorkshire Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier on green grass.
Dogue De Bordeaux
One month old Dogue De Bordeaux puppy is standing on a yellow
carpet.
German shepherd and border collie
German shepherd, border collie and others.
Bichon frise
Bichon frise with neck bow.
Rottweiler
Rottweiler, 6 years old.
Labrador
Labrador (2 years old).
Doberman Pinscher
Doberman Pinscher.
Harlequin Great Dane
Harlequin Great Dane.
Basset Hound
Two basset hound dogs together.
Siberian Husky
Siberian Husky.
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Kate Middleton Wedding Jewelry


Kate Middleton Wedding Jewelry
by Rashi Agarwal


Kate Middleton Wedding Jewelry

by Rashi Agarwal

The talk of the town this year till date has been
the Royal Wedding on the 29th April. Apart from just Kate
Middleton's beauty what fascinated the most was her jewelry.

Kate Middleton

The talk of the town this year till date has been the Royal Wedding on the 29th April. Apart from just Kate Middleton’s beauty what fascinated the most was her jewelry.

Kate Middleton Tiara

She was seen wearing a Cartier ‘Halo’ Tiara made of platinum and diamonds which is said to be lent to her by the Queen, especially for the wedding. This headband of diamonds which was given to Queen Elizabeth as a gift on her 18th birthday, matched perfectly with Kate’s hairstyle. Her hair half down and half up looked elegant yet stylish along with the diamond tiara peeping from inside her veil made of ivory silk tulle with hand embroidered flowers on the trim.

This tiara on the other hand was impeccably complementing the delicate diamond drop earrings Kate chose to wear. These earrings were custom made to match with the wedding tiara. The pair of earrings was made by Robinson Pelham and was given the shape of oak leaves clubbing them with a diamond set drop in pear shape, with a diamond acorn in pave setting suspended in the center.

Kate Middleton Tiara

The earrings were inspired by the Middleton family’s coat of arms and took the form of oak and acorn leaves to look nothing but gracefully stunning. These platinum based drop earrings have set a trend now and demonstrate a high princess style. This pair was made by the craftsmen in UK keeping in mind the tiara so that their style gels flawlessly with the latter.

Kate Middleton Earrings

The earrings have a unique amalgamation of the vintage, heirloom and modern pieces of the platinum jewelry from both Kate’s and William’s families. This blend in turn displays the couple’s desire and aspiration to tread today’s elements but on the foundation of the traditions of yester times.
Michael O’Conner, a jewelry expert states “Kate’s jewelry truly epitomizes a modern yet a sophisticated style of a royal bride.”

Kate Middleton Earrings

Now of course a wedding cannot be completed without a wedding ring. Prince William bonded Kate Middleton in a permanent relationship by slipping a Wartski band made of rare Welsh Gold. A nugget of the Welsh Gold kept in the royal vault for years, was given by the Queen to the Prince shortly after the announcement of the engagement. Well, guess this jewelry band again comes from the royal treasure chest.

Kate Middleton Wedding Ring

Wartski was founded in the year 1865 in Wales and the gold nugget used in the wedding band also was mined from the mountains in Wales near Anglesey. In fact, this also corresponds to the place where the newlyweds will live now. Wartski on the other hand specializes in the Carl Faberge work, Russian arts, silver and fine jewelry. This is why this company has been one of the favorites of the royal family when it comes to designing the wedding rings.
However, only one band was designed and made as Prince William chose not to wear one. The band has been fashioned specifically from the Welsh Gold, as the royal family values this gold for its quality and most of all, its scarcity.

Kate Middleton Wedding Ring

Well obviously, Kate’s jewelry wouldn’t be complete without the mention of the other ring with which Prince William proposed to her. This ring studded with a Ceylon blue sapphire and surrounded by diamonds belongs to his mother Princess Diana, who chose this ring after getting engaged to Prince Charles in 1981. This ring is a legend of grace, beauty and humanity and moreover it comprises the sparkling personality of Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales.

Kate Middleton Engagement Ring

The blue sapphire and diamond ring has become a sort of symbol of the new royal union. The ring with its high elegance and timeless design sparkles on Kate’s finger, in turn paying tribute to Lady Diana.

Kate Middleton Engagement Ring Closeup

Unique might sound a small word if come to describe the beauty and glamour of this ring. The 12 carat oval blue sapphire surrounded by 14 round diamonds is made in 18K white gold. However, the size of the oval blue Sapphire is largely misinterpreted as 18 carat; but is actually 12 carats.

Lady Diana’s engagement ring is reported to have just 8 prongs with 2 in every corner but later more prongs were added to the ring to give it the present look. The 14 round diamonds surrounding the blue sapphire come to nearly 3mm in diameter.

Kate Middleton Engagement Ring

One of the most fascinating features about the ring apart from its design is the color combination. The deep intense blue color in the centre shines exceptionally and flawlessly against the dazzling and sparkling white periphery. The design undoubtedly gives a boost to the modern trends and is sure to keep many trend setters glued to it for many more years to come, like it has till date.
It is read that Lady Diana and Prince Charles were shown a plethora of rings to choose from but she picked only this ring. Maybe not because it wasn’t costly, but more because this ring oozes out elegance, charm, sophistication and most of all royalty. The cluster ring design portrays versatility considering the use of three materials blue sapphire, diamonds and white gold. This feature makes it shine impeccably and boldly from every angle with even the slightest ray of light.

It is known that Kate is not fond of wearing too much jewelry and so her wedding was not an exception. Wearing just the tiara, the drop earrings to match with it and the Blue Sapphire Diamond ring which took stole hearts all over, Kate looked complete and graceful.

Kate Middleton

In fact, against her jewelry and her attire which went perfectly with one another, the blue sapphire engagement ring seemed to be the cherry on the cake. The blue splash of color against the white background looked as if adding a glow to the dress along with her face.

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Celebrity Style Watch

by Erum

Who wore what this week in June. We take a look at what the stars are wearing with their designer labels. For the summer, the stars pretty well kept to the tried and tested, hoop earrings, drop earring, layered chains and chunky bracelets.

Who wore what this week in June

We take a look at what the stars are wearing with their designer labels. For the summer, the stars pretty well kept to the tried and tested, hoop earrings, drop earring, layered chains and chunky bracelets. Read on to get the lowdown on who wore what and where with which outfit.

Pick me up Drops

Super model Iman set her color blocking technique outfit to a great advantage with a pair of shoulder dusting turquoise and diamond studded Irene Neuwirth drop earrings. The turquoise blue top and tangerine pencil skirt dazzled and delighted everyone at the Gordon Parks Foundation’s awards dinner in N.Y.C. Jessica Biel too was spotted wearing Irene Neuwirth drop earrings set with what appeared to be green chrysoprase and black spinel gemstones. At the El Museo del Barrio gala honoring fashion photographer Mario Testino British beauty Kate Winslet wore drop earrings in pristine white with her matchingNarciso Rodriguez gown.

iman jewelry styleKate winslet jewelry style Jessica Biel and Irene newuwirth drop earrings

Hype and Hoopla

Hoop earrings are back in vogue with many celebs sporting fairly large hoops with or without embellishments. Hoop earrings adorned beauties like Kelly Osbourne, Sienna Miller and Halle Berry although all three were quite different from each other. Sienna was spotted wearing plain metal hoops to match with her jumper-cardigan-tights casual wear as she left a showing of Flare Path in London. Halle Berry on the other hand rocked the Fifi awards in NYC in a daring Halston LBD with a difference and accessorized with bronze concentric hoop earrings. A Tods clutch and Suzanne Felsen cocktail ring completed the ensemble. Kelly Osbourne wore hoops with large dangiling embellishments (possibly pearls) with her lace panelled Alice+ Olivia, by Stacey Bendet-mini-dress and shrunken moto jacket at the Tim Burton exhibit.

sienna miller, halle berry, kelly osbourne jewelry

Chunky does it

Teen sensation Miley Cyrus and First Lady Michelle share a love for the chunky things in life. Whereas Miley showcased her favorite rock and roll look at a photocall for her Gypsy Heart tour in Mexico City with chunky silver oxidized cuff and necklace the first lady stacked gold bangles with her Naeem Khan gown at the state dinner she hosted for German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Mrs.Obama’s sleek bangles were a decided contrast to Miley’s grungy metal cuff but chunky is what they both had in common.

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Identifying vintage Jewelry

                                                                by Erum

Estate jewelry or vintage jewelry is often known as period jewelry too. Jewelry thus classified may belong to many eras such as Georgian, Victorian and Art Nouveau. What do all these terms mean? How do you identify which era a particular piece of jewelry belongs to? We search for answers for all these questions and come up with some interesting insights in the process.

Introduction:

Estate jewelry or vintage jewelry is often known as period jewelry too. Jewelry thus classified may belong to many eras such as Georgian, Victorian and Art Nouveau. What do all these terms mean? How do you identify which era a particular piece of jewelry belongs to? We search for answers for all these questions and come up with some interesting insights in the process.Historians and jewelry professionals are divided as to the exact time period each era lasted. But for clarity’s sake we will skip rigid timelines and dates adhering instead to general periods. Another important thing to be aware of is that not even an expert who has been dealing in antiques and vintage jewelry for years can say with perfect assurance what era a piece may belong to unless it comes with provenance and/or is signed. This is due to the fact that many of the eras overlap, many jewelry manufacturers have copied vintage pieces convincingly and also many a times a piece may be a mix of two styles or eras. So what is a jewelry lover to do? The first step is read up! Knowing as much as you can about these pieces and seeing as many examples of the work you can will help you in understanding the jewelry even if you may not be able to identify it conclusively. And when you do decide you buy after research and taking expert advice, you can always go in for a second opinion to be sure. So, let’s get started!

Georgian jewelry

The earliest style recognized as period jewelry is Georgian jewelry. Named after the English monarch King George and subsequent heirs this period of specific jewelry design lasted from sometime in the early 1700 till mid 1800s. This style of jewelry was defined by hand-made ornate and intricate pieces and has left behind such legacies as the chandelier earrings and three strand concentric necklace. In keeping with the opulence of the times, diamonds were the choice of gemstones in this period. Filigree (using thin wires to create lacy, openwork designs) and repousse (working at the back of the metal to create a raised pattern at the face) techniques were used extensively.

Victorian jewelry (Romantic Period)

The Georgian Era was followed by the Victorian era- thus named after Queen Victoria was crowned in 1837. The early Victorian years were also referred to as the ‘Romantic Period’. The designs in this era combined many different styles to fit the idea of purity, innocence and romanticism. The motifs used were floral, avian, or other nature-inspired themes like fruit and creatures. By the end of the Romantic period agate (a type of banded quartz) and Celtic motifs were being used abundantly in lockets and pendants. Cameo brooches carved from agate, sardonyx or conch shells were popular items of this time. This era was not high on precious stones and diamonds, instead Wedgewood ceramic, Limoges enamel painting and glass gemstones were used in jewelry.

Victorian jewelry (Grand Period)

A new period of mourning known as the mid-Victorian or Grand period followed the Romantic period. This period coincides with the death of the Queen’s husband and so the jewelry is more of a mourning jewelry type. It consisted of dark, melancholy shades of red, purple and black set with stones such as black onyx, garnet, amethyst and jet.

Victorian jewelry (Aesthetic Period)

After the mid-Victorian period it was the “late Victorian” period (also known as the Aesthetic Period) that lasted till 1900. In this era, the design which was burdened by dark mourning jewelry escaped to a brighter and more fun place. Diamonds came back in a big way as new mines were discovered in Africa. Multi-colored gemstones such as spinel, sapphire and peridot were used in heavenly body-inspired designs such as stars and crescents.

Arts and Crafts jewelry

From the late 1800 till the beginning of the 1900 the Industrial revolution inspired jewelry known as arts and crafts jewelry flourished. Jewelry during this era was simple, nature inspired and not very extravagant-either in choice of metals or gemstones. Copper, brass and silver was used, rather than gold and gemstones were used more for their bright colors and aesthetic appeal rather than monetary value. Pearls, moonstones, opals and turquoise were popular during this time.

High Value Jewelry 2011

                                                      by Mark

Million dollar worth diamond jewelry sold by Sotheby auction house during the period Jan 2011, to Dec 2011

Blue Sapphire

Blue Sapphire

by Erum

Sapphire occurs in metamorphic rocks, lavas and pegmatites however production is mostly from placer gravels. Major areas include Sri Lanka, Australia, Kashmir, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, The USA and Cambodia. Sapphires are also found in other localities such as China, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Mozambique and Madagascar.

The second member of the corundum family-Sapphire has a great significance in India as an astrological stone and a huge following in the west for itsrich royal blue hue. Here we discuss
some features of natural sapphire,its treated counter parts andsynthetic stones.

Corundum occurs in all colors. Sapphire is the name given to allcolors of corundum other than red.
When used on its own the name ‘sapphire’ implies blue sapphire.All other colors are called sapphire
with the color prefix- for example-yellow sapphire or green sapphire.The blue in sapphire is caused by a combination of titanium and iron. Some sapphires exhibit a colorchange.

Sapphire Ring

Occurrence

Sapphire occurs in metamorphic
rocks, lavas and pegmatites however
production is mostly from placer
gravels. Major areas include Sri
Lanka, Australia, Kashmir, Myanmar
(Burma), Thailand, The USA and
Cambodia. Sapphires are also found
in other localities such as China,
Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, South
Africa, Mozambique and Madagascar.

Inclusions in Natural Sapphire

Color Zoning: Angular zones of a
different shade of color. Either
hexagonal or angular.

Crystal inclusions with stress
cracks
: A solid crystal surrounded by stress cracks either radiating outwards or surrounding the
inclusion in a ‘halo’.

Healed fractures: These areliquid-filled residual cavities in a’fingerprint’ like healed fracture.

Silk and rutile needles: Elongated,oriented needle-like inclusions thatcause a milky appearance.

LocalitiesComments and
Inclusions
Kashmir, IndiaRestricted production of
fine-colored blue sapphire,
often with a very slight
milky appearance caused by
very fine inclusions. Other
characteristic inclusions
include color zoning, zircon
crystals, stress fractures
and negative crystals.
Myanmar (Burma)Sapphires of a good
color but sometimes rather
dark. Inclusions may include
long rutile or apatite
needles. Convoluted
feathers, silk, hexagonal
color zoning may be present
in some stones.
Kampuchea (Cambodia)Medium to good color
stones are found here which
in some cases may appear
similar to Thai stones.
Small red crystals of
different materials may be
found as well as crystals
surrounded by healing
fractures.
USA (Montana)Untreated blue sapphire is
usually very bright with an
almost metallic luster. They
may appear violet in
tungsten light. Small
well-formed crystals of
garnet, rutile, calcite or
pyrite may be present.
Hexagonal zoning may be
present. Pale green, yellow
and pink colors are also
found here.
Sri LankaThis
island country is an
important source of good
quality sapphires ranging
from very dark to very pale
blue stones. Some stones are
strongly parti-colored.
Pink, yellow and
pinkish-orange ‘padparascha’
stones do also occur.
Crystal inclusions with
haloes, elongated negative
crystals, healed
finger-print like fractures,
rutile silk and two phase
inclusions are some
characteristic inclusion of
Lankan stones.
AustraliaGood
to dark blue, dark
greenish-blue and almost
black sapphires occur here.
Yellow, green and
parti-colored stones are
also common. Strong zoning
may be observed along with
zircon haloes.

Treatment

Most sapphire is heat-treated to improve the color. Sometimes it maybe treated by a procedure called’surface-diffusion treatment’ thatimparts color to the outer layer ofthe stone. This is done to poor orcolorless material.

To put it in simple terms, Sapphireheated in an oxidizing atmospherelightens its color. Heating in a
reducing atmosphere enhances the blue color. Of course there are someconditions and additives needed inaddition to plain heating; however the main focus here is to identify aheat treated sapphire.

Sapphire diamond ring

Detection

Color zoning lines are commonly
poorly defined in heat-treated
stones. Other characteristic
features include cross-hatched
color-zoning and sharply defined
cloudy layers, or patches whose
whitish appearance is caused by
concentrations of submicroscopic
inclusions. In addition to this tiny
inclusions tend to be distributed in
poorly defined stripes and clouds
throughout the stone.

Detection of surface diffusion

In addition to the external features and modified internal features described above surface diffusion
treated stones also have the following features. Re-polishing may remove more color from some facets
than from others and this may show up as a patchy effect. Chipping will also remove areas of color so
chipped areas should be examined carefully. When immersed in water or other liquids or when exposed to diffused light diffusion treated stones will show a color concentration along the facet edges
and girdle. The ‘bleeding’ of color into surface-reaching fissures and fractures is also diagnostic.

Detection of Bulk Diffusion

In this recently developed process corundum is heat treated in the presence of beryllium. This causes a
diffusion of color through most or all of the stone. This process was originally applied to pink sapphires which turned them into orange colored stones with a pink centerresembling the expensive ‘padparascha’ sapphires.Immersion of these stones in asolution of di-iodomethane (methyliodide0 may reveal the pink centre more clearly. However the color of some stones now permeates the entire
stone and when such a sapphire is immersed no color difference is seen.

Blue Sapphire

Synthetic Corundum

Synthetic corundum has the same
refractive index and specific
gravity as natural corundum and is
made in all colors by various
methods each of which produces
characteristic inclusions. Some of
these are listed below.

MethodInclusion
Verneuil flame-fusionCurved growth lines,
gas-bubbles, induced
fractures and healed
fractures.
Czochralski pulledThese stones are
relatively clean but small
gas bubbles may be seen.
Floating zone Seiko and
Novosibirsk
Gas bubbles and
irregular color swirls.
Flux-melt:
Chatham, Kashan Ramaura,
Knischka Novosibirsk, Douros
Flux-filled cavities and
healed fractures; tiny flux
particles arranged in
streamer- or comet-like
patterns; platinum
platelets; angular growth
zoning similar to zoning
observed in natural stones.
Flux-melt:
Lechleitner overgrowth
Seed crystals, generally
with trapped flux on the
boundary but rarely found.
HydrothermalWavy growth structure,
feathers.

Detection of VerneuilSynthetic corundum

Some blue stones will show curved growth lines under low magnification. If the curved banding
cannot be found either by the unaided eye or 10 X magnificationagainst a white background, it may
be visible under a microscope.

Verneiul synthetic corundum may show elongated bubbles with transverse constrictions, which are sometimes referred to as ‘proliferated bubbles’. Stones created thus areoften heat treated and this can
induce realistic looking, partially-filled fractures resembling natural ‘feathers’. Suchtreatment is applied exclusively to corundum manufactured using the Verneiul methods and no othersynthetic corundum.

Sapphire Ring

For a conclusive result a laboratory
will determine the absorption
spectra of a particular stone to
give a definitive report.

Synthetic Color Change Sapphire

This stone is colored by vanadium and chromium and is often used as an alexandrite imitation. It has a color change with a purplish-red in tungsten light and bluish-grey to greenish tinge in daylight. It is
detectable due to its characteristic absorption spectrum and a lab reportis the best bet to be sure in such a case.