<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you like the idea of wearing a vintage engagement ring, you have a range of choices. The growing appreciation for the designs of yesteryear mean that in addition to restoring vintage and antique jewelry, today’s designers are creating pieces styled after these bygone eras.</span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><b>Antique and Vintage Jewelry</b></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you ever wondered what the difference is between antique and vintage? Antique is at least 100 years old, whereas vintage jewelry is identified with a specific era’s style and would usually have been made within the last 100 years.</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Vintage</strong> </span></h3>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Art Deco (1920s–1940s): Known for its bold geometric shapes and colors.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Retro Style (1940s–1950s): Characterized by bold, feminine lines.</span></li>
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<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Antique Vintage</strong></h3>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Georgian (1714–1837): Features pieces typically made of gold, silver, and foil-backed jewels such as diamonds, garnets, and topaz.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Edwardian (1890–1915): Known for complex detailing, platinum, and plenty of diamonds.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Victorian (1837–1901): Offers ornate, varied, and often nature-inspired rings, brooches, and other jewelry.</span></li>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><b>Vintage-Inspired Rings</b></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some antique and vintage rings stand out so far from the rest, they inspire handmade replications. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trumpet &; Horn</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has a line of vintage and vintage-inspired rings that are handmade from antique materials.</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><b>Art Deco</b></h3>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you would like something simple yet classically beautiful, a piece from the art deco or retro eras may be what you’re looking for. With bold lines somehow still influenced by nature, these styles can speak to both our down-to-earth and whimsical sensibilities. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Diamond Halo Engagement ring, from </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Estate Diamond Jewelry</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, is in the classic art deco style. With lovely yet bold detailing all over, this is the jewelry version of a decadent cupcake. Its cutout work underneath is reminiscent of vines and leaves, balancing the loads of sparkle on top, and giving it a down-to-earth, soft feel. The face of the ring is centered on a large, old-European cut diamond encircled by smaller, old-mine cut ones.</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><b>Edwardian</b></h3>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Those that love intricate detail, platinum, and diamonds will identify with Edwardian era rings. The introduction of platinum in the late 18</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">th</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> century allowed jewelers to create complex and beautiful designs, and these pieces are usually diamond saturated. For example, the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Abernathy</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, found at Trumpet &; Horn, is rich with both diamonds and hand-engraving along the shoulders. It is a classic Edwardian ring in the bombe style. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">If your tastes lean even more heavily towards the diamonds, check out the Edwardian Three Stone Diamond Ring in Platinum from Beladora. Totaling close to four carats, this ring is truly dazzling.</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><b>Georgian</b></h3>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">If something elaborately extravagant is more to your taste, there are many vintage inspired designs full of diamonds. Many incorporate beautiful emeralds, opals, and other gems. Take, for example, the Amelie at Trumpet &; Horn. Drawing its inspiration from 18</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">th</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> century France and set with an oval faceted, deeply purple amethyst, this gorgeous ring is antique refinement through and through.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the varied historical eras that vintage pieces are from, there are many styles to become familiar with. You are sure to find a few that speak to you, and at least one that you love.</span></p>

Vintage Jewelry Designs For 2016
