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TJC97235
Antique 18ct Gold Old Mine Cut Diamond Solitaire (Size J½)
Victorian 18ct gold ring (1892). Set with a old mine-cut diamond. Marked Chester 1892.
£1,050
Description
An antique 18ct gold solitaire with real presence. 0.6ct old mine cut diamond in a buttercup setting, buttery gold band, with the shoulders split and swept back on either side of the stone. Old mine cuts were cut by hand long before modern machinery, with a higher crown, a smaller table and a more cushion shaped outline, which gives them a soft, glowy, candlelit sparkle you just don't see in modern stones. Every one is a little different, shaped by the eye and hand of the cutter. Chester hallmarked too! Chester assay office was open for a much shorter time than most other assay offices and as such has a following of collectors. Resizeable. Shank width - 3.7mm Head width - 8mm Diamond - 5.04mm x 4.7mm
Details
PeriodVictorian
Date1892
Metal18ct GoldChester 1892About hallmarks
GemstoneDiamondOld Mine cut
Ring sizeUK J½ · US 5
Band width3.7mm
ConditionVery goodPartial makers mark missing from early resizing
Studio views
Victorian
Over sixty years of British sentiment, from Mizpah brooches and swallows to mourning jewellery in Whitby jet.
Read the Victorian guide →Explore
Good to know
We aim to post every order within 1 to 2 working days of payment, fully tracked from door to door.
- UK · Standard (3-5 Days) (Royal Mail Tracked 24): Free
- UK · Express (1-2 Days) (Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm): £10
- International · International Tracked (Royal Mail International Tracked): Free
- US orders: import tariffs are included, so there's nothing extra to pay. (We'd still suggest checking with your local customs office for any local fees.)
- Other international orders: any local import duties are the buyer's responsibility.
Full shipping & delivery details, including times, customs and duties for your country.
14 days from delivery to change your mind, no reason needed. Start it from your account, or just ask.
- Send it back within 14 days of telling us, as you received it.
- Refunded to the way you paid within 14 days of it reaching us.
- Plated or resized pieces are made to your order, so they can't be returned on a change of mind. If anything is faulty or not as described, including the plating or the resize, you can still return it.
- Faulty or not as described? We put it right and pay the postage.
Currently UK J½ (US 5). Where the antique setting allows, this ring can be resized. It's an optional add-on chosen at checkout, priced by the metal and how far the size moves (shown on the size selector). Turnaround is roughly 7–10 days. About ring resizing →
UK
US
EU
mm
J
4¾
49
49.0
K
5¼
50
50.3
L
5¾
52
51.5
M
6¼
53
52.8
M½
6½
53
53.4
N
6¾
54
54.0
N½
7
55
54.7
O
7¼
55
55.3
P
7¾
57
56.5
Q
8¼
58
57.8
R
8¾
59
59.0
S
9¼
60
60.3
T
9¾
62
61.5
This piece is sold under the UK VAT Margin Scheme for second-hand goods, so a separate VAT invoice cannot be issued for it. The price you see is the price you pay.
Optional services such as hard gold plating or ring resizing are standard-rated. Their price includes 20% VAT wherever you are, shown against the service on your invoice.
No UK VAT is charged on jewellery leaving the UK. US import duties are covered by us; for other countries, any import duties are the buyer's responsibility.
Boxes and other props shown in the photographs are for display only and are not for sale.
Your piece will arrive in The Jaybird Collection packaging.
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Antique 18ct Gold Old Mine Cut Diamond Solitaire (Size J½)
Victorian 18ct gold ring (1892). Set with a old mine-cut diamond. Marked Chester 1892.
£1,050
Description
An antique 18ct gold solitaire with real presence. 0.6ct old mine cut diamond in a buttercup setting, buttery gold band, with the shoulders split and swept back on either side of the stone. Old mine cuts were cut by hand long before modern machinery, with a higher crown, a smaller table and a more cushion shaped outline, which gives them a soft, glowy, candlelit sparkle you just don't see in modern stones. Every one is a little different, shaped by the eye and hand of the cutter. Chester hallmarked too! Chester assay office was open for a much shorter time than most other assay offices and as such has a following of collectors. Resizeable. Shank width - 3.7mm Head width - 8mm Diamond - 5.04mm x 4.7mm
Details
PeriodVictorian
Date1892
Metal18ct GoldChester 1892About hallmarks
GemstoneDiamondOld Mine cut
Ring sizeUK J½ · US 5
Band width3.7mm
ConditionVery goodPartial makers mark missing from early resizing
Studio views
Victorian
Over sixty years of British sentiment, from Mizpah brooches and swallows to mourning jewellery in Whitby jet.
Read the Victorian guide →Good to know
We aim to post every order within 1 to 2 working days of payment, fully tracked from door to door.
- UK · Standard (3-5 Days) (Royal Mail Tracked 24): Free
- UK · Express (1-2 Days) (Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm): £10
- International · International Tracked (Royal Mail International Tracked): Free
- US orders: import tariffs are included, so there's nothing extra to pay. (We'd still suggest checking with your local customs office for any local fees.)
- Other international orders: any local import duties are the buyer's responsibility.
Full shipping & delivery details, including times, customs and duties for your country.
14 days from delivery to change your mind, no reason needed. Start it from your account, or just ask.
- Send it back within 14 days of telling us, as you received it.
- Refunded to the way you paid within 14 days of it reaching us.
- Plated or resized pieces are made to your order, so they can't be returned on a change of mind. If anything is faulty or not as described, including the plating or the resize, you can still return it.
- Faulty or not as described? We put it right and pay the postage.
Currently UK J½ (US 5). Where the antique setting allows, this ring can be resized. It's an optional add-on chosen at checkout, priced by the metal and how far the size moves (shown on the size selector). Turnaround is roughly 7–10 days. About ring resizing →
UK
US
EU
mm
J
4¾
49
49.0
K
5¼
50
50.3
L
5¾
52
51.5
M
6¼
53
52.8
M½
6½
53
53.4
N
6¾
54
54.0
N½
7
55
54.7
O
7¼
55
55.3
P
7¾
57
56.5
Q
8¼
58
57.8
R
8¾
59
59.0
S
9¼
60
60.3
T
9¾
62
61.5
This piece is sold under the UK VAT Margin Scheme for second-hand goods, so a separate VAT invoice cannot be issued for it. The price you see is the price you pay.
Optional services such as hard gold plating or ring resizing are standard-rated. Their price includes 20% VAT wherever you are, shown against the service on your invoice.
No UK VAT is charged on jewellery leaving the UK. US import duties are covered by us; for other countries, any import duties are the buyer's responsibility.
Boxes and other props shown in the photographs are for display only and are not for sale.
Your piece will arrive in The Jaybird Collection packaging.
Caring for this piece
Explore
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