Antique & Vintage Engagement Rings

Shop our beautiful selection of Antique Diamond Rings & Vintage Engagement Rings. We have one-of-a-kind vintage diamond engagement rings from the eras including Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco. Like your own love, these Antique Engagement rings are all unique and one-of-a-kind.

Free shipping and sizing on all Antique & Vintage Engagement Rings including a beautiful ring box, gift wrapping and certificate with every purchase. 

Did you know Engagement rings symbolise life and eternity. They were first used in Roman times as a public pledge of marriage between a couple. In 1477, Archduke Maximillian of Austria, commissioned the very first diamond engagement ring on record for his betrothed, Mary of Burgundy.

Diamond rings gradually become as much a symbol of love as they became an exquisite object of beauty.

"Two torches in a
ring of smouldering fire.
Two wills, two hearts,
two passions
are joined in marriage
by a diamond ring.”
- Lines and translation from the Vatican manuscript.

There was a time when men didn’t offer diamonds for a hand in marriage. In the Georgian and Regency Eras, secret messages symbolised love; a 'posy ring', a 'forget me not ring' or even Acrostic rings. These contained secret love messages or were a plain band with a description inside. 

The Victorians continued the Georgian's love for romantic messages as engagement rings. Prince Albert gave Queen Victoria a snake engagement ring- a symbol for eternal love. The Victorians were hopeless Romantics and did not stop at snakes to symbolise their love. Knots and belts were also used with wild abandon. They also introduced the Gypsy rings and the half carved half hoop ring.

By the time the Edwardian era arrived, platinum was introduced and the millegrain setting. Diamonds became brighter and the design became very pretty. While the Edwardians often loved pearls and diamonds, they also adored coloured stones. 

The Art Deco period gave us a fashion of target and geometric designs. The skill of cutting stones was at its height by this time. In the 1950s the rings simply got bigger and grander than the Art Deco period.

Today we live in an era of sustainability and love for the old times. While diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald rings are the most popular, there is a fashion for other gemstones too, such as tourmalines, opals and Aquamarines.