{"title":"Regency and Georgian Engagement Rings (1714-1837)","description":"\u003cp\u003eShop Regency and Georgian Engagement Rings. 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 '\u003cstrong\u003eposy ring\u003c\/strong\u003e', a '\u003cstrong\u003eforget me not ring\u003c\/strong\u003e' or even\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcrostic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erings. These  contained secret love messages or were a plain band with a description inside. Please note, Regency and Georgian \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003eEngagement Rings should be worn with care- they are over 200 years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDefined by its elegance, the Georgian era was one in which you had to truly fake it or make it. They loved their jewellery. Diamonds at this time were extremely rare. Diamonds were only mined in India and Brazil, from 1730s onwards and were reserved for royalty. This lack of the real deal lead to a massive demand for mimicking diamonds. From Rock Crystal, Paste (glass), cut steel and chrysoberyl, the Georgians knew how to make jewellery look like the real thing, which included cutting the stones like a diamond and setting them in foil back to give them extra brightness. A black dot was often added to the back facet to mimic the cutlet of a diamond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColoured stones were in demand too; rubies, sapphires and emeralds were hugely prized, as were Imperial topazes (and pink topaz), amethysts, citrines as well as pearls and turquoise. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Georgians loved their motifs and symbols but, above all, they loved to show-off and loved their jewels. Four kings came and went, and with them all the bling that they and their subjects wore. This was the ultimate era of peacocks and, by that, we mean the chaps too!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"regency-15ct-gold-acrostic-ring-spelling-regard","title":"Regency 15ct Gold Acrostic Ring Spelling Regard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a lovely example of Georgian romantic acrostic jewellery. 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