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Art
Deco style engagement rings feature clean
lines and geometric
patterns. The small setting points, called millegrain, continued to be popular in this period because
they reflected the light, enhancing the brilliance of the diamonds.
Platinum
and white gold were the most popular metals. The Art Deco style rings can also be purchased as settings
or semi-mounts with
diamond-set shoulders. See the Art
Deco Style Engagement Rings page.
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By the
Victorian era it was established that a bride could expect two rings: a gem-set engagement ring, and the actual wedding ring, which was
usually a slim gold band. The variety of engagement ring designs
was immense, although traditional diamond clusters and precious stone
or diamond half-hoop rings were the most popular.
Diamonds became more
accessible after 1870 with the discovery of diamond mines on the
African continent. Diamonds symbolized marital fidelity, rubies symbolized
love, and these stones, and others such as sapphires, can be seen in many Victorian engagement rings.
See the Victorian Style
Engagement Rings page.
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