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Handmade Vintage Style Engagement Rings
Our ethical vintage style engagement rings are created to pay homage to older styles of engagement ring, handmade with a respectful nod to the past in our Yorkshire Workshop.
These rings capture the essence and glamour of times past. If you have a vintage style which you would like to explore as an engagement ring project, we would love to hear from you, so please do get in touch.
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Why Choose Jacqueline & Edward?
A vintage-style engagement ring is a newly created ring which draws design inspiration from different time periods. For example, the Victorian period typically used coloured gemstones like sapphires and rubies and ornate nature-inspired engravings. Compare this to the delicate elegance of Edwardian engagement rings which are known for their milgrain edges and striking diamond cuts often accented with pearls, sapphires or emeralds. And then there’s the Art Deco period which is synonymous for it’s distinctive and bold geometric designs using stone cuts like emerald, asscher and baguette.
We love paying homage to the past by creating these timeless pieces with the same traditional techniques originally used to craft them.
You can book an appointment to visit our workshop and see how we’re keeping the traditional jewellery making craft alive in Yorkshire. You can also talk to us about how we can help create your perfect vintage-inspired ethical engagement ring.
Yes. We love being able to design and create bespoke engagement rings for our clients. Whether you have a clear vision of exactly what you want or are just beginning to explore ideas we can guide you through the journey and bring your ideas to life. Together, we can craft a piece inspired by your favourite vintage elements, handmade with care using traditional techniques and ethically sourced materials.
Contact us or book a workshop visit to begin your bespoke journey.
Yes. Just like our lab-grown and recycled diamonds we use lab-grown coloured gemstones and recycled coloured gemstones like rubies, sapphires and emeralds in our work. We are open to the use of other stones and are certainly happy to discuss potential options with you if you have your heart set on something else, but we would need to be satisfied that our ethical approach would not be compromised.
Ethics is a complex issue, encompassing environmental, socio-economic and humanitarian factors, and there is no one right answer. We have chosen to only use recycled precious metals because these metals are already in circulation in the world and do not therefore contribute further to the potentially adverse effects that mining can have on ecosystems and communities.
Some of our metals go beyond simple recycled metal and have a super cool backstory embedded in the world of planetary remediation. For example, our copper comes from the electrical wiring of a remediation system I installed nearly 20 years ago to clean up a kerosene spill residing atop a groundwater resource used for public drinking water.
Needless to say, ethical sourcing is central to everything we create. All our gold and platinum rings are crafted from recycled precious metals, and every gemstone we use is either recycled or a carefully selected lab-grown.
You can find out more on our Ethics & Sustainability page.
