ART DECO SAPPHIRE DIAMOND RING FOR THE PRINCESS KATE or PRINCESS DIANA IN YOU!

Dating to around 1928, this stunning Art Deco diamond & Sapphire Platinum Ring is available exclusively from DIVINE FINDS JEWELRY

If you're a fan of Princess Kate's engagement ring (originally owned by Princess Diana) ... and who isn't ... then you'll love this latest addition to DIVINE FINDS JEWELRY at RUBY LANE. This stunning Art Deco Diamond and Sapphire Ring has been entrusted to us for sale on consignment by one of our regular and most loyal buyers who purchased it years ago. She's forever buying rings from us and as she puts it, "I can't keep buying your gorgeous ring without unloading some of my own!"

Well what a beauty she's offering you here. This is truly a keepsake ring that is at least 83 years old. Fashioned from platinum (which continues to increase in price at a greater rate than gold) it houses a superb rectangular cushion-cut 7 carat sapphire. Now that's a big sapphire and very, very valuable. Though deep in color and saturation, it's clean and light goes right through its beautiful blue. 

Enhancing its beauty are 24 old European cut diamonds of VS1 clarity and H color, quite unusual for such old diamonds. Hallmarks suggest the ring is of European origin, most likely France, and it's stamped "4 7 28", most likely the date the ring was first given to some lucky lady. Learn more about this incredible ring and see more photos HERE. 

At the other end of the spectrum, for those who are into designer signed costume jewelry, we've added the wonderful CUCKOO CLOCK PENDANT by TRIFARI shown below to our DIVINE FINDS JEWELRY SHOP at RUBY LANE too. 

Cuckoo clock pendant by Trifari is a rare collectible available from DIVINE FINDS JEWELRY

This RARE and very COLLECTIBLE piece is also being sold on consignment and the owner is willing to consider offers, as is the owner of the Diamond Sapphire Ring above. Why not check both of them out and make an offer today? You could make someone very happy at Christmas with items like these. The Christmas countdown has started! 

CARE FOR YOUR ANTIQUE GEMSTONE JEWELRY

Antique 18k carved amethyst ring is ON SALE right now at
DIVINE FINDS JEWELRY for only $529. WOW!

You've finally found a gorgeous piece of antique jewelry that you love and can afford. Despite its age, it's in top condition like that gorgeous ROSE AMETHYST CARVED 18k RING above and you want to keep it that way. How do you look after it so it stays looking good for many years to come?

Well one thing you should do is research the "hardness" or durability of the gemstone in your ring or necklace. Some stones are more brittle, easier to chip and damage than others. Even diamonds get chipped if you're not careful. We have a lot of very informative articles on our site at BUY GENUINE GEMSTONES that you will find useful. It's a busy site and gets lots of traffic, so obviously there are many people wanting to know about about things like the popularity, value and quality of precious and semi-precious gems. You may find what you want there. 

But in the meantime, here's some information pertaining, in this case, to amethysts. I've chosen to do this post on amethyst because it's such a popular stone but not the hardiest. Did you know, for instance, that amethysts are affected by temperature changes ie. either too hot or too cold can alter their color. When you have a rose-pink amethyst like the one above, you want to keep it that way and not suddenly find out it's turned smokey-gray. So when you're not wearing your ring, be careful where and  how it is stored. 

Before storing any jewelry, if you have just cleaned it, make sure it's thoroughly dry. If you put a ring like the one above into a box before it's fully dry, that gorgeous 18k carved mounting will discolour; on top of that, the box interior is likely to mould. 

And while we're talking about cleaning jewelry, what's the best way to clean that precious antique ring above? Use a soft bristled brush, warm water and a mild detergent and brush carefully. Amethyst can scratch quite easily. Then wipe it dry with a soft cloth when you're done. Remember, make sure it's completely dry before you box it. 

Being in the business of selling rings, we are always looking at rings on our friends, relatives and acquaintances. It's amazing how often their expensive diamond rings look dingy and dirty. The sparkle is buried under months or even years of dirt. And yet, it takes 5 minutes to clean your rings as described above. People spend more time washing and polishing their cars and floors than cleaning their rings. Yet diamond and precious gemstone rings hold their value a lot longer than a car!

And speaking of cleaning cars and floors, when you're doing that, take off your rings for heaven's sake! Harsh chemicals can do irreparable damage to your rings. So do the chemicals in hot tubs and pools. I've had gold chains turn black while sitting in a hot tub. Always remove your jewelry before slipping into that tub!

Well one last thought before I go today: that superb CARVED 18K ANTIQUE AMETHYST RING shown above is included right now in our "NO TRICKS, JUST TREATS SALE" at RUBY LANE. That sale ends midnight November 7th. You can buy that beauty for only $529 if you act fast. And just an FYI, there are 24 other Ruby Lane shoppers already who have their eye on that one! 

UPCOMING DUPUIS AUCTION in TORONTO has me DROOLING!

Royal de Versailles 18k Necklace expected to fetch upwards of $15, 000 at DUPUIS AUCTION

It's THAT time of year! The time when some of the big auction houses hold their "to die for" jewelry auctions and I'm dying! Now, when I am no longer buying any jewelry, having made the decision several months ago that it's time for me to retire and write about other things important to me, these auction houses send me their glorious catalogues and drive me crazy with their delicious, out of my budget, jewels!

That one above is a signed "Royal de Versailles" necklace fashioned from 18k gold  and expected to fetch $14,500 - 19,000 USD. The lattice-work design is overlaid with diamond florets and that bow is full of pave-set diamonds. While it's not something I'd ever wear (where would I wear it?!) as this is a live auction online, I can't wait to see what it actually goes for. Click the link below the photo to read up on it on Dupuis' own site.

And if you're a regular reader of this blog, you know I'm into CARTIER, and there's quite a bit of Cartier in Dupuis' Fall Auction in November 2011. Oh to be able to afford something like this SAPPHIRE/DIAMOND BROOCH below:

Isn't it exquisite! The oval sapphire weighs 13.69 carats. It's set above a 2.30ct pear-shaped diamond. And mounted all around both in platinum are old mine cut and baquette diamonds. It comes with the French Assay marks, stamped Cartier of course, and is expected to sell for a mere $66,500 - $85,500! Just a drop in the bucket for some, but the stuff of dreams for women like me I'm afraid. 

You just have to go over to DUPUIS and browse their catalogue. There's so much to see and drool over.  Now you will see some items that look very reasonable and quite affordable, but just remember there's a buyer's premium of 25% on anything you buy. You get a break if the item goes for more than $50,000; in that case you pay only a 20% buyer's premium! Then since this auction is in Ontario, you also have to pay HST (harmonized sales tax).  That's another 13% on top of the rest!

That brings me to one other lovely piece that caught my eye because it reminds me of this one in our DIVINE FINDS JEWELRY SHOP: 

We're currently offering this necklace at $500 below its original price: until midnight, November 7th, you can purchase this cultured freshwater pearl necklace with diamonds and carved emeralds, rubies sapphires in the 18k clasp for only $2695. Does that seem a lot? Well compare it to this one being offered at the DUPUIS AUCTION: 

This too has cultured pearls and a diamond enamelled clasp made of 14k. Dupuis estimates it will fetch between $3800 and $4750, making ours very reasonably priced, especially when you consider that there's no 25% buyers' premium + another 13% in sales tax on top of the sale price + buyers' premium.

Well that's enough for now. I could go on forever but just today, another 3 catalogues arrived. These came from HERITAGE AUCTIONS and now I'm dying even more. There's so much we'd love to buy for our DIVINE FINDS JEWELRY SHOPS but then, you can go and bid on them yourselves if you dare LOL! Next post, I'll try to bring you some highlights from the Heritage Catalogue. Oh to be rich!

HALLOWE'EN's OVER BUT THE TREATS CONTINUE AT DIVINE FINDS JEWELRY!

Well did you survive Hallowe'en? I'm not sure our little puppy, Duffy, shown on the left did. Not only did the family think it'd be fun to "wig"  him but all those children coming and going, banging on the door, shouting "trick or treat" really freaked him out. By 8pm I had to shut our front door and turn off the lights to stop him from barking! Drove me crazy. It didn't help that I was also trying to put another jewelry video together to show off what's left in our  gorgeous line of gemstone rings. Trying to locate pictures to include, check what's sold, or has a sale pending, or what's actually available was no easy task between his barking and handing out the treats. Talk about multi-tasking!!


Well the good news is I did finish the video ... this morning actually ... and you can watch it below. These are the gemstone rings you can still buy in our shops at RUBY LANE and RUBY PLAZA and many of them are being offered at great reductions.





Hallowe'en may be over, but we're still giving out the treats. Some of them, like the fantastic VAN CLEEF & ARPELS 1.8ct diamond cluster ring below are almost at a give away price. Well you may not believe that but after all, this is Van Cleef & Arpels. You can save $1000 on our original asking price for this ring if you put in your order by November 7th. And yes, you can buy it on layaway:

And the price includes that original Van Cleef & Arpels box too!

We've added 2 more items to the NO TRICKS, JUST TREATS SALE today too so be sure to scurry over and see what else you can SAVE on when you buy by November 7th. Sales are being made right now since I sent out an announcement to our mailing list last night. Don't be the last one over to DIVINE FINDS JEWELRY at RUBY LANE. See you there!