{"product_id":"romantic-130-year-old-ring-w-icy-rock-crystal-18k-gold-1896","title":"Romantic Antique \/ Vintage 130 Year Old Ring w Icy Rock Crystal 18K Gold 1896","description":"\u003cp\u003eI'm so excited about this one - she has the most romantic story of any ring that has crossed my desk this year. Her band was born in 1896, and the date letter is stamped right there inside the shank. She began her life in the romantic era, when a smooth wide gold band like hers was a promise for life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, somewhere along the way - decades into her story - someone who loved her had her crowned. A big icy step cut rock crystal, clear as cold water, was set high on the old band, and the goldsmith framed it with little golden flowers and curling tendrils. Look closely at her shoulders: tiny blossoms and spirals, like a bouquet wrapped around a wedding ring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI keep thinking about what that means: an 1896 band that was loved so long it earned a second life as a cocktail ring. Two eras, and I would guess two love stories, in one ring. That is not something any jeweler can make for you - only time can make a ring like her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRock crystal is clear quartz, the stone the ancients believed was ice frozen so hard it could never melt - I have written her whole story here: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.oldmineshop.com\/blogs\/journal\/what-is-rock-crystal\"\u003eWhat Is Rock Crystal?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe weighs around 6.5 grams and fits like a size 6.25 US. Marked for 18K. Beautiful antique condition with only the soft signs of a long life well loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease don't wait on this one - rings with a story like hers never come around twice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oldmine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60424676180302,"sku":null,"price":849.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1050\/3775\/8798\/files\/61c81acc22a8a969218b33956f35d871.jpg?v=1787048729","url":"https:\/\/oldmineshop.com\/products\/romantic-130-year-old-ring-w-icy-rock-crystal-18k-gold-1896","provider":"Oldmine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}