Chilly but warming to low 70s today and then colder for awhile….burrrrr

and I’ll warm up looking at:

only thing hotter than a Scot in a kilt is a Scot without

It’s almost Valentines, and so jewelry is a hot option for and beats flowers and candies hands down.  So today let’s look at COCKTAIL RINGS (An oversized ladies’ ring with a large center stone often surrounded by tiny stones. Nearly any oversized ladies’ ring may be termed “cocktail”. This is the most common type of costume jewellery ring and is also known as a cluster ring and dinner ring. ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_(jewellery)

GOLD AND SAPPHIRE CLUSTER DOME COCKTAIL RING:  14K yellow gold, round pink sapphires clustered in oval dome, size 4.75—SOLD AUCTION $270.
What woman wouldn’t feel glamorous with one of these sparkling cocktail ring on her finger.

Alternative Engagement Ring, Gold Plated Silver Ring, Cocktail Ring,   $198.00

“Nothing says “party hearty” like a big showy cocktail ring.” (Kovels/Oct. 2014).

Vintage 14 Karat Yellow Gold Diamond Opal Cocktail Ring 

$495.00

The cocktail ring has an interesting little history. The term was born in the 1920s in America, during the Prohibition Period. Commercial sale of alcohol was banned and as you would suspect there was a revolution against this. The result was the birth of the fabulous culture of underground cocktail parties.   http://www.larsenjewellery.com.au/blog/83/history-of-the-cocktail-ring

14K Rose Gold Morganite & Diamond Vintage Cocktail Ring: 

$599.99

 By the 1940s and 1950s, cocktail rings were no longer associated with illicit activities and became a staple worn to dinner parties and elegant events. Stars wearing cocktail rings at glamorous functions, like the Oscars, increased their popularity.

Chanel Vintage 18k White Gold Diamond Cocktail Ring

$3,800.00

this right-hand ring was closely linked to women’s emancipation. After World War I, women began to assert their individuality and progressive independence. This was often a ring the woman bought for herself, rather than the engagement ring—traditionally bought by the husband-to-be. Thus the “right-hand ring” was much more associated with the wearer’s actual character and personality, and this was the Jazz Age—women’s fashion had changed as had hairstyles, and so the enormous bauble was part of a new attitude.   http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303618904579169642482282358

Vintage Aquamarine Diamond Cocktail Ring

$5,895.00

 Deliberately oversized, these showy baubles were meant to draw the eye to the hand, where impossibly large fake diamonds and other surrogate stones reflected and refracted the light.     http://www.collectorsweekly.com/costume-jewelry/rings

Vintage Crystal Opal Cocktail Ring w/ Diamond Halo 18K Gold

$5,899.00

With a high-class look and eye-catching appeal, celebrities like Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez enjoy wearing cocktail rings during interviews and evening talk shows. The cocktail ring has also been seen regularly on runways all over the world from such designers as Versace and BCBG Max Azria and in popular fashion magazines including ELLE and Lucky.   http://www.firemountaingems.com/encyclobeadia/beading_resources.asp?docid=b935

Antique Art Deco 2.26ctw Diamond Sapphire Platinum Cocktail Ring   $9,142.37

SPECIAL ITEM FOR THE DAY;

 ART DECO EMERALD & DIAMOND RING
It features a sugarloaf cut that maximizes the color of the emerald.  the other beautiful detail is the hexagonal cut diamonds.

Estimated worth $70,000 – $90,000.

 

Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you’ll just rattle your jewelry.

John Lennon