Engraved Rings and Wedding Bands

What is an Intaglio Ring?

June 5, 2008

Intaglio (Italian for “carving”), as a term in jewelry refers to incised (negative) engravings, typically used to create seals and signets. Although the demand for signets that can be conveniently used to seal letters has decreased drastically intaglio designs are still quite popular as decorative elements. Intaglio rings are excellent collectors’ items. It must be [...]

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What is a Giardinetti Ring?

June 5, 2008

Naturally, not only quotes and Bible verses can be engraved on rings. Floral engravings are always popular in jewelry, and among them there is a design trend that has a technical name: giardinetti rings (giardinetto means “little garden” in Italian). These rings feature a setting that looks like a little basket of flowers. Popular in [...]

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What is a Claddagh Ring?

June 2, 2008

To an untrainted ear the words Claddagh Ring can easily seem like some sort of Hebrew reference. Well, actually Claddagh is a village in Ireland. An old magazine describes the population of this village in such words: "They are an industrious and self-respecting people, those fisher folk, but somewhat as exclusive in their manners as [...]

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Binary Code on Engraved Rings

June 2, 2008

This might not warrant a rewrite of my article regarding various options available for people seeking unique engagement and wedding rings. Still, this goes somewhat along the lines of engraving cryptic messages in forgotten tongues or even using some system of encoding. This ring features an arrangement of lines that can be read as binary [...]

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Ideas for Engraved Rings: Love Poems and Inscriptions from Old English Promise Rings

May 30, 2008

This list contains a few select inscriptions taken from antique promise rings. The spelling of the actual engravings has been preserved, so if you pick one of them it might be a good idea to stick with an “old looking” font. Most engravers these days can easily accommodate such a request. You can also customize [...]

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