I can resist everything except cake and diamonds, so when Vashi Diamonds invited me to their HQ for an afternoon tea, I wasn’t going to turn it down! Vashi Dominguez is a well know diamond expert, and I would find out all about the glittering history of the diamond ring whilst trying in vain to resist eating more cake.
Did you know that Ely Place, where Vashi are based, is the last privately owned street in London? After meeting my fellow jewellery enthusiasts, we settled down to learn more about the evolution of the diamond engagement ring. 15th Century – first recorded examples of the diamond engagement ring One of the very first recorded examples was presented to Mary of Burgundy by Archduke Maximillian of Austria in 1477. It had flat diamond pieces known as hogback diamonds forming a letter M shape and looked a little like the ring below. Did..The post Glittering History of the Diamond Ring – Vashi appeared first on Luxury Columnist.