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To identify vintage jewellery, read three layers of evidence: the hallmarks stamped into the metal (750 = 18kt gold, 585 = 14kt, 925 = silver), the construction (clasps, hinges, hand-cut...

The simplest way to choose a vintage engagement ring is to choose the era first. Victorian rings are romantic and symbolic, Edwardian rings are light and lace-like in platinum, Art...

Old mine cut, old European cut and rose cut are the hand-cut ancestors of the modern brilliant: shaped by eye, calibrated for candlelight, and no longer produced. Here is how...

Every piece belongs to an era, and every era has a grammar. From Georgian closed-back settings to the bold gold of the 1980s: the short guide we use when we...

A genuine Art Déco piece (roughly 1920–1935) speaks in geometry: clean symmetry, calibré-cut stones set flush, old European cut diamonds, milgrain edges, and, most often, platinum. Provenance and hallmarks confirm...

A vintage engagement ring carries an era you cannot order twice. Cut by hand, set in gold or platinum, it arrives with provenance and a hallmark rather than a serial...

Authenticating vintage jewellery means reading the evidence a piece carries: its hallmark, its cut, its construction, and a documented chain of provenance. At ÂGÉE, every jewel is scouted personally by...