{"product_id":"victorian-chester-1870-old-mine-cut-diamond-belcher-buttercup-18k-gold-ring","title":"Victorian Chester 1870 Old Mine Cut Diamond Belcher Buttercup 18k Gold Ring","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOne old mine diamond, held in a buttercup of 18k gold, hallmarked Chester 1870 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe Specs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Victorian, circa 1870\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAssay:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Chester, England\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Belcher \/ buttercup solitaire\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCentre stone:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Old mine cut diamond, 0.50 ct, K colour, SI2 clarity\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMetal:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e 18k gold\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTotal weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e 8.2 grams\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eRing size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e 9 — can be resized within reason\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eHallmarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Full British hallmarks, 18k, Chester 1870\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Antique; wear consistent with age\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e One of one\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eA single old mine cut diamond, pinched into a buttercup of 18k gold and hallmarked Chester, 1870. This is a belcher ring — the old English solitaire, the diamond gripped in claws cut straight from the band itself, sitting low and solid instead of raised on a setting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe stone is hand‑cut, from before machines standardized sparkle: a warm K colour with the chunky facets and soft glow of an old mine, catching light like candle‑flame rather than a strobe. At 8.2 grams it has real heft — this was built to be worn hard, every day, by someone who never took it off.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eChester's assay office closed in 1962, so its marks only ever appear on pieces like this — genuinely old, genuinely English. More than 150 years on, the diamond still holds, the gold still glows, the wear only makes it truer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOne of one. Size 9, and it can be resized within reason.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ZHIVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67661885276482,"sku":"ZHV-005","price":2900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/6214\/6370\/files\/victorian-old-mine-cut-diamond-belcher-ring-18k-gold-chester-1870-zhiva_4228798.jpg?v=1791252694","url":"https:\/\/zhivajewelry.com\/products\/victorian-chester-1870-old-mine-cut-diamond-belcher-buttercup-18k-gold-ring","provider":"ZHIVA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}