Many of the jewelry designers that exhibited at the Melee and NouvelleBox New York and Paris trade shows in February and March committed to creating engagement rings that married old-cut and fancy-shaped diamonds with intricately detailed yellow gold settings. Still others proposed a soulful modernity in bezel-set and heftier wider bands and pave surrounds.

Adel Chefridi Three Cushion Lotus Ring

STORY By Beth Bernstein

Romancing the Stone

Engraved bands, floral detail and symbolic motifs evoke an old world charm and character.

Adel Chefridi Three Cushion Lotus Ring with three cushion-cut diamonds.

chefridi.com

$8,311 (Melee: The Show, February)

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Liebling 18K yellow gold 1.5-carat oval diamond ring with Art Nouveau- inspired floral engraved band.

der-liebling.com

$9,500 (Melee: The Show, February)

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Megan Thorne Kelmscott Offset Bezel Ring in 18K yellow gold with antique European-cut 1.25-carat diamond and hand engraving.

meganthorne.com

$12,022 (Melee: The Show, February)

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Lene Vibe old mine-cut diamond ring set in 18K gold with floral detailing and diamonds surrounding the center stone.

lenevibe.com

(NouvelleBox Paris, March)

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Anthony Lent Flying Diamond Engagement Ring in 18k gold with a center diamond and signature engraved winged victory motif, capturing the essence of historical styles and the dreamlike sensation of taking flight — a nod to imagination, possibility and the luminous expanse of the sky.

anthonylent.com

$4,370 (Melee: The Show, February)

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Celine Daoust one-of-a-kind Grey Diamond and melee diamond Moon Crescents ring engraved with celestial motifs in 14K yellow gold.

celinedaoust.com

Price upon request (Melee: The Show, February)

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Jasmine Ataullah Zuhr Ring set in 9K or 18K recycled gold with a marquise salt and pepper Botswana diamond. The soft organic curves are juxtaposed with geometric hand engraving and two hidden salt and pepper diamonds set underneath the main stone.

jasmineataullah.com

$3,544 (NouvelleBox Paris, March)