Q&A: Looking at a Vintage Ring from a Jeweler. Am I Being Offered a Fair Deal?

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Curious what you think of this ring:
www.petersuchyjewelers.com/products.php?product=Vintage-Ideal-2.07ct-Old-European-Diamond-Platinum-Art-Deco-Single-Cut-Ring

At $13,850 – ripoff or no? Anything to be wary of?

Thanks.

Thanks for this – very helpful! Here’s another situation I was looking at: $16800 = total cost the jeweler gave me. Broken down he said these were the costs:

$120 is the cost of shipping and insurance
$2850 for an antique platinum setting
$13830 for diamond which is 2.19cts VVS Quality with Excellent cut and no fluorescence

However, the color is a U, which theoretically should be fairly inexpensive right? The jeweler is telling me that because it’s so yellow there are less of them. The stone does have a GIA cert. I’ve attached some pictures for reference. Keep in mind the antique setting prongs have obviously not been trimmed down for this new diamond. For what it’s worth we looked at less yellow diamonds and my girlfriend seemed to prefer the more yellow colors.

Thanks.