I apologize that I don't offer sizing. Opinions vary when it comes to modern jewelers working on antique pieces so it is best to check with your local jeweler for feedback prior to purchasing. Many of my customers email /show their jewelers a photo for feedback on if and how much it is sizable. Typically altering a ring within two sizes is a guide, but it can vary piece to piece so it is best to ask the person doing the work to determine their comfort level. Just let me know if you need me to send a pic of anything specific.

I always try to ship as quickly as possible but I keep my inventory at an off site location so I may need up to 3 days. Always check the handling times in the listing as occasionally I will extend it when I am on an inventory seeking trip. I update it when I return.

Unfortunately at this time, I do not ship internationally. U.S. buyers only : ) thank you!

I do not accept remorse returns as I spend a lot of time making sure the pictures and listing description are detailed and clear. I try to highlight any issues to the point of over emphasizing them so I think you will find my items as described. However if there is an unexpected problem with the item please feel free to contact me. : )
Sale or marked down / reduced items are always Final Sale.
Due to the risk, lost time and cost of shipping items back and forth, I am also not able to accommodate returns for the buyer looking to just try a piece on and send it back, so please double check the measurements in the listing for scale. (Some of my buyers measure it out and create a paper template to hold against their hand. : )

I always insure my shipments and spend time working with my customers if there are any shipping delays or issues, and thankfully there are very few! : ) However per Etsy policy once an item shows as delivered it is no longer the seller's responsibility.

Additional props, boxes, chains, items in group photos etc. are not included in the purchase unless specified in the listing.

My folks have called me Mouse since I was a baby (and still do now that I am grown). So that is my shop name and you will notice a little mouse in many of my photos : ) I was finding that many of my photos were being "borrowed" to sell modern reproductions - causing confusion between my authentic antiques vs. the modern copies using my photos of the antique piece to mislead buyers. So the mouse is my little trademark. If you see it in pics and it matches the user name - it's me and it's authentic antique : ) - Little Mouse's name is Filbert.
The adorable drawing in my logo of a Mouse wearing a diamond ring as a crown was created by a fellow small business owner, artist and now friend Lenore. www.etsy.com/shop/eronel

YES! Antique pieces are by nature more sustainable than new, mass-produced items - Antiques reduce the carbon footprint by being pre-owned and loved and transferring to a new home, thereby avoiding new fabrication.

For packaging, I recycle / re-use most any packaging materials I receive - tissue paper, bubble envelopes, boxes, amazon filler papers or packing peanuts, label backing papers, etc. in order to keep them out of the landfill. Apologies if the packaging doesn't always look shiny and new!

Most of my pieces will come to you in a box or pouch (antique boxes shown in photos are not included unless specified in the listing.)

I do offer a short-ish layaway on many of my items, depending on price and how long it has been listed. This is for serious buyers only (I am a one woman show managing all aspects of the business and have had trouble getting people to make their payments in the past). So I do need to stick to the policies when it comes to length of the term agreed upon & payments as committed to by the buyer - with minimal follow up please.
I will of course send a reminder for payment but it is the customer's responsibility to keep their commitment : ).
Any missed or late payments will result in cancellation of the layaway and loss of a 20% deposit. Thanks for understanding!

Please note that inventory may change at any time. I only have one of everything as I try to assemble a carefully curated selection and in order to be fair, the pieces are first come / first served.
As online shoppers so often change their mind:
I do not end, hold or reserve pieces without a payment. I apologize, but it becomes too much for me to track, ending and re-listing pieces as people think about them (and I often never hear back). So I have had to create this policy. I always try to be responsive and communicative to avoid disappointment but it can happen that I am in dialogue about a piece and someone else comes in and buys it outright. So again the first to purchase it, receives it. : )

There are some varying, all fair opinions out there, but as an avid collector, adorer & wearer of antique jewelry, : ) here are my 2 cents:
1. To rule an antique piece out because it does not have a hallmark could mean missing out on some exceptional pieces. Hallmarks when present are excellent, especially regional / date specific marks that give us provenance. Having said that, these are often lost over 100+ years & there are some amazing non-hallmarked treasures to be found & enjoyed, when purchased from reputable & trustworthy sources.
2. I too shy away from altering antiques but I see sizing as okay - chances are a 100+ year old piece has probably already been sized at least once in its lifetime. If well done you may not even notice.

Antique diamonds were hand cut by experts to highlight their best qualities. Warm hues were often chosen intentionally & can be sought after. Antique diamonds often have inclusions so as a perspective, some of these aforementioned stones were among the best available on the market during that time and are rare in that they're no longer made.
I don't personally assign the "Four C's" scale, which was created much later for modern, machine cut diamonds, to antique pieces in my own collection.
Antique diamonds with "poor" cutting grades, hues & even clarity can be immensely beautiful, 1 of a kind, wonderful antique stones.
To me it is less about the grade & more about the unique character, play of light & color that each one can offer.