Victorian Gothic Moissanite Filigree Engagement Ring in Black Ruthenium

For the bride who was told gothic doesn’t exist in fine jewelry. This Victorian gothic moissanite engagement ring centers an elongated marquise moissanite in a six-prong crown, set on a 925 sterling silver band finished in dark, smoky black ruthenium and traced with hand-engraved filigree scrollwork. The blackened metal turns every line of the engraving into deep architectural shadow — the way a mourning brooch frames a portrait.

A Victorian silhouette in shadow

Everything about this ring is drawn from late-1800s and Edwardian metalwork: flowing, vine-like filigree scrollwork running down both shoulders, a fine milgrain bead along the band edges, and a raised crown gallery that lifts the stone into the light. It is a true vintage moissanite engagement ring with real period detail rather than “vintage-inspired” branding. If your mood board runs to antique cathedrals, cameos and dark romance, our guide to Victorian gothic engagement rings traces exactly where this aesthetic comes from.

The genuine moissanite

The center is a genuine lab-grown moissanite — its own precious gemstone (silicon carbide), never a fake diamond. Cut as an elongated 12 x 6 mm marquise in top D color and VVS1 clarity, it sits at Mohs 9.25 on the hardness scale, second only to diamond and harder than sapphire or ruby, which makes it superb for daily engagement-ring wear. Its refractive index is actually higher than a diamond’s, so it throws even more rainbow fire — especially by candlelight, against the dark of the band. If you’re weighing your options, our reads on whether moissanite is a lab-grown diamond and moissanite versus lab diamond lay out the differences honestly.

The filigree setting

A six-prong crown secures the elongated marquise points — the most vulnerable part of any marquise stone — while an open gallery underneath lets light pass straight through the gem. The scrollwork is hand-engraved, so the play of light across the blackened silver shifts as your hand moves. Explore more of this dark-romantic language across our gothic engagement rings and the broader moissanite engagement rings collection.

The black ruthenium finish

This ring is solid 925 sterling silver finished with black ruthenium, a precious metal from the platinum family. It reads as a deep, smoky gunmetal — a blackened-silver tone with real depth and antique warmth — rather than a flat, pure jet-black. That is the point of it: the charcoal patina catches light along the filigree and gives the ring the mood of genuine antique mourning jewelry, something a matte pure-black coating simply can’t do. It is skin-safe and won’t turn your finger. To understand the finish in full, see our explainer on what black ruthenium is.

What it symbolizes

A black-metal engagement ring is a quiet declaration — devotion on your own terms, romance with an edge. Moissanite carries its own meaning of endurance and inner fire, a fitting emblem for a love that doesn’t follow the script. For more on the language of dark stones and metals, our guide to black rings for women and our gothic wedding rings guide are a lovely place to linger.

Specifications

Sizing & care

Choose your size at checkout; if you’re between sizes, reach out and we’ll guide you, and resizing is available starting from a modest fee. To keep the black ruthenium at its richest, remove the ring before showering, swimming, cleaning or applying lotions and fragrance, and store it dry in its velvet box between wears. A soft, dry cloth brings back the luster — skip abrasive polishes, which are made to strip dark finishes back to bright silver.