Modern Dome Rings
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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2010s British Modern Dome Rings
Pink Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dome Rings
Peridot, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dome Rings
Blue Sapphire, Opal, Diamond, Silver, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Dome Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold
1990s Unknown Modern Dome Rings
Star Sapphire, Platinum
1980s American Vintage Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Citrine, Quartz, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dome Rings
Tiger's Eye, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern Dome Rings
White Diamond, Gold
1950s Portuguese Vintage Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Black Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dome Rings
Tsavorite, Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Modern Dome Rings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dome Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Gold, Silver, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Amethyst, Enamel, Silver
2010s American Modern Dome Rings
Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Dome Rings
Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s Portuguese Vintage Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Peridot, Tsavorite, Amethyst, Enamel, Silver
2010s American Modern Dome Rings
Agate, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dome Rings
Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dome Rings
Amethyst, Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s Unknown Vintage Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Rose Gold
1990s American Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Dome Rings
Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
Late 20th Century American Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Pink Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dome Rings
Brown Diamond, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Modern Dome Rings
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1980s American Vintage Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Modern Dome Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dome Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold, 9k Gold
20th Century American Modern Dome Rings
Rock Crystal, Diamond, Crystal, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Dome Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Dome Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Dome Rings
Black Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dome Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Dome Rings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rhodium