Cabochon Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabochon Rings
Coral, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Cabochon Rings
Jade, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Gold, 22k Gold
1930s Australian Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Moonstone, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Platinum
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, Morganite, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Cabochon Rings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Native American Cabochon Rings
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Cabochon Rings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Jade, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Cabochon Rings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Chalcedony, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Aquamarine, 22k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1960s American Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Jade, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Vintage Cabochon Rings
Coral, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Swiss Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s English Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Chinese Artist Cabochon Rings
Jade, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1980s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k...
Early 2000s American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s North American Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Rubelite, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 14k Gold
1910s Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1910s American Vintage Cabochon Rings
Carnelian, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-17th Century Burmese Byzantine Antique Cabochon Rings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Cabochon Rings
Quartz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Artist Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Labradorite, Sterling Silver
2010s American Cabochon Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Moonstone, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
20th Century Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
1980s American Contemporary Vintage Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Cabochon Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Shop Antique and Vintage Cabochon-Sapphire Rings, Cabochon-Emerald Rings and Other Cabochon Rings
Vintage cabochon-emerald rings, cabochon-ruby rings and other rings featuring cabochon-cut gems are polished, intense and enthralling, like the screen sirens who wore them.
The ongoing popularity of statement jewelry and the desire among vintage jewelry enthusiasts for beautifully crafted 20th-century designs have contributed to the return of pieces showcasing bold, juicy cabochon-cut gemstones — on the red carpet, in contemporary design studios, in campaigns by renowned brands and in dealers’ collections. And when we talk about cabochons, we can’t help but think of the stunning jewels worn during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Ladies of the silver screen such as Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich and Mary Pickford often wore their own cabochon jewelry in films and worked with such legendary houses as Trabert & Hoeffer-Mauboussin, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Verdura to create their favorite pieces.
A cabochon-cut gem is most often an oval or round stone with a flat bottom and a polished dome top. Another much-admired style of cabochon is the sugarloaf, which is shaped more like a high pyramid with a rounded tip.
Softer stones — those that score 7 or lower on the Mohs Hardness Scale — are traditionally cut into cabochons since scratches tend to be less noticeable on a cab’s convex surface than on the flat planes of a faceted cut. Emeralds, which register around 7.5 or 8, are commonly cut as cabochons, although the highest-quality examples are often faceted.
Thanks to its depth, a cabochon cut can intensify the hue of a colored stone like an emerald, sapphire or ruby. And it enhances the optical effects seen in some gems, such as the iridescence, or rainbow-like play of color, in opals; the adularescence, or milky glow, of moonstones; the chatoyancy, or cat’s-eye effect, of tigereyes; and the asterism, or star-shaped display, in star sapphires and rubies.
While they dazzled onscreen in the 1940s and '50s — and were coveted by women wanting to emulate their matinee idols — today, cabochon rings and other cabochon jewels are back, conveying all the glamour of the past.
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