11 Carat Sapphire Heat
2010s Italian Modern Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
Vintage 1960s Swedish Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vanity Items
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Burmese Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Bridal Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Link Bracelets
Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Fashion Rings
18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, White Gold
Early 20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Thai Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Thai Signet Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Thai Dome Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Thai Signet Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Fashion Rings
Zircon, Blue Zircon, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Zircon, Blue Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
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2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Signet Rings
10k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wrist Watches
Gold-filled, Rose Gold
1990s American Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Czech Late Victorian Cluster Rings
Garnet, 10k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wrist Watches
Gold-filled, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches
Gold
20th Century Romantic Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Unknown Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wrist Watches
Gold-filled
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Mid-20th Century Dome Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1880s Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern More Rings
White Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s American Modern More Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Contemporary Signet Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Contemporary Signet Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Belgian Artist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Brown Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Necklace Enhancers
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Solitaire Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
20th Century Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Spinel, Rose Gold, Ster...
20th Century Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 18th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Engagement Rings
20th Century American Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Italian More Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
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Finding the Right Rings for You
Antique and vintage rings have long held a special place in the hearts of fine jewelry lovers all over the world.
No matter their origin or specific characteristics, rings are timeless, versatile accessories. They’ve carried deep meaning since at least the Middle Ages, when diamond rings symbolized strength and other kinds of rings were worn to signify romantic feelings or to denote an affiliation with a religious order. Rings have also forever been emblematic of eternity.
Over time, rings have frequently taken the form of serpents, which have long been associated with eternal life, health and renewal. Italian luxury jewelry house Bulgari has become famous for its widely loved Serpenti motif, for example, and its Serpenti ring, like the other accessories in the collection, began as an homage to jewelry of the Roman and Hellenistic eras. The serpent is now a popular motif in fine jewelry. Jewelry devotees have long pined for rings adorned with reptiles, thanks to antique Victorian rings — well, specifically, Queen Victoria’s illustrious engagement ring, which took the form of a gold snake set with rubies, diamonds and an emerald (her birthstone). Designs for Victorian-era engagement rings often featured repoussé work and chasing, in which patterns are hammered into the metal.
Engagement rings, which are reliably intimidating to shop for, are still widely recognized as symbols of love and commitment. On 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.
The most collectible antique engagement rings and vintage engagement rings are those from the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras. Named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who in succession ruled England starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign), antique Georgian rings, be they engagement rings or otherwise, are also coveted by collectors. Pearls, along with colored gemstones like garnets, rubies and sapphires, were widely used in Georgian jewelry. The late-1700s paste jewelry was a predecessor to what we now call fashion or costume jewelry.
The Art Nouveau movement (1880–1910) brought with it rings inspired by the natural world. Antique Art Nouveau rings might feature depictions of winged insects and fauna as well as women, who were simultaneously eroticized and romanticized, frequently with long flowing hair. Art Deco jewelry, on the other hand, which originated during the 1920s and ’30s, is by and large “white jewelry.” White metals, primarily platinum, were favored over yellow gold in the design of antique Art Deco rings and other accessories as well as geometric motifs, with women drawn to the era’s dazzling cocktail rings in particular.
Whether you’re hunting down a chunky classic for a Prohibition-themed cocktail party or seeking a clean contemporary design to complement your casual ensemble, find an exquisite collection of antique, new and vintage rings on 1stDibs.
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