1800s Antique Diamond Engagement Rings
Antique Late 19th Century Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Georgian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Georgian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Turquoise
Antique 19th Century Dutch Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Early 1800s Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 10k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond
Antique 1890s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, 22k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Antique 1820s European Georgian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique 1810s Georgian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Early 1900s European Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Revival Beaded Necklaces
18k Gold
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Engagement Rings
Gold, Enamel
Antique Early 19th Century French Georgian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s British Victorian More Rings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Cocktail Rings
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Band Rings
Carnelian, 22k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Band Rings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s Italian Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Cluster Rings
Aquamarine, Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique 1840s British Early Victorian Cluster Rings
Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Antique 18th Century Unknown Victorian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s British Victorian Band Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Silver
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s American Victorian Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 10k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Portuguese Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 10k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Rose Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Antique Late 18th Century European Georgian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Late 19th Century American Georgian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Mid-18th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Artist Engagement Rings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century British Artisan Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Pearl, 10k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 10k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
Antique Early 1800s Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Ruby, 14k Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s English Victorian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold
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Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Georgian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
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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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