Vintage Italian 18 Karat Gold Carved Coral Cameo & Diamond Ring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Carved Coral Cameo & Diamond Ring composed of 18k yellow gold.
Coral, Diamond, 10k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Agate Cameo 18 Karat Rose Gold Antique Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
Ring in 18 karat rose gold, owl hallmark. Important antique ring, of round shape, it is decorated with a cameo on agate representing the profile of a warrior helmeted in broad closed...
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Sacchi Cameo Ring 18 Karat Satin Yellow Gold Roman Style
By Sacchi Gioielli
Located in Rome, IT
Roman Style Cameo Ring in Satin Yellow Gold, from Sacchi’s "Rome" Collection, hand-crafted with lost-wax casting technique. Lost-wax casting, one of the oldest techniques for creati...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Yellow Gold Rectangular Carved Green Petite Cameo Cocktail Ring
Located in Montclair, NJ
–Stone(s): – (1) Natural Green Stone - Rectangular Cut - Bezel Set - Soft Green Color w/ White Carving - 15 x 6.7mm (approx.) Material: Solid 18k Yellow gold (Stamped 18k) Total Wei...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Cameo 18 Karat Yellow Gold Ring Handcrafted in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s yellow gold 18 karat ring with shell cameo. Cameo size: 22 x 12 millimeters / 0.866 x 0.472 inches. Ring size: Us 6, Italian 12, French 52, it can be resized before shipping. ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Michaelange Carnelian Cameo 18 Karat Yellow Gold Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
Ring in 18 karat yellow gold. Magnificent antique ring it is decorated with a two layers cameo on carnelian, representing the profile of Michelangelo. The cameo is held at the four c...
Carnelian, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian 18kt Yellow Gold Cameo Bearded Man's Signet Ring, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
Cameo on the shell depicting a bearded man in profile (25mm x 20mm) mounted in gold. Finger size 7 Weight : 13.4gr
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$11,040Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Mother Of Pearl Cameo, Diamonds, Sapphires & Tsavorite Cocktail Ring.
Located in Hong Kong, HK
The center mother of pearl Cameo is antique (over 100 years old), the ring setting is newly made.
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple S...
Gold Ring With Hare Pinkish Agate Roman Cameo 1st-Century AD
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: 1st century Ring size: 7 ¾ Dimensions (cameo): 1,9 x 1,4 cm Weight: 5,27 gr This delightful pink agate cameo of Roman production dates back to the 1st century and is set in...
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Victorian Coral Cameo Goddess Woman Ring 18 Karat White Gold Antique Neoclassic
Located in New York, NY
The ring is hallmarked 18K. The ring weighs 7.9 grams.
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
18kt Yellow Gold Agate Lady Profile Cameo Ring Late 19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: late 19th century Ring size: 12 Dimensions (cameo): 21 mm Weight: 9,6 gr Il cammeo, databile alla fine del XIX secolo, è realizzato in agata e inserito in una montatura in ...
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Gold Ring With Swan Agate Roman Cameo 2nd-3rd century AD
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: 2nd – 3rd century Top size: 18 mm x 13 mm Ring size: 4 ½ Weight: 11.83gr The ring is characterized by a cameo from the Roman era, dating back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries, c...
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique Napoleon III 18kt Gold Agate Cameo Ring, France Circa 1890
Located in Firenze, IT
Yellow gold ring, adorned with a cameo on agate representing three male profiles probably Italian poets ( Dante Alighieri, Ludovico Ariosto e Giovan Battista Marino). Ring size: 7 ...
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Socrates Turquoise Cameo Ring Black Onyx 18 Karat Gold Museum Quality Victorian
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a Museum Quality Turquoise Cameo Ring depicting Socrates in 18 Karat Yellow Gold and Black Onyx. The Antique 19th Century Victorian Carved Cameo of Socrates in Turquoise ...
Onyx, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Blackened Silver Gold Roman Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Cameo Men’s Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
Depicting a roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar, 18kt yellow gold and blackened silver. Top size 21mm x 18mm Ring size 10 Gross weight: 21gr.
Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
$2,618Sale Price|20% Off
Gorgeous Looking Lava Cameo Ring with Diamonds Set in Silver and Gold
By Artisan NYC
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous looking Lava Cameo Ring with Diamonds set in silver and gold is all hand carved and handmade truly a unique one. Ring Size: 7 ( can be sized ) 18kt gold: 2.59gms Diam...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Gold
Gold And Ovoid Agate Roman Cameo Dog Ring 2nd-3rd century AD
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: II-III century Intaglio size: 1.8x1.5 cm Ring size: 7 Weight: 7.16 gr Il cammeo in agata, risalente al periodo imperiale romano del II-III secolo, raffigura un cane sedut...
Jasper, Agate, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
$1,988Sale Price|20% Off
Designer Lava Cameo Owl Ring with Diamonds and Emeralds in Silver and Gold
By Artisan NYC
Located in New York, NY
Designer Lava Cameo Owl Ring with Diamonds and Emeralds in silver and gold is handmade and one of a kind. 18kt gold: 1.53gms Diamond: 1.05cts Silver: 4.6gms Emerald: 1.25cts Cameo: ...
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver, Gold
Vintage Victorian Carved Shell Lady Cameo Ring in 18 Karat Yellow Gold Size 7
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous pink carved lady in yellow gold vintage cameo ring featuring a shell carved Victorian inspired lady cameo figurine set on a raised bezel leading to pinched shoulders . The...
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Roman Lapis-Lazuli Cameo Of Cupid Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: 2nd century Dimensions: 1,3 x 1,0 cm Size: 7 1/4 Weight: 5.44gr. This delightful 2nd century Roman cameo is made of lapislazuli and is inserted in a 18 carat contemporary ...
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
A Cameo on Agate depicting the profile of Omphale signed Filippo Rega 1761-1833
Located in Firenze, IT
The cameo, made of agate, represents Omphale, a character from Greek mythology who, according to some sources, was queen of Lydia after the death of her husband. Omphale is depicted ...
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Set Earrings Ring Cameos solid 18K Gold / 2.34gr
Located in SE
Set of matching European Dangles / Earrings and a matching Ring in solid 18K dating to ca.1930s - 1950s showing small hand - carved shell cameos with portraits of three different G...
18k Gold
French 1960s Shell Cameo 18 Karat Rose Gold Earrings Ring Set
Located in Poitiers, FR
Set in 18 karat rose gold, eagle head hallmark. This antique set is composed of a pair of earrings and a ring. The antique ring is composed of a cameo on shell set with 4 claws and s...
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
A 19th century banded agate cameo and gold ring
Located in London, GB
A 19th century banded agate cameo and gold ring depicting Apollo, attributed to Luigi Saulini (1819-1883), the oval shaped cameo depicting the bust of Apollo from Apollo Belvedere, m...
Agate, 18k Gold
A 19th century banded agate cameo and gold ring
Located in London, GB
A Neoclassical two layer agate cameo and gold ring depicting Antinous, the oval shaped cameo depicting the bust of Antinous, after the Braschi Antinous in the Vatican Museum, the cam...
Agate, 18k Gold
Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself.
Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.
Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.
For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.
Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.
In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so.
Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.
Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle.
BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.
A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in.
Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.
Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.
Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.
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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