1950 French Cartier Ring
Vintage 1950s French Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Retro Solitaire Rings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Retro Wedding Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Retro Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Dome Rings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Post-War Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold, 18...
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Band Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Cocktail Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, ...
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Cocktail Rings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Cocktail Rings
Turquoise, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Cocktail Rings
Tiger's Eye, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1940s French Retro Dome Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Gold, Silver
2010s American Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Platinum
2010s North American Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s French Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Emerald, Platinum
1990s French Modern Fashion Rings
Amethyst, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
Antique 1840s British Victorian Brooches
Garnet, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Early 1900s Brooches
Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco More Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bangles
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
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French Cocktail Rings
Vintage 1940s French More Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
French Dome Rings
Vintage 1950s French More Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
Vintage 1950s French Retro Wedding Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century French Contemporary Wedding Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Retro Band Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Retro Signet Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Retro More Rings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Signet Rings
18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Engagement Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s French Dome Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century French Band Rings
Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1950s Art Deco Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Art Nouveau Fashion Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
1990s American Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Chain Necklaces
18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Link Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1950s Retro Cocktail Rings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Fashion Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Retro Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Retro Wedding Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Dome Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Band Rings
18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1940s North American Art Deco Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century French Modernist More Objets d'Art and Vertu
18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Retro Brooches
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Link Bracelets
Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French More Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Band Rings
Diamond, Turquoise
Vintage 1950s French More Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Band Rings
18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Band Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire
French Bridal Rings
Vintage 1970s American Cocktail Rings
Vintage 1960s American Cocktail Rings
Coral
Vintage 1960s American Cocktail Rings
Coral
Vintage 1960s American Cocktail Rings
Vintage 1970s American Cocktail Rings
Vintage 1950s French Cufflinks
18k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Gothic Revival Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold
1960s American Belts
Mid-20th Century French Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s American Cocktail Rings
Coral
Vintage 1970s American Dome Rings
Vintage 1960s American Cocktail Rings
Vintage 1960s American Cocktail Rings
Vintage 1960s American Cocktail Rings
Vintage 1960s American Cocktail Rings
Turquoise
1950 French Cartier Ring For Sale on 1stDibs
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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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