$2,800 / set
Smokey Quartz and Gold Cufflinks
Located in Asheville, NC
Let the men wear the pants but keep the cufflinks as your own! These exquisite smoky quartz cuffinks radiate with an old Hollywood glamor a la Kathrine Hepburn.
Vintage Smokey Quartz and 14 Carat Gold Signet Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This ring has a mysterious look to it. In some lights the stone looks like a smooth ad glossy stone and when the light hits it you can see the wonderful way in which the underside of...
Quartz, Gold
Miriam Haskell Faux Smokey Quartz Long Earclips
By Miriam Haskell
Located in New York, NY
Striking, long Miriam Haskell antique faux smokey quartz long ear clips in signature Russian gilt metal with elongated oval and triangular stations which are channel set with the ant...
Gold Plate, Brass, Gilt Metal, Cut Steel
Vintage Smokey Quartz and 9 Carat Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The smokey quartz stone in the ring is large and gorgeous! It is deep in colour and held by simple claws on a modernistic gallery and shank. The ring is modelled in 9carat gold. Full...
Quartz, Gold
Vintage Smokey Quartz and 9 Carat Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The smokey quartz stone in the ring is large and gorgeous! It is deep in colour and held by simple claws on a modernistic gallery and shank. The ring is modelled in 9carat gold. Full...
Quartz, Gold
14k Rose Gold Smokey Quartz Modernist Cufflinks and Tie Tac
Located in Palm Springs, CA
14k rose gold and smokey quartz barrel stone cufflinks and tie tac set, possibly European circa 1960's.
Quartz, 14k Gold, Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 3.50 Carat Smokey Quartz with White & Fancy Brown Diamonds Cluster Ring
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 3.50 Carat Smokey Quartz With White & Fancy Brown Diamonds Cluster Ring. The center gemstone weights approx 3 carat and there are a total of 28 white diamonds & 28 fancy brow...
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Quartz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Smokey Quartz Large 1960's Cocktail Ring
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This impeccably designed ring can be yours today! Don't miss your chance to get your hands on this massive Smokey Quartz stone in an oval cut. This will be your new favorite cocktail...
Quartz
Smokey Quartz Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A 14k gold with huge smokey quartz ring circa 1960's. Quartz stone measures 1 1/4" x 1" and is free of any chips or scratches.
Quartz
A French Bracelet of Smokey and Lemon Quartz
Located in Stamford, CT
Tactile beveled rectangles of quartz in topaz honey and citrine lemon tones alternate in the French bracelet of 18 ct gold. Each stone is set with prongs and sits in its individual g...
Quartz, 18k Gold
Retro 14 Karat Yellow Gold and Smokey Quartz Cocktail Ring
Located in McLeansville, NC
A retro 14 karat yellow gold and smokey quartz cocktail ring. A prong set, emerald cut smokey quartz center stone with ridged, scroll motif shoulders and a tapered shank. Stones: - ...
Quartz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
ANTONIO PINEDA Gold Ring with Smokey Quartz
By Antoñio Pineda
Located in Darnestown, MD
This custom made ring by Antonio Pineda is truly awesome. The central stone is a 43 carat smokey quartz surrounded by four natural rubies. Pineda is best known for his work in silver...
14k Gold
Smokey Quartz and 9 Carat Yellow Gold Vintage Cocktail Ring
Located in London, GB
Wear a piece of history on your fingers with this lovely dress ring dating from around the 1960's or 1970's. The centrepiece of this fantastic ring is an impressive 20 x 14.8mm emer...
Quartz, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
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W 3.5 in D 0.25 in L 15 in
Smokey quartz, taupe and clear glass bead collar, Coppola e Toppo, early 1960s.
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
A beautiful, softly hued necklace, consisting of ten rows of smokey quartz, taupe and clear half crystal faceted beads , in varying sizes, from Coppola e Toppo, from 1962 -64. Ten st...
Gilt Metal
Gold Smokey Quartz Modernist Cufflinks
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of 14k rose gold and faceted smokey quartz cufflinks circa 1960's. Cufflinks measure .75" by .50".
Quartz, 14k Gold
Vintage Smokey Quartz and 9 Carat Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The smokey quartz stone in the ring is large and gorgeous!
Quartz, Gold
Vintage Smokey Quartz and 9 Carat Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The cut of this smokey quartz is stunning, the reflection of the light and the shapes it creates is beautiful. The stone is set with four simple claws and the shoulders have gorgeous...
Quartz, Gold
Vintage Smokey Quartz and 9 Carat Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The stunning smokey quartz stone is set in simple claw settings and has gorgeous fancy shoulders. The shoulders have leaf and scroll detail and is all modelled on 9ct gold. Ring Si...
Quartz, 9k Gold
Vintage Smokey Quartz and 9 Carat Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This smokey quartz stone is cut to really show off the colour and reflect the light. The openwork gallery allows the stone to be flooded with light and it almost glows! This ring has...
Quartz, Gold
Smokey Quartz Antique 14 Karat Gold Ring, 10 Carat Emerald Cut, Brazilian Quartz
Located in Austin, TX
This amazing ring was hand fabricated from solid 14 karat yellow gold with lovely floral detail in Circa 1960. The smokey quartz (sometimes nicknamed smokey topaz) was mined in Braz...
Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Modernistic Smokey Quartz and 18 Carat Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The stone in this cocktail ring sits fabulously high! The gallery and shoulders of the ring is made up of strong lines and shapes as you can see in the images. The stone is pale in c...
Quartz, Gold
Twenty Five Carat Smokey Quartz 10 Karat Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
At 25 carats, this oval facet cut smoky quartz stone presents in bold style. Craft in 10 karat yellow gold, the raised basket gallery beautifully showcases the facets and the warm sa...
Quartz, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold, Gold
25 Carat Smokey Quartz Emerald Cut 14 Karat Gold Ring 1960s
Located in Wallkill, NY
Massive Emerald cut Smokey Quartz ring set in 14K gold This is elegant and sophisticated. Ring is a size 8 and can be sized up or down by us or by your jeweler. This is out of a mass...
Quartz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Smokey Quartz Emerald Cut 14 Karat Gold Ring 1960s 25 Carats
Located in Wallkill, NY
Massive Emerald cut Smokey Quartz ring set in 14K gold This is elegant and sophisticated. Ring is a size 8 and can be sized up or down by us or by your jeweler. This is out of a mass...
Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Smokey Quartz Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Italian Smokey Silver Quartz Lamp from Murano Italy.
Silver
Large 14kt Gold Smokey Quartz Intaglio Ring
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Large Smokey Quartz Intaglio set in a bold 14kt gold cocktail ring
Appx sz 4
Intaglio reads "sans Tache"
with a fox
21.8 dwt 33.99 grams
14k Gold
Rose Cut Diamond Solitare Gold Ring
Located in Cairo, EG
Large rose cut diamond diameter 10mm×8mm in octagon shape excellent spark white color no inclousion with total estimate diamond weight of 3.5 carats centered in 14k gold solitaire ri...
Edwardian Diamond 18 Carat Gold Band Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This ring holds five diamonds which total 15pts. The glossy gold band is modelled in 18ct gold and hallmarked Birmingham 1891. Ring Size: M 1/2 or 6 1/2 Band Width: 6.5mm Weight: ...
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Vintage Turquoise and 9 Carat Gold Signet Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This glossy 9ct gold band holds a beautifully bright turquoise cabochon stone. The stone is bright and beautiful and complimented by the yellow gold perfectly. Fully hallmarked Birmi...
Turquoise, Gold
Vintage 9.60 Carat Emerald Cut Amethyst Solitaire Gold Vintage Cocktail Ring
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Finely detailed Statement Large Emerald Cut Amethyst Solitaire Gold Cocktail Ring. Centering a securely nestled 9.60 Carat Emerald-cut Amethyst in prong setting. Am...
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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1 Carat Emerald Solitaire Unisex Ring in 18k Solid Yellow Gold
By VR Jewels
Located in New York, NY
1 Carat Emerald Solitaire Unisex Ring in 18K Gold featuring natural emerald of 1 carat. The gorgeous handcrafted ring goes with every style. Emerald enhances intellectual capacity of...
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Vintage Style Natural Green Emerald Signet Unisex Ring in 14k Solid Yellow Gold
By VR Jewels
Located in New York, NY
A timeless and elegant statement piece, this Vintage Style Natural Green Emerald Signet Unisex Ring in 14k Solid Yellow Gold features a striking 1.86-carat octagon -cut natural emera...
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Onyx and 9 Carat Gold Signet Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The onyx in this signet ring is in lovely condition and it so glossy! The stone is set within the 9ct gold band. Fully Hallmarked London 1973. Ring Size: O 1/2 or 7 1/2 Stone Dim...
Onyx, Gold
Vintage Amethyst and 9 Carat Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The amethyst set up high upon this ring is a gorgeous purple stone held in simple claws. Modelled in 9carat gold and has an open work gallery. Ring Size: O 1/2 or 7 1/2 Stone Dime...
Amethyst, Gold
Hans Hansen Danish Modernist 14k Gold Faceted Crystal Ring
By Hans Hansen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Crystal and 14K gold ring created by Hans Hansen of Denmark, circa 1960's. Faceted tension set crystal suspends mid air in its 14K gold setting. Ring stands about .75" above the fin...
Crystal, 14k Gold
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Black Opal Vitage Style Ring in 14 Karat Gold
By Daizy Jewellery
Located in Istanbul, TR
Black opal vitage style ring in 14 karat gold. Ethiopian opal cabochon ring. October Birthstone opal ring. Multicolor opal ring. Material: 14 karat gold Weight: 2.6 - 3 g. (depends...
Black Opal, Opal, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Miriam Haskell Ribbed Gold and Turquoise Pate de Verre Earrings
By Miriam Haskell
Located in New York, NY
Large and impressive Miriam Haskell Ribbed Gold and Turquoise Pate de Verre ribbed bellflower earrings. Chain is used to decorate a hand made turquoise pate de verre bead which drops...
Gilt Metal
Vintage Citrine and 9 Carat Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The gorgeous citrine stone in this ring is a lemon yellow colour and is set in a simple but high setting. Modelled in 9carat gold. Ring Size: Q or 8 Stone Dimensions: 12x9.5mm He...
Citrine, Gold
Art Deco Carnelian and 9 Carat Gold Signet Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The deep red carnelian is complimented perfectly by the 9ct yellow gold in this signet ring. Hallmarked Chester 1910. Ring Size: U 1/2 or 10 1/4 Stone Dimensions: 14x12mm Weight: ...
Carnelian, Gold
Augustine Jewels Yellow Gold Green Amethyst Ring
Located in London, GB
This yellow gold vermeil green amethyst ring or solid yellow gold green amethyst ring from our South of France inspired Jewellery Collection is a stand-out designer ring that can be ...
Amethyst, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Moonstone and 9 Carat Gold Signet Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The glossy moonstone is set within the 9 carat gold. Hallmarked UK 1975. Ring Size: O or 7 1/4 Stone Dimensions: 9x8mm Height off finger: 8mm Weight: 3.5g
Moonstone, Gold, 9k Gold
Vintage Citrine and 9 Carat Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The gorgeous citrine stone is a bright yellow colour set in simple claws. The gallery has a chunky feel to it and is all modelled in 9carat gold. Ring Size: P or 7 3/4 Stone Dimen...
Citrine, 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.
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