Vintage Ring natural 7ctw Ruby Diamonds solid 9K Gold ØUS 6.75 / 4.4gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold
3.00ct Australian QLD Boulder Opal & 0.05ct Diamond Pendant in 18K White Gold
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
A Pendant bezel set with Australian Boulder Opal from Queensland measuring impressive 3.00ct (8mm x 22mm), mounted in 18K white gold setting, to the diamond set bail adorned with ...
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Flower Comet Brooch Pin Diamonds solid 18K Gold Silver / 3 gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
1904 Antique Trowel Pendant Freemason Masonic Blue Enamel solid 18K Gold / 3 gr
Located in SE
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18k Gold, Enamel
Antique von Aminoff 3 Intaglio Fob wax Seal Citrine solid 18K Gold / 8.7gr
Located in SE
18th - 19th-century fob pendant in solid 18K Yellow Gold mount with 3 intaglio seals skillfully carved in solid natural Citrine stone.
Citrine, 18k Gold
Vintage Creole Bombe Earrings solid 18K Gold / 2.3 gr
Located in SE
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18k Gold
Antique Vintage Nordic Dangle Earrings solid 18K Gold /3gr
Located in SE
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18k Gold
Vintage Halo Pendant natural Emerald Diamonds solid 18K Gold/ 2.5 gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage stud Halo Earrings natural Sapphire Diamonds solid 18K Gold / 1.6 gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1916 Art Nouveau Dangle Earrings solid 18K Yellow Gold/ 2 gr
Located in SE
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18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Finish Set Earrings Pendant Sapphire Diamonds 18K Gold / 2.23gr
Located in SE
Set of matching vintage Halo Earrings and Pendant All items show Finish hallmarks, 750, and maker's. Used finest condition. Florets/crowns of Earrings and Pendant measure the same...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1820 Nordic Life Love Death Poison Pin Enamel 18K Gold / 1.36gr
Located in SE
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18k Gold, Enamel
Vintage Balestra Negligee Necklace natural 24ct. Blue Chalcedony 18K Gold 40cm
Located in SE
Hallmarks: Balestra, 750, Three Crowns, Bow & Arrow (Symbol) Composition : 3 Natural blue Chalcedony stones in solid 18K Yellow Gold bezels suspended from an 18K anchor type chain w...
Chalcedony, 18k Gold
1816-1865 Chain Bracelet Gilt 830 Silver / 18K Gold Cat intaglio stamp/ 11.4gr
Located in SE
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Aquamarine, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Silver, 18k Gold
1959 Nordic Drop Dangle Earrings Diamonds Pearls 18K Gold Platinum / 2.3gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique Earrings natural 3.35 ctw Diamonds solid 18K Gold Silver / 8.7g
Located in SE
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Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
1937 Earrings 0.4 ctw Diamonds Pearls solid 18K Gold / 3.3 gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique European Earrings natural Chrysolite Diamonds solid 12K / 18K Gold / 3gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
Vintage European stud Halo Earrings Sapphires Diamonds solid 18K Gold / 2.4 gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
3 Cts Square Cushion Cut Natural Seafoam Green Tourmaline Gemstone for Jewellery
Located in Peshawar, PK
Gemstone Details: Faceted Tourmaline Weight 3.40 carats Dimension 8.6*8.2*6.4 mm Origin Kunar, Afghanistan Treatment None Color: Mint & Seafoam Green SKU-TYBLT Shape and Cut Squ...
Tourmaline
1910s Antique Brooch Pin 0.3ctw Daimond 18K Gold Platinum / 3.4 gr
Located in SE
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Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage European stud Halo Earrings Rubies Diamonds solid 18K Gold / 2.63 gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage European stud Halo Earrings Emeralds Diamonds solid 18K Gold / 2.2 gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage European stud Halo Earrings Rubies Diamonds solid 18K Gold / 2.7 gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
1932 Art Deco Nordic Pendant Onyx Diamonds solid 18K Gold / 2.6gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
1904 Nordic Necklace 200ct Natural Coral 18K Gold /48.5 cm /55 gr
Located in SE
Diameters of beads range from Ø 12 mm x 8 mm to Ø 5 x 3 mm. Total weight of Coral - ca. 200 ct. All beads of even medium Salmon Red color, natural and untreated stones.No traces of ...
Coral, 18k Gold
1786 -1567 BC Hyksos Scarabs Egyptian Revival Necklace 18K Gold /37.5cm/51gr
Located in SE
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18k Gold
Antique Earrings natural 4.3 ctw Green Diamonds solid 18K Gold Silver / 10 gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Bracelet 5.5 ct Sapphire 2.3ctw Diamonds 18K Gold Platinum /17.7cm/9.4gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage Halo Earrings natural 1 ctw Emeralds 0.5 ctw Diamonds solid 18K / 3.3 gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Antique Necklace natural Pearls Diamonds 18K Gold Platinum Silver / 44cm/ 6.8 gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Silver
Vintage stud Earrings solid 18 Gold / 1 gr
Located in SE
Hallmarked /tested solid 18K Yellow Gold. Each earring is 12mm long. Stones measure Ø 4mmm - Ø 3 mm - Ø 2.5 mm - Ø 1.5 mm.
18k Gold
Antique Austrian Set natural 12 ctw. Emerald Seed Pearls Gilt Silver / 55.7gr
Located in SE
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Pearl, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Vintage Earrings natural 1.6 ctw Sapphire Diamonds solid 18 White Gold /2.5gr
Located in SE
A pair of vintage dangles from ca. 1970s -1980s in solid 18K White Gold decorated with two pear cut natural Blue Sapphires 6 x 4 mm x 3.3 mm deep / ca 0.6ct each and two smaller ...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Russian Bracelet 0.5ctw Diamonds 18KGold Platinum/ 14.8cm-18 cm/10.5gr
Located in SE
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Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Necklace natural 25ctw. Amethyst Pearls 850 Gilt Silver/ 43cm/16.5 gr
Located in SE
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Amethyst, Pearl, Silver, Gold
Vintage Ring natural 1.25ct Sapphire 0.8ct Ruby solid 18K Gold Ø US 5.5 / 9gr
Located in SE
Vintage Ring with three stones in solid 18K Yellow Gold.
Ruby, Sapphire, 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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