Spessartite Ring
2010s North American Artisan Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s English Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Crystal, Garnet, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Japanese Fashion Rings
Garnet, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Cocktail Rings
14k Gold, Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s American Fashion Rings
Garnet, 24k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Band Rings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Mandarin Garnet, Garnet, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
2010s American Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cluster Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
2010s French Fashion Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Indian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Wedding Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Palladium, Rhodium
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Fashion Rings
White Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
2010s American Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Palladium
2010s American Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Garnet, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Tsavorite, Fire Opal, 22k Gold
2010s Thai Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Rose Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Mandarin Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Asian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Late 20th Century Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Band Rings
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Other, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Zircon, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion Rings
Mandarin Garnet, Garnet, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
20th Century Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Mandarin Garnet, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dome Rings
Mandarin Garnet, Garnet, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century German Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold
2010s English Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Quartz, Garnet, Brown Diamond, 9k Gold
2010s American Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Mandarin Garnet, 18k Gold, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Tsavorite, Pink Sapphire, Garnet, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Wedding Rings
White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dome Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dome Rings
Diamond, Garnet, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
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The Legacy of Garnet in Jewelry Design
Vintage and antique garnet jewelry has been around for a long time.
Garnets have been used for adornment going all the way back to the Bronze Age. While we will never know if garnets can be used to prevent plagues or heal warriors, as has been suggested, we do know that both the Egyptians and the Romans felt that it was a worthy stone to set in gold for their nobility. In more “recent” times, garnets were ubiquitous in Victorian jewelry. The “G” in REGARD rings, the equivalent of the modern-day engagement ring, implied garnet.
Garnets were also highly valued in the region of Bohemia. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has in its collection an antique hairpin with Bohemian pyrope garnets from the Czech Republic. Bohemian pyrope got its name from Bohuslav Balbín, sometimes referred to as the “Czech Pliny,” in 1679. Abundant in the region, it was used often in jewelry during this time. In fact, it became so popular that in 1762, Empress Marie Terezie forbade its export. Stonecutting workshops opened in several regions across Bohemia, and pyrope became the country’s mineralogical symbol. While there was never a decline in its popularity, it was only in the mid-20th century that garnets enjoyed a revival.
Garnets can come in many shapes and sizes — one of the largest ever discovered is a 68.82-carat Tsavorite garnet. This stone is also in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, Brazil’s mines are rich in garnets, including spessartine, which can also be found in the Myanmar area, recognized for a specific shade of reddish-orange. While red garnets are the most popular, garnets actually come in a medley of colors.
Find a collection of antique and vintage garnet rings, necklaces and other jewelry today on 1stDibs.
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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