Ursula Hammil Abalone Shell Pearl American Modernist Studio Ring
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Modernist freshwater two pearl ring set in an abalone shell face created by jewelry artist Ursula
Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, Silver
Abalone Shell Fancy Diamond Ruby & White Diamond 18K Rose Gold Turtle Ring
By Unbranded
Located in Oakton, VA
Dimensions: 2.05x2.50x2.70cm Color: 18K Rose Gold Materials: "13 Abalone Shell 2.80 CT 6 White
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Abalone Shell Fancy Diamond Ruby & White Diamond 18K Rose Gold Turtle Ring
By Unbranded
Located in Oakton, VA
Dimensions: 2.05x2.50x2.70cm Color: 18K Rose Gold Materials: "13 Abalone Shell 2.55 CT 6 White
White Diamond, Black Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
18 Karat White Gold Carved Abalone Shell Ring with Tahitian Pearl and Diamonds
Located in Brooklyn, NY
shell ring featuring a tear drop shape in peacock color. Tahitian Pearl dangling from 18 Karat White
Diamond, 18k Gold
Ruby Pearl Diamond Gold Abalone Shell Peacock Dome Ring
Located in Bangkok, Bangkok
This ring has assortment of handcrafted jewelry incorporating parts of Abalone shell in silver & 9K
Paris Craft House 49.68 Carat GIA Abalone Pearl Diamond Ring in 18 Karat Gold
By Paris Precious Craft House
Located in Hong Kong, HK
PARIS Craft House 49.68ct GIA Certified Abalone Pearl Diamond Ring in 18 Karat White Gold. - 1 GIA
Diamond, Pearl, White Diamond, Black Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gol...
18K white gold Van Cleef & Arpels Babylon collection Abalone dome ring
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in Surfside, FL
Van Cleef & Arpels Babylon Collection, Abalone mother of pearl dome ring in 18k white gold
White Gold, 18k Gold
A Rare 1960's Gubelin Abalone Pearl Gold Necklace Earrings and Ring Set
By Gubelin
Located in Amsterdam, NL
, approximately 24 mm in diameter and each set with a pearl. A matching ring, entirely decorated with the same
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
A Massive Gold and Abalone Pearl Ring, c1970
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A rare gold and natural Abalone pearl ring. The 1 7/8" x 1" 14k textured freeform gold mount with 2
Diamond Abalone Mother-of-Pearl Yellow Gold Cobra Snake Ring
Located in Miami, FL
14k yellow gold ring featuinrg a cobra snake accented with inlaid abalone and mother of pearl
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Frog Ring with 14 Karat Yellow Gold, Pearl, Abalone and Ruby
Located in Hicksville, NY
1990s Frog Ring - 14 Karat Yellow Gold, Abalone, Pearl, Ruby Features: 10 millimeter cultured
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Abalone Pearl Pink Tourmaline Sapphire Snake Ring
Located in Bangkok, Bangkok
Snake ring with abalone pearl delicately decorated with 18K gold & black rhodium sterling silver
Antique Ring 25ct natural Blue Sapphire solid 18K Gold Ø 4.75 US /9.6gr
Located in SE
Luxurious Antique Ring in Renaissance style, band and crown tested solid 18K Gold,not hallmarked, European, ca. XVIII - early XIX centuries. Huge cabochon of natural Light - Blue Sa...
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Rare Bent Exner Danish Modernist Kinetic Sterling Silver Vermeil Ring
By Bent Exner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare sterling silver ring with a light wash of gold on the kinetic rocking balls. Created by Bent Exner of Denmark in the 1960s. Size 5.5 and in very good condition.
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Steven Battelle 18.4 Carats Green Tourmaline 18K Gold Cocktail Ring
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful, clear, light-ish green 13 x 17 mm oval tourmaline is held in an ultimately simple organic hammered setting and shank in this classic organic look. This is a luminous, a...
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Rare 1960s Paco Rabbane Chainmail Jacket
By Paco Rabanne
Located in New York, NY
Rare 1960s Paco Rabbane Chainmail Jacket; Comprised of gold-tone linked metal discs. Open front with no closure.
Emilio Jewelry Gia Certified Fancy Blue Diamond Ring
By Emilio!
Located in New York, NY
From Emilio Jewelry, a well known and respected wholesaler/dealer located on New York’s iconic Fifth Avenue, Featuring a very special center diamond Gia Certified as Natural 4.00 Ca...
Blue Diamond
230.25 Carat Carbonado Black Diamond
Located in New York, NY
Presenting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: This monumental 230.25 carat carbonado diamond is the largest natural black diamond available on the market. Known for their extraordinar...
Black Diamond
Antique Victorian Tiara with Diamond Star - c.1890
Located in London, GB
We are exceptionally delighted to offer this spectacular Victorian diamond star tiara made c.1890. The tiara will come in a fully fitted presentation case as photographed. Upon pond...
Diamond, Gold
Emilio Jewelry GIA Certified 7.02 Carat Natural Blue Diamond Ring
By Emilio!
Located in New York, NY
From the museum vault at Emilio Jewelry New York, One of the rarest and only diamonds of its size and color. Please inquire for details.
Blue Diamond
55.44 Carat Diamond Tiara / Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Finely crafted in platinum with Pear-Shaped, Marquise, and Round Brilliant cut Diamonds weighing a total of 55.44 carats. The center 3 Pear-Shaped Diamonds are GIA certified; 1.65 ca...
Diamond, Platinum
$200,000
H 0.79 in W 0.79 in D 0.79 in Dm 0.79 in L 0.79 in
APC Magnificent South Sea Pearl from Australia
Located in Melbourne, AU
SINGLE ROUND 20 MM PEARL, FLAWLESS AFTER SETTING COMPLEXION, AAA/AA LUSTRE, WHITE WITH PINK GREEN OVERTONES. These pearls display their natural colour and lustre and have not been ...
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Over the Top Platinum, Diamond & South Sea Pearl Necklace Fit For A Queen
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This amazing platinum cocktail necklace is replete with assorted round brilliant cut, marquise cut, and princess cut diamonds. At the end of each of the seven stations in the front, ...
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
Vivianna Torun for Georg Jensen Moonstone and Gold Ring
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
A cat's eye moonstone and 18 karat gold ring, by Vivianna Torun for Georg Jensen, 1960s. The ring is stamped Georg Jensen 18K 750 Torun 915 Denmark. Size 6.50. Vivianna Torun was a...
Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold
1890s Victorian 14K 3.67 Ct Diamond Antique Ring Handmade American Size 6.25
Located in Santa Monica, CA
1890s Victorian 14K 3.67 Ct Diamond Antique Ring Handmade American Size 6.25 Size 6.25 4.1 gram Handmade, no damage, in good condition 9.8~9.4 mm wide by 5.4 mm deep Top Top ligh...
Diamond, 14k Gold
$33,750Sale Price|25% Off
H 0.92 in W 1.7 in L 3.19 in
One of a Kind Natural Saltwater Abalone Pearl of Impressive Size
Located in Lucerne, CH
Abalone, also called Paua, is a variety of marine snail, also called a marine gastropod mollusk. It’s famous for its amazing iridescent colors, which appear once the shell has been c...
Pearl, Natural Pearl
$995Sale Price|33% Off
Graziella Laffi Sterling Silver Malachite Peruvian Modernist Handmade Ring
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Heavily textured sterling silver ring with rectangular six sided malachite stone mounted on a sterling plank. Ring is a finger size 7.5 and signed Peru, 925. In very good vintage c...
Malachite, Sterling Silver
$83,785
W 0.36 in D 0.25 in L 0.35 in
Natural Color Change Alexandrite Stone 3.99 carats with GIA Report / JupiterGem
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add this uniquely beautiful natural gem to your collection today. This stunning natural gem is from Sri Lanka and is known as a Sri Lankan Alexandrite. It has a brilliant bluish gree...
Alexandrite
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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