Victorian Garnet and 18 Carat Gold Pendant
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This sweet pendant holds a cabochon garnet at the centre and surrounding it is the most ornate gold work.
Garnet, Gold
Sold|$2,124
Antique Victorian Gold and Garnet Brooch
Located in Firenze, IT
Yellow gold brooch, adorned with two large cabochons of garnets surrounded by seed pearls underlined with a frieze and chains.
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
Early Victorian Garnet Set Padlock Bracelet Circa 1840s
Located in ADELAIDE, SA
Secured with a hand-engraved shield-shaped padlock with a recessed locket to the rear. A cabochon cut garnet is set central in the padlock.
Garnet, 15k Gold
Sold|$20,656
Gold bracelet with garnets and pearls
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A wide yellow gold bracelet with 9 elongated links each set with 4 cabochon cut garnets with a seed pearl at the heart of the link.
Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Diamond & Chalcedony Flower Brooch Translucent 15k Gold Floral Design
Located in London, GB
*Please note: all other items are for display purposes only and this listing is for the garnet cabochon bracelet only. *All parcels are insured - please rest assured all shipping li...
Chalcedony, Diamond, 15k Gold, 9k Gold
Antique Art Deco 18k White Gold Diamond & Sapphire Ring
Located in London, GB
*Please note: all other items are for display purposes only and this listing is for the garnet cabochon bracelet only. *All parcels are insured - please rest assured all shipping li...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
'Bossingham' Medieval Garnet ring, circa 13th century.
Located in London, GB
'Bossingham' Medieval garnet ring. Set to centre with a oval cabochon natural garnet in a closed back rubover setting with an approximate weight of 1.00 carats, to a smooth oval beze...
Garnet, Gold
Victorian Turquoise Garnet Dangle Earrings, England
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Each earring is set with a cluster of turquoise cabochons in the shape of a bow, below the bow a pear-shaped dropper with pave set turquoise stones and a pear-shaped garnet stone.
Garnet, Turquoise, 10k Gold, Silver
Victorian Enamel Garnet Gold Etruscan Revival Locket Pendant
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
18k yellow gold sculptural pendant, almost Aztec in its rendering, but distinctly Etruscan in design, set in the center with a cabochon garnet and framed by crisp white enamel and gr...
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Antique 15ct Gold, Victorian Garnet Orb Pendant
Located in Brighton, GB
This orb-shaped gold pendant, circa 1870, glows with five rich cabochon garnets, each one a window into the romantic opulence of the era.
Garnet, Gold, 15k Gold
Sold|$4,485
18th Century Garnet Gold Fede Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
The term "fede chianina", used to describe traditional family ring that Aretinian mothers-in-law used to give to their daughters-in-law, as a symbolic inheritance from woman to woma...
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$1,770
Victorian Horse Shoe Brooch with Garnet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A 14 carat gold horseshoe brooch set with 5 large sugarloaf cut garnets, England, 19th century. weight: 10.32 grams dimensions: 2.9 x 2.8 cm
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
An Late 18th Century Garnet And Enamel Cluster Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
The oval-shaped cabochon-cut garnet measuring approximately 9x8mm.
Garnet, Enamel
Victorian Garnet, Turquoise and Gold Snake Bangle, Circa 1900
Located in London, GB
A Victorian garnet, turquoise and gold snake bangle, with an oval and pear shape cabochon garnet set in the head, with cabochon turquoise set in groups of three at either end and on ...
Garnet, Turquoise, Gold
18 Karat Victorian Garnet Heart Gate Padlock Charm
Located in Baltimore, MD
The gate lock opens and closes flawlessly at the touch of the clasp (shown in video). The cabochon garnet gate lock can be worn as a charm for a bracelet or hung as a pendant from a...
Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique Garnet, Beryl and Gold Snake Necklace, Circa 1840
Located in London, GB
An early Victorian garnet, beryl, ruby and gold snake necklace, with cabochon-cut ruby eyes, with faceted garnets and pale green beryls set in the head and heart pendant, in closed b...
Beryl, Garnet, Ruby, Gold
Antique Garnet and Gold Snake Necklace, Circa 1840
Located in London, GB
An early Victorian snake necklace, with eight cabochon-cut garnets set in the head, in closed back claw settings, surrounded by scrolling wirework, the mouth is open, with pointed te...
Garnet, 15k Gold
Vintage Victorian Garnet Snake Necklace in Yellow Gold
Located in London, England
Its head is set with one large oval cabochon garnet, with two round ones as its eyes. A gold locket elegantly hangs from its mouth, with another garnet on the top and a locket on the...
Garnet, Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$7,672
Ancient Roman Gold and Garnet Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: III century Ring size: 8 Weight: 10 gr Un antico anello romano in oro, risalente al III secolo, in ottime condizioni. L’anello presenta una graziosa decorazione arabescata la...
Garnet, Gold, 22k Gold
Antique Opal and Garnet Ring of 9k Gold, Circa 1900
Located in Lewisburg, PA
An enchanting antique ring (circa 1900), set with nine luminous opal cabochons accented by four rose cut almandine garnets, mounted in sterling silver topped 9 karat gold.
Garnet, Opal, 9k Gold, Silver
Antique Victorian Large Garnet White Enamel Gold Brooch
Located in Stamford, CT
A superb brooch of museum quality is brilliant with a glowing cabochon garnet surrounded by white and gold enamel and a locket in the back.
Garnet, 15k Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian Teardrop Garnet and Diamond Pendant
Located in Stamford, CT
As though the heart has wings, this sumptuous pendant, a raised domed teardrop of garnet has antique diamond wings and superior workmanship. It is an original from c. 1860-1870. The ...
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique Agate Scent Bottle, Bohemian Garnet Bow Brooch
Located in NEWARK, GB
A stunning antique late 19th century, continental agate scent bottle suspended from an antique bohemian garnet bow brooch. The scent bottle is made from metal with a 22ct gold wash,...
Agate, Garnet, Gold Plate
Sold|$6,500
Victorian 5.7 Carat Garnet Diamond Gold Ring
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
center cabochon cut red garnet weighing approximately 5.7 carat 14 old mine cut diamonds weighing approximately 2 carat I-K color VS-SI clarity 14k yellow gold shank with silver t...
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Vintage Enamel and Garnet Earrings of 14k Gold, Circa 1920s
Located in Lewisburg, PA
A striking pair earrings featuring elegant black and white enamel dangles from the 1920s crafted in 14k gold and suspended from garnet-set surmounts. The bold contrast of black and w...
Garnet, 14k Gold, Enamel
Gold Mounted Quartz Caricature Head Snuff Box. Dresden, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
The facial features are accentuated with applied gold wirework, while the eyes and mouth are set with cabochon garnets. The hinged cover opens to reveal a smoothly polished interior,...
Gold
Sold|$17,705
Renaissance Garnet And Table-Cut Diamond Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
This elegant ring is typical of the Renaissance, with its elaborate design that combines a gemstone in a high bezel, sculptural elements and table cut diamonds at the shoulders and c...
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$2,600
Victorian Etruscan Revival Garnet Earrings
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
18 karat Yellow Gold Etruscan Revival pear shaped cabochon drop Garnet earrings
Garnet, 18k Gold
18 Karat Snake Bracelet with Garnet Head, circa 1860
Located in Baltimore, MD
Classic 18K Victorian snake bracelet with a red cabochon garnet head and garnet topped heart charm linked to the snake's mouth.
Garnet, 18k Gold
Sold|$4,000
Victorian Bearded Garnet Earrings
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
15 karat yellow gold, made in the UK circa 1880, 2 inch long drops with a cabochon garnet center and wonderful bearded, fringe bottoms.
Garnet, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Period Garnet & 18 Karat Yellow Gold Earrings
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
This pair of Victorian earrings have elements of Etruscan revival detailing and feature large cabochon garnets. The earrings which stem from shepherd's hooks each centre on a large c...
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Blue Enamel Garnet Heart Necklace 'Puffy' Pendant - c.1900
Located in London, GB
The endearing heart shape is complemented by the central cluster/flower-like design of cabochon garnets, enamel dots and one larger pearl in the centre.
Garnet, Enamel
Antique Garnet Diamond and Gold Snake Necklace, Circa 1860
Located in London, GB
A Victorian garnet and diamond snake necklace, with old-cut and rose-cut diamonds, in a floral design, in silver settings, on a cabochon-cut garnet, forming the head, with a diamond ...
Diamond, Garnet, Gold
Sold|$1,295
Art Nouveau Garnet 14K Yellow Gold Ring
Located in Scotts Valley, CA
The cabochon deep red garnet measures 12mm x 5mm and has a great glow in the sunlight.
Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Trilogy Ring of Opal, Garnet, and Sapphire
Located in Baltimore, MD
18 karat gold Victorian trilogy ring of a cabochon opal , garnet, and sapphire. Trilogy rings are made up of three stones set along a hoop band symbolizing past, present and future.
Garnet, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Victorian Garnet 14 Karat Yellow Gold Goose Bird Stickpin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as a goose with spread wings in mid-flight With highly rendered feathers and a stippled body Eye is a round cabochon of garnet - medium dark purplish red Tested as 14 kar...
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
circa 1820, Georgian Yellow Gold and Garnet Memorial Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
A Georgian Era ring in 14k Yellow Gold, set with a Cabochon Garnet, the top of the ring measures 1/2 x 5/16 inch. chased design work on the sides, finger size 6 1/2, incredible condi...
Garnet, 14k Gold
Antique 18K Gold Hand Engraved Graduated Link Garnet Snake Mourning Necklace
Located in Montclair, NJ
The center of the head as well as the heart are each set with an oval cabochon garnet while the eyes of the snake are neatly set with rose cut stones.
Garnet, 18k Gold
Ring Brooch Transformer Garnet Old-mine Diamonds Magen David Star, 1900
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
Fine and beautifully bold ring / brooch featuring a captivating round-shaped cabochon Garnet. On top it is set with a Star of David with Old-mine Diamonds.
Diamond, Garnet
Victorian Garnet Gold Cuff Bangle Bracelet Estate Fine Jewelry
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful, Elegant and finely detailed Victorian Garnet Bangle Cuff Bracelet. Hand crafted in 18 Karat yellow Gold, center set with a cabochon Garnet, surrounded by twist rope...
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian 15K Yellow Gold Garnet and Emerald Bangle Bracelet
Located in Great Neck, NY
The bangle has old cut garnets and two cabochon emeralds set on top of the bangle.
Emerald, Garnet, Yellow Gold
Edwardian Garnet, Enamel, Pearl and 9 Carat Gold Pendant
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This sweet pendant holds garnets set with pearls and gorgeous white enamel detail. The amount of detail on this pendant is simply stunning. Modelled in 9ct gold and comes in original...
Garnet, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Edwardian Opal Demantoid Garnet 14k Yellow Gold Ring
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
One Edwardian Opal Demantoid Garnet 14k Yellow Gold Ring. Featuring five cabochon opals with a total weight of approximately 0.75 carat.
Garnet, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Edwardian Opal Demantoid Garnet 14k Yellow Gold Ring
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
One Edwardian Opal Demantoid Garnet 14k Yellow Gold Ring. Featuring five cabochon opals with a total weight of approximately 0.75 carat.
Garnet, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$4,150
Victorian Oversized Garnet Gold Cross
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Large garnets, with domed cabochon tops and subtly faceted girdles are assembled in the shape of a cross and capped on the back in 9 carat rose gold.
Garnet, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Early Victorian Opal Garnet 14k Yellow Gold Snake Necklace
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Accented by two cabochon garnets with a total weight of approximately 0.20 carat.
Garnet, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$4,378
Victorian 1860s Garnet Gold Snake Necklace
Located in London, England
A magnificent Victorian garnet snake chain necklace. Suspended from the snakes mouth hangs a small heart shaped locket, fronted with a foil backed cabochon garnet rub over set in 9ct...
Garnet, 9k Gold
Antique Garnet And Chrysolite Cluster Earrings
Located in Chicago, IL
Petersburg between 1899 and 1904 The 14K gold earrings are centered with large cabochon cut garnets framed by glowing golden green Russian chrysolites.
Garnet
Sold|$5,950
Victorian Gold Garnet Pearl Bracelet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Garnets are cabochon cut, bezel set. The garnet in the middle is surrounded by seed pearls.
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold
Antique 1920s 13.96 Carat Garnet and 15k Yellow Gold Signet Ring
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
The substantial, subtly convex ring shank displays an impressive collet set feature 13.96ct cabochon cut garnet. The mens signet ring shoulders are embellished with a moulded chevro...
Garnet, Yellow Gold
Sold|$25,997
Victorian Garnet and Diamond Brooch
Located in London, GB
A Victorian brooch, set with large carbuncle cabochon garnet, with a rose-cut diamond set surround, with a suspended garland, set with old-cut diamonds and rose-cut diamond set drop...
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, Silver
Stylized Victorian Garnet Gold “Gate” Bracelet
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
9 carat yellow gold bracelet offering an enormous amount of detail: hand-engraved oval links re connected by faceted rondelles and clasped together by a larger-than-average heart sha...
Garnet, 9k Gold
Sold|$9,578
Antique Snake and Double Garnet Ring
Located in London, GB
An antique snake and double garnet ring, set with two, cabochon-cut, pear shape garnets, with surrounding claws set with rose-cut diamonds, with a superimposed gold snake, set with r...
Diamond, Garnet, Gold
Sold|$2,285
Antique Garnet and Gold Heart Lock
Located in Baltimore, MD
Elaborately carved 18K heart lock set with three cabochon garnets can be worn as a locket or used to hold a linked bracelet.
Garnet, 18k Gold
Natural Pearl and Garnet Ring Victorian Era c. 1860
Located in Stamford, CT
The gem quality is immediately visible in this treasure of a 15 kt gold natural pearl and garnet ring c. 1860. The pearls are lustrous and well matched as they frame the center garne...
Garnet, Natural Pearl, 15k Gold
Sold|$1,350
Etruscan Revival Garnet Gold Knot Brooch
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
A finely detailed antique creation conceived in the classic early Victorian etruscan revivial style with heavily granulated 18 karat yellow gold gold fashioned into a knot shape and ...
Garnet, 18k Gold
Hallmarked Birmingham 1907 9K Double Snake Ring w Garnet Heads
Located in Baltimore, MD
Striking 9K double snake ring fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1907 set with clear beautifully polished pinkish red garnets on the snake's head and bulging large eyes, fabricated of g...
Garnet, 9k 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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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.
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