Antique 19th Century Georgian Period 14K Rose Gold, Diamond Rose Flower Ring
Located in New York, NY
Fine antique Georgian period Rose Ring, the central mount in the shape of a beautiful rose in full bloom with a diamond center, flanked by unusual sea scallop shaped design elements ...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Georgian Gold Posy Ring "True Loue is My Desire" circa 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Georgian gold posy ring 'True loue is my desire'. A yellow gold band with softly scalloped edging, engraved to the interior 'True loue is my desire', approximately 3.7mm in width.
Yellow Gold
Antique Georgian 1.80 Ct Rose Cut Diamond Ring, 18K Gold/Silver 1800 ca
Located in Napoli, IT
This amazing antique Diamond solitaire ring is 19th Century Georgian era, 1800 circa, finely hand crafted at the time of solid 18 Kt gold with silver portions Fascinating elaborate s...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Georgian Foil Backed Diamond 18K Gold Silver Colette Fleur-De-Lis Antique Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Centering an antique rectangular step cut diamond diamond weighing approximately 1.25 carats Light brown color and quality consistent with age - set in a colette style bezel Silver-t...
Diamond, Silver
Antique Georgian Yellow Gold Foil Back Citrine and Diamond Statement Ring
Located in New York, NY
This antique three stone ring is a bold and elegant example of period gemstone jewelry, centered by a substantial citrine measuring 14.2 x 11.5mm and accented by diamonds in a classi...
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold
C1820 Georgian Engraved Gold Hoop Band, 6.5
Located in Baltimore, MD
Beautiful gold band, richly engraved early C1820 wedding band betrothal ring. There was a secret compartment on the inside which has been sealed shut. The hand work on this ring and ...
18k Gold
$21,000
Antique Crowned heart ring
Located in New York, NY
A Georgian rose-cut diamond ring designed as a crowned heart, in sterling silver and 18k gold.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique rose-diamond plaque ring
Located in New York, NY
A Georgian rose-cut diamond ring of open, plaque designed as an open-work, cluster plaque, in sterling silver and 14k gold.
Diamond, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Diamond Giardinetti ring, European, circa 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Diamond Giardinetti ring. Set with a round rose cut diamond in a closed back grain setting with an approximate weight of 0.30 carats, further set with fifteen round rose cut diamonds...
Antique 14k Rose-Cut Navette Ring .
Located in Firenze, FI
Stunning Navette Ring with 0.70 Rose Gold Cut Diamonds. This ring is made of 14k gold and is covered on the top with silver.
14k Gold
Antique old mine diamond cluster ring
Located in New York, NY
A Georgian diamond ring with an old mine diamond surround, in silver and 15k.
Diamond, 15k Gold, Silver
$14,962
Antique Diamond Cluster Ring
Located in London, GB
Here we have a beautiful cluster ring originally dating back to the Georgian period.
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Rose cut diamond cluster ring, Dutch, circa 1830.
Located in London, GB
Georgian rose cut diamond cluster ring. Set to center with one drop-shape rose cut diamond in a closed back rubover setting with an approximate weight of 0.80 carats, encircled by fi...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
Gold posy ring, 'A true Friends gift', 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Gold posy ring, 'A true friends gift', English. The slim D-shape band engraved to the interior in enamelled italic script 'A true friends gift’, approximately 2.4mm in width. Tested ...
Antique "Ring of Heavens" or "Bague au Firmament", blue enamel and diamond ring
Located in OVIEDO, AS
Antique "Ring of Heavens" or Bague au Firmament blue enamel and diamond ring. Made circa 19th Century and is most likely of Iberian (French or Spain origin). It has been set in sil...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Antique 22k Gold Diamond Handmade Ring
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This antique 19th century ring is crafted in high-karat 22k yellow gold and features a hand-cut rose-cut diamond in a closed-back collet setting, typical of the Georgian era.
Diamond, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
c1780 18K Monogrammed Bullseye Agate Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
This reddish sardonyx agate stone is known as an eye agate or a bullseye agate, a banded agate that is cut en cabochon extremely fine so that the bands form concentric circles. Durin...
Agate, 18k Gold
Victorian 12ct Gold Intaglio Ring, 18th Century Agate, UK Origin
Located in Braintree, GB
A strong collectors piece for those interested in antique intaglio rings, Georgian seal carvings, and Victorian gold jewellery.
Gold
The William Hewer Mourning Ring, circa 1715-1716
Located in London, GB
The William Hewer mourning ring. A smoothly conforming D-shape mourning ring, set with a piece of oval faceted glass to centre in a closed back bezel setting, leading to decoratively...
Yellow Gold
Gold posy ring, 'Rather die then faith deny', circa 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Gold posy ring, 'Rather die then faith deny'. A smoothly conforming yellow gold D-shape band engraved to the interior 'Rather die then faith deny' in elegant script, approximately 6....
Antique White Paste, Enamel and 18k Yellow Gold Mourning Ring
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This stunning, fine and impressive antique Georgian mourning ring has been crafted in 18k yellow gold.
Yellow Gold, Enamel
C1770 18K Posey Ring "Constant Am I Until I Die", size 9
Located in Baltimore, MD
18K posey (or posy) ring with the words ‘Constant am I until I die’ engraved on the inside band, bearing the maker's mark CH. Posey rings were popular in France and England betwe...
18k Gold
C1820 Sapphire and Diamond Triple Cluster Bow Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
This exquisite early 19th century hand carved diamond and sapphire cluster ring is set in silver and gold. During this early period in the 19th century, stones took center stage. Thr...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Extraordinary 18th-Century Steel, Gold & Silver Learned Man’s Signet Ring
Located in Northampton, MA
A masterpiece of early European craftsmanship, this spectacular 18th-century mixed-metal signet ring represents the rarest category of men’s jewelry: a fully engraved learned man’s s...
Gold, Silver, Steel
Antique Rose Diamond and Pearl Mourning Ring, circa 1770.
Located in London, GB
Georgian hair, diamond and pearl mourning ring. Set with twenty eight round rose cut diamonds in closed back grain settings with a combined approximate weight of 0.14 carats, further...
Diamond, Pearl, Rose Gold, Silver
Antique Enamel pearl diamond Gold memorial ring
Located in London, GB
Antique diamond and pearl 'urn' memorial ring. Set with ten round rose cut diamonds in silver cutdown settings with an approximate combined weight of 0.10 carats, decorating an intri...
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold
Antique 18th Century 18K Gold Ring Miniature Grisaille Portrait on Porcelain
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This substantial ring was created in the 3rd quarter of the 18th century out of solid 18K yellow gold. The ring is set with a three quarter portrait of a gentleman wearing an elegant...
Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Carved Turquoise Fede Ring of 15ct Gold, Circa 1800-1837
Located in Lewisburg, PA
Antique Georgian Era Fede Ring – Carved Turquoise Hands with Diamond & Ruby Flowers in 15ct Gold: This exquisite Georgian-era fede ring is a rare and romantic treasure, featuring...
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 15k Gold
Antique 18k Gold Emerald & Diamond Double Heart Ring, Circa, 1820
Located in Altrincham, GB
A particularly high quality fine example crowned double heart ring dating from the early /mid 19th century. The joined hearts likely a representation of the joining of two lovers. A ...
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
18th Century Glass Intaglio & 9 Karat Yellow Gold Ring
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
This unusual ring houses what is often referred to as a 'Tassie Glass' intaglio. The aubergine glass intaglio which depicts a nymph with a tambourine likely dates to the late 18th ce...
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
C1820 18K Diamond Cluster Ring with a Ruby Center
Located in Baltimore, MD
Impressive silver set Georgian diamond cluster ring mounted in an 18K ornamental gold band and dating to 1820.
Diamond, Ruby, Silver, 18k Gold
Stuart Crystal Ring, Sterling Silver and 18k Gold, 8.5, Museum-Quality
Located in Northampton, MA
This rare and magnificent Stuart crystal ring is an exceptional surviving example of 17th–century memorial and political jewelry, crafted in sterling silver and 18k gold and set with...
Crystal, 18k Gold
Antique 18K Gold Black White Enamel Mourning Band Ring, Early 19th Century
Located in Rotterdam, NL
This Georgian-era memorial band ring, crafted in 18-karat gold, dates to London, 1801 and beautifully captures the refined elegance of early 19th-century design.
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Antique French Pink Spinel, Diamond, Silver and Gold Cluster Ring, Circa 1830
Located in London, GB
An antique, French, pink spinel, diamond, gold and silver cluster ring, with a faceted, oval mixed-cut, pink spinel, in a gold claw setting, surrounded by rose-cut diamonds in a silv...
Diamond, Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
A 14k Gold and SIlver Ring set with Rose Cut Diamonds
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An 14 carat yellow gold and silver cluster ring set with a large diamond flower of rose cut diamonds. The round center stone (8 x 0.15 crt H-J, P), surrounded by a border of eight sm...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
C1780 18K Multi- Stone Giardinetti Ring w/ Rubies Emeralds and Diamonds
Located in Baltimore, MD
Late 18th century giardinetti ring, other wise known as "little garden" ring artfully set in silver and 18K gold. Giardinetti rings were first crafted in the 17th century when there ...
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
Berlin Iron Signet Ring with Cast of Faithful Dog and Band of Laurel Leaves
Located in Baltimore, MD
Historic signet ring of Berlin iron, engraved with the symbol of fidelity and loyalty, a loyal dog lifting his paw and looking upwards at his human. The band is carved of laurel lea...
Berlin Iron
18ct Yellow Gold and Platinum Diamond Daisy Cluster Ring
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Diamond Cluster Ring This stunning Art Deco-inspired ring is a masterpiece of craftsmanship. A brilliant-cut center diamond, surrounded by a halo of sparkling diamonds, tak...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Italian Gimmel Fede Gold Ring with Two Hearts, Circa 1800, Size 8.25
Located in Firenze, IT
Gimmel Fede RIng with two heart Probably Italy, c. 1800 Gold Weight 1.03 gr., US size 8.25
Gold
Late 18th Century Gold and Smokey Quartz Family Crest Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
The oval panel carved with a the arms of the BATEMAN family of Middleton Hall and Lomberdale Hall, Youlgreave Derbyshire, to a curved gold surmount ring. Size : 7 The arms of the B...
Quartz, Gold
Antique 1760 Sentimental Rose Cut Diamond Ring Silver Gold Pansy Engraving
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This sentimental diamond ring was created in the 18th century. Five old cut diamond roses are mounted in silver onto a gold ring engraved at the back. Each diamond is engraved on its...
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
Amethyst Memorial Ring for the Right Honourable George Grenville (British Prime
Located in London, GB
Amethyst memorial ring for the Right Honourable George Grenville (British Prime Minister, 1763-1765). Set to centre with one cushion shape old cut amethyst in a closed back cut-down ...
Amethyst, Yellow Gold
14KT Gold & Carved Bloodstone Armorial Crest Ring of the Andrews Family, 18th c
Located in valatie, NY
14KT Yellow Gold and Georgian Carved Bloodstone Armorial Crest Ring of the Andrews Family.
Jasper, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
An 18 Carat Gold and Silver Ring with Green Glass and Diamonds
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An 18 carat rose gold and ring with a hexagonal concave element with dark green, transluscent glass over which a silver diagonal grid set with rose cut diamonds, the shank is florall...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 14K Yellow Gold Fede Ring.
Located in San Francisco, CA
The ring weighs 7.6 grams. This ring is likely Georgian.
Yellow Gold
Antique Rose Cut Diamond Cluster Ring
Located in London, GB
This is a rare antique diamond ring from the Georgian era. The focal high chunky rose cut diamond is encompassed by an array of silver set domed rose cut diamonds; the foiled backing...
Diamond, Silver
Victorian 14 Karat Gold Pearl Turquoise Dragonfly Ring
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
We offer a huge collection of vintage and antique jewellery pieces, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Georgian, Victorian styles, from engagement rings to rose-cut diamond ...
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold
Victorian 9 Karat Gold Pavé Set Turquoise Dome Ring
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
We offer a huge collection of vintage and antique jewellery pieces, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Georgian, Victorian styles, from engagement rings to rose-cut diamond ...
Turquoise, Gold
Edwardian 14 Karat Gold Double Round Carnelian Signet Ring
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
We offer a huge collection of vintage and antique jewellery pieces, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Georgian, Victorian styles, from engagement rings to rose-cut diamond ...
Carnelian, Gold, 14k Gold
Victorian 14 Karat Gold Rose Cut Garnet Ruby Navette Ring
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
We offer a huge collection of vintage and antique jewellery pieces, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Georgian, Victorian styles, from engagement rings to rose-cut diamond ...
Garnet, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
Edwardian 18 Karat Gold Old Mine Cut Diamond Solitaire Ring
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
We offer a huge collection of vintage and antique jewellery pieces, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Georgian, Victorian styles, from engagement rings to rose-cut diamond ...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Edwardian 18 Karat Gold Ruby Diamond Flower Tulip Shape Ring
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
We offer a huge collection of vintage and antique jewellery pieces, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Georgian, Victorian styles, from engagement rings to rose-cut diamond ...
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
Victorian 18 Karat Gold Pearl Old Cut Diamond Ring
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
We offer a huge collection of vintage and antique jewellery pieces, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Georgian, Victorian styles, from engagement rings to rose-cut diamond ...
Diamond, Pearl, Gold
Victorian 18 Karat Gold Antigorite Portrait Cameo Oval Massive Cocktail Ring
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
We offer a huge collection of vintage and antique jewellery pieces, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Georgian, Victorian styles, from engagement rings to rose-cut diamond ...
Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 14k Yellow Gold Wedding Band / Ring Circa 1820
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive 14 karat yellow gold wedding ring / band; part of our diverse antique Georgian yellow gold rings and estate jewelry collections.
Yellow Gold
Edwardian 18 Karat Gold Sapphire Rose Cut Diamond Small Cluster Ring
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
We offer a huge collection of vintage and antique jewellery pieces, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Georgian, Victorian styles, from engagement rings to rose-cut diamond ...
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Late 18th Century Portrait Miniature Ring Of A Lady
Located in Firenze, IT
Georgian portrait miniature ring, set with glass on top, all within a setting of 18kt gold.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique late Baroque (Rococo), Diamond, Blue Enamel Ring
Located in OVIEDO, AS
Antique late Baroque Diamond and Blue Enamel Eight pointed Star Ring (Rococo/ Georgian period) A small portion of History, more 250 years old!!!
Diamond, Enamel, Silver, 18k Gold
C1820 18K Multi-Stone Gold and Silver Italian Giardinetti Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
Rare and wonderful Georgian giardinetti or "garden" ring, Italian for "little garden" is artfully set in silver and 18K gold with .10 carats diamonds, .03 carets emeralds, .03 carat...
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Silver, Gold
C1800 18K Giardinetti "Garden" Ring of Diamonds, Emeralds and Rubies
Located in Baltimore, MD
Rare and wonderful Georgian giardinetti ring, Italian for "little garden", is artfully set in silver with colored stones and 18K gold of diamonds, emeralds and rubies in a garden mo...
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby
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.