English Gold Locket Ring c1917
Located in London, GB
Gold locket ring. A yellow gold locket ring in the form of a triptych, the central square bezel
1910s British Antique Locket Ring
Yellow Gold
English Gold Locket Ring c1917
Located in London, GB
Gold locket ring. A yellow gold locket ring in the form of a triptych, the central square bezel
Yellow Gold
Victorian Burmese jade locket ring, circa 1870.
Located in London, GB
Victorian Burmese jade locket ring. Set to centre with an oval cabochon natural unenhanced Burmese
Jade, 15k Gold
Georgian 18k Enamel Locket Ring
Located in Narberth, PA
A spectacular and very rare locket ring from the Georgian (ca1750s) era! This unusual ring which is
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Yellow Gold Pearl and Crystal Halo Hair Locket Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
Antique Yellow Gold Pearl and Crystal Halo Hair Locket Ring delightful pearl halo ring with
Crystal, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Victorian 18kt Gold Locket Ring with Diamond Accents
Located in Braintree, GB
A beautifully crafted Victorian-era locket ring, designed with a hidden hinged compartment, a
18k Gold
French Victorian secret opening locket ring with pearls in 18k gold
Located in PARIS, FR
Victorian secret locket ring in 18 karat gold. This charming oval ring contains a secret
Pearl, 18k Gold
Victorian Pearl, Diamond and Enamel Mourning Locket Ring
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderfully hand made yellow gold Victorian mourning ring. The ring is set with a central
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Georgian Diamond Enameled Urn Mourning Hair Locket Ring
Located in Narberth, PA
This exceptional memorial urn ring from the Georgian era (ca1779) is quite an unusual piece
Diamond, 18k Gold
Victorian Blue Enamel & Pearl Locket Ring of 18k Gold
Located in Lewisburg, PA
A jewel of sentiment and artistry, this mid-Victorian ring (circa 1860–1870) features a luminous
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late Georgian 9 Carat Gold Pearl Cluster Locket Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This Georgian ring holds a lock of hair behind glazing. The shoulders of the ring are delicate and
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold
$1,277Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Georgian 1830s 18K Yellow Gold Turquoise and Pearl Pansy Locket Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
yellow gold. Verso, the ring reveals a secret, a hidden locket compartment, covered with a circular piece
Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$1,392Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Georgian 18K Yellow Gold Baroque Pearl and Ruby Cluster Locket Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
is concealed. Oftentimes, the locket sections of rings such as this have been lost, so it is a rare
Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Banded Agate Locket Back Signet Ring
Located in Stamford, CT
A victorian banded agate 18 Kt signet ring with a white line straight across the center is a
Agate, 18k Gold
Early Victorian Black Enamel Book Locket Mourning Ring
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful 15ct yellow gold mourning ring from the Victorian era. The ring has been set
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Georgian 1800s Hair Locket Black Enamel Mourning Ring
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful 15ct yellow gold mourning ring from the late Georgian era. The ring has been
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique turquoise and pearl locket memorial ring, circa 1837.
Located in London, GB
Antique turquoise and pearl locket memorial ring. The circular bezel is set with one central
Pearl, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Early Victorian 1830s Hair Locket Black Enamel Mourning Ring
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful 18ct yellow gold mourning ring from the late Georgian era. The ring has been
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Georgian Diamond Black Enamel Locket Mourning 18 KT Ring
Located in Napoli, IT
An antique Georgian period Diamond and Black enamel mourning ring in 18 Kt yellow gold, set with an
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Georgian Enamel Glazed Locket Front Mourning 18 Carat Gold Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This lovely mourning ring has a decorative band and has enamel around the locket holding plaited
Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian Black Enamel Locket Front 18ct Yellow Gold Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
Antique Victorian Black Enamel Locket Front 18ct Yellow Gold Ring inscription reads “ for memory
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Georgian 1.30 Ct. Antique Cut Diamond 18 KT Locket Mourning Ring
Located in Napoli, IT
Georgian Remembrance This simply exquisite antique Georgian ring is 1790/1810 ca. – English origin
Diamond, 18k Gold
Charles Green & Sons Antique 1900s Yellow Gold Locket Signet Ring with Enamel
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An impressive 18 karat yellow gold signet ring, ornamented with a hidden enamel compartment; part
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
15ct Gold Victorian Onyx, Diamond & Seed Pearl Daisy Cluster Ring Locket Back
Located in Brighton, GB
feature of this ring is its locket back, which holds woven hair, a poignant reminder of lost loved ones
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold
Antique C.1795 Yellow Gold Blue and White Enamel Locket Front Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
Antique C.1795 Yellow Gold Blue and White Enamel Locket Front Ring inscribed “jane mary roper died
Yellow Gold, Enamel
$1,799Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Victorian 18K Gold Black Enamel and Pearl Hinged Locket Mourning Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An antique gold, black enamel and pearl ring, comprising three seed pearls and black enamel, with a
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Victorian Turquoise and Rose Cut Diamond 9 Carat Gold Cluster Locket Back Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This beauty has an incredibly decorative 9ct gold shank and a locket back on the underside of the
Turquoise, Diamond, Gold
Georgian Snake Poison Locket Pendant Mourning Garnet Antique Gold 1800 Rare
Located in New York, NY
, jewelers were creating locket rings in the shape of caskets which served as mementos for mourners. These
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
C1880 18K Five Stone Almandine Garnet Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
alongside an almandine garnet single stone locket back ring.
Garnet, 18k Gold
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Victorian Style Silver Oval Filigree Locket/Reliquary Pendant
Located in Guaynabo, PR
glass that covers the front and back of the locket. A large silver ring at the top serves to hang it.
Silver
$1,102Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Victorian 15K Yellow Gold Pearl Engraved Garter Locket
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
to hold photos in place. The glass is no longer present. The locket sports a sturdy jump ring bale
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Art Nouveau Four Leaf Clover Diamond Locket Pendant
Located in Rotterdam, NL
An antique four-leaf clover locket pendant dating back to the Art Nouveau movement, 1890-1914. The
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique Victorian Silver Pearl Locket Pendant Box Peacock Feather Flower Leaf
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS A GORGEOUS VICTORIAN - BELLE EPOQUE LOCKET PENDANT OR JEWELRY, RING OR PILL BOX IN SILVER
Pearl, Silver
Antique Victorian Gold and Turquoise Memorial Brooch, ca. 1870–1890
Located in Rotterdam, NL
especially popular in sentimental pieces such as brooches, rings, and lockets, symbolizing enduring affection
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Victorian mourning cross – gold, silver, diamonds and pearls.
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
often braided into chains, set beneath glass in lockets, or fashioned into rings and bracelets, allowing
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
Desbazeille Art Nouveau Champagne Diamond and Gold Cufflinks, Circa 1895
Located in London, GB
jewellery, such as cufflinks, lockets, swivel seals, rings and stickpins. His son, Germain, joined the firm
Brown Diamond, Diamond, Gold
$738Sale Price|25% Off
HALL DU VOYAGES 1900 Paris Travel Foldable Clock In Sterling Silver With Niello
Located in Miami, FL
snap locket and a movable ring on top to wear in a chain or watch-fob. Dial: Round in white porcelain
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian 14K Gold Seed Pearl Buckle Bracelet, 19th Century
Located in Rotterdam, NL
designs were often exchanged as tokens of affection, appearing in bracelets, lockets, and rings during the
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold
Unavailable|$2,239
Flower Enamel Secret Locket Ring in 18k Gold
Located in PARIS, FR
Flower enamel secret locket ring in 18 karat yellow gold. Antique ring with an oval bezel in blue
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Unavailable|$1,850
Emerald Pearl Gold Locket Ring
Located in New York, NY
shoulder. Lovely engraving on the top and shoulders of the ring. Underneath is a locket compartment.
Emerald, Pearl, 15k Gold
Unavailable|$1,775
First World War Gold Locket Ring
Located in London, GB
A most unusual ring which lifts up to reveal a locket inside. It is well engraved and in very good
18k Gold
Unavailable|$2,900
Antique South American Gold Locket Ring
Located in London, GB
? and the the shoulders are engraved with pre Columbian Mayan masks. This is an interesting Ring that I
18k Gold
Unavailable|$3,950
Victorian Natural Untreated Red Spinel Rare Secret Locket Ring
Located in Napoli, IT
So Rare to Treasure! This very unusual Victorian ring attracts for beauty of the mount and
Spinel, 14k Gold
Unavailable|$1,065
Victorian 14k gold secret box floral ring, antique locket ring
Located in Versailles, FR
For sale a lovely 14K gold secret box ring all in its original condition. The ring features a
14k Gold
Antique Victorian Pearl Diamond Locket Ring 9 Carat Gold Dated 1848
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This beautiful ring has been modelled in 9ct Yellow Gold and features six gorgeous Pearls which
Diamond, Pearl, 9k Gold
Unavailable|$1,250
Georgian in Memory of Locket Memorial Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A superb Georgian memorial ring dedicated to "Mrs Janet Patrick, died 20th July 1825". The band is
18k Gold
Unavailable|$3,467
Georgian Chased 18 Karat Gold Locket Band Ring
Located in Boston, Lincolnshire
A Rare Georgian c.1820 beautifully hand chased with flowers and foliage gold band with a hidden compartment. The band has a secret compartment that opens from inside. It contains a l...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Unavailable|$15,000
Antique Gold Locket Swivel Ring with Portrait of Napoléon Bonaparte
Located in Chicago, IL
Swivel Ring with Portrait of Napoleon in a Crystal Locket France, c. 1815 Weight 1.7 gr.; bezel
Crystal, Gold
Antique Victorian Pearl Diamond Ring 18 Carat Gold Locket Back, circa 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
gallery. The ring also features a locket back which consists of a crystal window. The locket currently
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Unavailable|$1,250
Georgian Turquoise and Garnet Cabochon Ring
Located in New York, NY
A Georgian turquoise and cabochon garnet ring. Originally the center locket of the ring had had
Garnet, Turquoise, 14k Gold
Unavailable|$2,645
Antique Victorian Stuart Crystal Pearl Diamond circa 1880 Locket Brooch
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This clever Victorian Stuart Crystal locket brooch is ringed with a halo of pearls and has a line
Crystal, Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable|$3,400
19th Century French Officer Sword Made by Fonson
Located in Charleston, SC
with a gilt copper locket, loose ring attached to the locket and the chape of the scabbard in gilded
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Sold|$8,500
Antique French Guilloche Enamel Locket Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Victorian Era Antique French Locket Ring circa 1890 The cover of the secret compartment is
Diamond, 18k Gold
Sold|$4,700
Georgian Turquoise and Pearl Locket Ring
By Glorious Antique Jewelry Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
glow of the turquoise and pearl gems are all extraordinary. Locket rings from the early nineteenth
Natural Pearl, Turquoise, 15k Gold
Sold|$2,400
Diamond Gold Locket Ring for Sweet Thoughts
By Glorious Antique Jewelry Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
18kt ring with hidden initials under the locket. English hallmarks abound. Notice the floral sprays on
Diamond, 18k Gold
Victorian 18 Karat Yellow Gold Ruby Diamond Claddagh Locket Ring
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This is a stunning antique Claddagh locket ring crafted in 18K yellow gold. The piece features
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian 9K Yellow Gold Oval Engraved Locket Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An antique yellow gold ring, comprising one oval shaped locket compartment, in 9 karat yellow gold
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Georgian Twin Pair of Gold Enamel Locket Rings
Located in Stamford, CT
An extraordinary pair of Georgian Enamel and Gold Locket bands come to the market once or twice in
18k Gold, Enamel
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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