Antique Ruby Cross
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1740s European Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Garnet, 18k Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Spanish Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1800s American Late Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1770s European Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 22k Gold
1910s Unknown Edwardian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
17th Century European Baroque Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Mexican Antique Ruby Cross
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
1810s Italian Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Coral, Pearl, Ruby, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Silver
1830s Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 18th Century Spanish Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Silver
19th Century Antique Ruby Cross
Opal, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 15k Gold
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
1890s Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 18th Century Saudi Arabian Islamic Antique Ruby Cross
Gold
Early 20th Century Indian Agra Antique Ruby Cross
Wool
1840s British Early Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century English Revival Antique Ruby Cross
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Early 1900s American Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, Gold, Silver
1890s British High Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Ruby Cross
Giltwood
1860s Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, 9k Gold
1910s Edwardian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
1910s Edwardian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Early 1900s English Belle Époque Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
1910s Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
19th Century Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Silver, 14k Gold
18th Century Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby
Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby
19th Century Antique Ruby Cross
Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Gold
1880s Unknown Classical Greek Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Silver
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, Natural Pearl, Onyx, 18k Gold
1890s Late Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
1860s Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Emerald, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Edwardian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Enamel
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
1870s French Gothic Revival Antique Ruby Cross
Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Ruby Cross
Gold Plate, Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Late Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Chalcedony, Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
1780s Spanish George III Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, 18k Gold
Mid-18th Century French Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby
18th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Late 18th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Silver
18th Century British Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
18th Century British Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
1880s Unknown Classical Greek Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Silver
1890s Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Silver
19th Century British Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1830s Unknown Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
1880s British Early Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 9k Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Revival Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Antique Ruby Cross
Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
1880s British Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Pearl, Ruby, Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, Platinum
Early 20th Century European Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
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Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Amethyst, Pinchbeck
Early 20th Century English Antique Ruby Cross
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Morganite, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
18th Century Victorian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
Early 20th Century English Antique Ruby Cross
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 18th Century Portuguese Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Ruby Cross
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Antique Ruby Cross
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Antique Ruby Cross
Gold, 14k Gold
Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Enamel, Silver, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ruby Cross
Diamond, Platinum
1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Ruby Cross
Garnet, 14k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Antique Ruby Cross
Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 22k Gold
Early 19th Century French Georgian Antique Ruby Cross
Sterling Silver
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How Much is a Antique Ruby Cross?
The Legacy of Ruby in Jewelry Design
This deep red gem is the color of heat and passion — vintage and antique ruby jewelry is perfect for those born in the middle of summer.
Rubies are one of the few gemstones that can give diamonds a run for their money. Just consider the Van Cleef & Arpels “scarf” necklace the Duke of Windsor presented to the Duchess on her 40th birthday, in 1936 — set with diamonds and dripping with rubies, a testament to the deep-red gemstone’s power — or the slippers encrusted with 4,600 rubies that Harry Winston made to commemorate The Wizard of Oz’s golden anniversary. July babies have permission to adorn themselves with this beautiful red stone even when it’s not their birthday.
Rubies are considered precious stones — along with diamonds, sapphires and emeralds — and have a hardness of 9.0 on the Mohs Scale, surpassed only by Moissanite and diamonds. They are composed of corundum, a colorless mineral that is also the basic material of sapphires. In the July birthstone, the red of the gemstone — and the various hues seen in sapphires — are produced by the presence of trace elements. In the case of a ruby, this element is chromium. Rubies range in color from vermilion to a violet red. They are also pleochroic, which means that a stone’s hue can vary depending on the direction of viewing. The most sought-after color is pigeon’s blood: pure red with a hint of blue.
Rubies that are hosted in dolomite marble are the most prized: Because the marble is low in iron, so are the rubies, resulting in a more intense color. Rubies found in basalt, which has a higher iron content, are generally darker and less intense.
When shopping for antique and vintage ruby jewelry, remember that the 4Cs of selecting the perfect diamond — color, clarity, cut and carat — also apply to rubies.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, the color of the July birthstone should be a vibrant to slightly purplish red, and the stone should be clear and inclusion-free. Accordingly, the cut should show off its color and clarity. As for the last criterion, fine rubies more than a carat in weight are rare. Often, large rubies are more expensive than diamonds of comparable weights.
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