What stones were used in Art Deco rings?

A variety of stones were used in Art Deco rings. Some commonly used gemstones included sapphires, emeralds, turquoise, coral, rubies, jade and onyx. Makers also created rings out of diamonds during this period. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of Art Deco rings from some of the world's top dealers.

Art Deco Ring Settings Without Stones

X And O Bracelet Gold

3 Ct Old Mine Cut Diamond Rings

1920 Art Deco Sapphire And Diamond Bracelet

Opal And Diamond Enamel Ring

Three Pearl And Diamond Ring

Platinum Ring Mountings Without Stones

3 Ct Platinum Art Deco 3 Diamond Ring

Sweden Ring 18k

Art Deco 2.30 carat sapphire diamond platinum three stone ring

$13,500

Art Deco 2.30 carat sapphire diamond platinum three stone ring

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This exquisite Art Deco three stone ring is a refined expression of early 20th-century elegance, where bold color and antique diamond brilliance are balanced through impeccable symme...

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Vintage 1920s Art Deco Three-Stone Rings

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Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum

Art Deco Inspired Emerald Cut Ruby Sapphire & Diamond Three-Stone Ring 18K Gold

$1,890 / item

$600,000

$1,375

$2,700

Art Deco–Style Platinum Diamond & Onyx Ring — 1.15 Carats, Size 6.75

Located in Miami, FL

A curved inlay of polished black onyx runs through the band, adding high contrast and emphasizing the ring’s Deco geometry. The platinum setting weighs 5.79 grams, offering presence ...

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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Cocktail Rings

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Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum

Purple Amethyst Diamond Cocktail Ring

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Pink Sapphire 3, 02 Cts Set with 3, 48 Cts of Pink Rubies and Sapphires Ring

By Marion Jeantet

Located in Paris, FR

A pink sapphire cushion with an intense and glittery colour is enhanced by a subtle paved pink rubies and pink sapphires on the mount. The precious stone's graduation colours accentu...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings

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Pink Sapphire, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold

3, 58 Carats Pink Ruby Ring Set With 5, 94 carats Pink and Purple Sapphires Pavage

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3, 58 Carats Pink Ruby Ring Set With 5, 94 carats Pink and Purple Sapphires Pavage

By Marion Jeantet

Located in Paris, FR

An ovale pink ruby with an intense and glittery colour is enhanced by a subtil pink and purple sapphires pavage. the precious stones 'graduation colours accentuates the form and reve...

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20th Century French Art Deco Cocktail Rings

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Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold

Platinum Art Deco Diamond Necklace with Natural Drop Pearl of 7 Carat, 1930s

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Platinum Art Deco Diamond Necklace with Natural Drop Pearl of 7 Carat, 1930s

Located in Antwerp, BE

Drop shape (half-drilled) Approx. 9.12-9.20 x 11.80 mm Total 1.70 grams Natural pearl Natural saltwater pearl DSEF stands for Deutsche Stiftung Edelsteinforschung (German Foundation ...

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Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces

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Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Platinum

BLUE CHALCEDONY Diamonds Rose Gold Cuff Earrings

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L 0.6 in

BLUE CHALCEDONY Diamonds Rose Gold Cuff Earrings

Located in Miami, FL

18 Carat Rose gold Earrings with "rainy" Diamonds Setting, Blue Chalcedony. Blue Chalcedony Cuff Chained. Earrings can be worn with or without the Blue Chalcedony pearl cuff. HAND CA...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stud Earrings

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Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Art Deco 1.30ctw Solitaire Round Green Sapphire & Diamond 18K Vintage Ring

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Art Deco 1.30ctw Solitaire Round Green Sapphire & Diamond 18K Vintage Ring

Located in New York, NY

Offered for sale is a truly superb vintage Art Deco era ring (circa 1930s) crafted beautifully in 18k white gold.

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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Three-Stone Rings

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Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold

2.56 Carat Emerald Cut Tanzanite Ring in 18K White Gold with Rose Cut Diamonds

Sold

Sold

Sold

Sold

Sold

4.21 Carat Round Cut Diamond Engagement Ring With Baguettes in 2 Tone 18k Gold

By Gad & Co.

Located in Miami, FL

EGL certified 4.21 carat round cut natural diamond engagement ring. Set in a gorgeous two-tone 18k gold mounting. The center stone is adorned with 6 baguette-cut diamond side stones....

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Early 2000s North American Art Deco Engagement Rings

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Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum

TIFFANY & Co. Platinum Diamond Sapphire Three Stone Engagement Ring 8.5

$5,500

$18,765

GIA Certified 4.55 Carat Ceylon Sapphire & Diamond Ring in Platinum

Located in Great Neck, NY

GIA certified cushion Ceylon Sapphire weighing 4.55 carats Measuring (10.22x9.80x5.25) mm Trapezoid diamonds weighing .67 carats Diamond quality is G-VVS2 Set in platinum ring 8.07 g...

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2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings

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Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum

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Art Deco Ring Settings Without Stones For Sale on 1stDibs

Find an expansive variety of art deco ring settings without stones available on 1stDibs. These distinct designs — crafted with great care and often made from gold, white gold and 18k gold — can elevate any look. Our selection of items includes 10 vintage examples as well as 11 contemporary versions. Our inventory is broad and distinctive, with accessories on offer that were made as long ago as the 20th Century to those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Art Deco are consistently popular styles when it comes to art deco ring settings without stones. Versions of these items have been a part of the life’s work for many jewelers, but those produced by Gems Paradise, Marion Jeantet and Royaal Stones Ltd are consistently popular. While most can agree that any pick from our collection easily elevates most outfits, but the choice of diamond versions from the 14 available is guaranteed to add a special touch to your ensemble. There are many old european cut, round cut and oval cut art deco ring settings without stones for sale. When shopping our range of art deco ring settings without stones, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for men today than there are for women.

How Much are Art Deco Ring Settings Without Stones?

On average, art deco ring settings without stones at 1stDibs sell for $9,885, while they’re typically $3,300 on the low end and $290,000 for the highest priced versions of this item.

A Close Look at Art-deco Jewelry

Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.

The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.

However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)

While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.

Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.

A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.

Find unique Art Deco necklaces, earrings, bracelets and other jewelry on 1stDibs.

Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship

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.

Finding the Right Rings for You

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.