Sapphire Chaumet Ring
20th Century Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s French Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Retro Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Art Deco Figurines and Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Silver
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21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Evening Dresses and Gowns
Late 20th Century Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s French Modern Fashion Rings
Amethyst, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Tsavorite, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Pink Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
20th Century Wrist Watches
Stainless Steel, Steel
Vintage 1980s French Fashion Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
1990s Unknown Fashion Rings
Ruby, Platinum
Recent Sales
Early 2000s French Band Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s French Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s French Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s French Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s French Dome Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Dome Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s French Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Modern Dome Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Band Rings
Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
20th Century French Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Band Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century French Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Modern Band Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Dome Rings
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Dome Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
1990s French Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
French Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Wedding Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Cluster Rings
Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century French More Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Fashion Rings
Coral, Emerald, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Bangles
Sapphire, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
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Decades before luxury French jewelry maisons such as Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier were born, Marie-Étienne Nitot (1750–1809) founded the house that became the internationally esteemed Chaumet, which, for centuries, has created timeless necklaces, watches, rings, tiaras and other jewelry and accessories for royalty as well as Hollywood luminaries.
Before opening his own jewelry house, Nitot worked as an apprentice to Ange-Joseph Aubert, court jeweler to Marie Antoinette, and collaborated on pieces for the Queen. In 1780, he left Aubert’s side to open his own maison.
Surviving the upheaval of the French Revolution, Nitot soon found lavish commissions with the new people in power. The Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte longed for France to once again be the epicenter of luxury, making himself the fashionable face of the prospering country. Nitot’s commissions for Napoléon began with the papal tiara for Pope Pius VII that included a 414-carat emerald among its thousands of precious stones and the 1804 coronation sword, a decadent piece that featured the 140-carat Regent diamond.
The young jewelry house soon became the official jeweler of the Imperial Court, the personal jeweler of Empress Joséphine and one of the most sought-after jewelers in Europe. Chaumet’s work in this era helped popularize the tiara as a status symbol, with ornate pieces designed for Joséphine and Empress Marie-Louise, Napoléon’s second wife.
After Nitot died in 1809, his son, François-Regnault, took over in 1812 and moved the maison into the Place Vendôme, making it the first business to occupy the Parisian center of luxury. By then, Chaumet had included timepieces in its offerings, such as bracelet watches adorned with precious gemstones and equipped with movements made by Breguet (which opened a shop on Place Vendôme in 1933).
After the fall of the Napoléon Empire, successors Jean-Baptiste and Jules Fossin focused more on romantic styles of jewelry that referenced the past and nature, an approach carried on by Valentin and Prosper Morel. It was Joseph Chaumet, director from 1885 to 1928, who gave the maison its illustrious name and brought it into the 20th century with jewelry, accessories and tiaras inspired by the extravagant decor of the Belle Époque.
Later, with Joseph’s son, Marcel Chaumet, succeeding him, the house would be featured at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris — from which the term Art Deco derives — and, alongside the likes of Cartier, would be seen as a leader in introducing the flamboyantly geometric designs and high-contrast color pairings of Art Deco jewelry to the global stage.
Chaumet has adapted over the years to meet changing tastes and trends. The house still reigns in the world of luxury jewelry, celebrating its 240th anniversary in 2020. Since 1999, it has been part of the LVMH Group. Its salons and high jewelry workshop continue to operate in the Place Vendôme where gem-setters, polishers and jewelers craft rings, earrings, watches and enduringly popular tiaras.
Find an exquisite range of authentic vintage Chaumet 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.