Bvlgari Italy 18k Yellow Gold, Cabochon Citrine & Amethyst Double Snake Ring
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Here is your chance to purchase a beautiful and highly collectible designer set of rings. Truly a great piece at a great price! Weight: 20.1 grams Dimensions: 1/2" (height of eac...
Amethyst, Citrine, 18k Gold
Antique Georgian Rose Cut Diamond Ruby 14K Yellow Gold Double Snake Ring
Located in New York, NY
Superb, substantial Georgian period Rose cut diamond, ruby 14K gold double serpent ring. The perfect symbol of eternal love.
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Lalaounis 18 Karat Yellow Gold and Cabochon Ruby Double Snake Ring Vintage Rare
By Ilias Lalaounis
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Here is your chance to purchase a beautiful and highly collectible designer ring. Truly a great piece at a great price! Weight: 11.3 grams Dimensions: 1" (height) 1/8" (width of...
Ruby, 18k Gold
1930s Antique Diamond and Yellow Gold Snake Ring
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This fine and impressive antique double snake ring has been crafted in 14k yellow gold.
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$2,600
Antique Victorian Garnet Double Serpent Ring
Located in Stamford, CT
The garnet chosen for this double snake ring is a glowing, brilliant red , surrounded by two repousse engraved serpents that wrap themselves around the stone winding their way on to ...
Garnet, 10k Gold
Vintage 9k yellow gold skinny snake ring
Located in NEWARK, GB
I love the sweet simplicity of this vintage 9ct gold double snake ring. It is a skinny snake ring so works well with other rings too!
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Diamond and Sapphire Snake Ring, 9k Yellow Gold
Located in NEWARK, GB
You can't help but be charmed by this impeccable antique, late Victorian diamond and sapphire double snake ring. Coils of rich yellow gold form the body of these handsome intertwine...
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian 14 Karat Gold 0.18 Carat SI Ruby 0.10 Carat VS Diamond Snake Ring
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This is a lovely Victorian double snake ring crafted in 14K yellow gold. Circa 1890.
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage Handmade Silver Double Cobra Snake Ring
Located in London, GB
Vintage sterling silver ring featuring a wonderful etched double cobra snake design.
Vintage Diamond Sapphire Yellow Gold Double Headed Snake Ring
Located in South Pasadena, CA
Vintage diamond sapphire and yellow gold double-headed snake ring circa 1930.
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Snake Ring Black Diamond Double Victorian Style J Dauphin
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Snake Ring 4 pcs Black Diamond Double Victorian Style J Dauphin set as snake eyes J DAUPHIN " The life is but a dream" Made in Bronze Hand made in Los Angeles Available in Us Size ...
Black Diamond, Bronze
Emerald Diamond Gold Platinum Double Headed Snake Band Ring
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An 18K Yellow gold snake ring, with two platinum heads, set with approximately 1ct of assorted round brilliant cut diamonds, and 4 emeralds weighing 0.15ct, total approximate weight....
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
Victorian Double-Headed Sapphire Diamond 18 Karat Gold Snake Ring
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
During the lavish, royal Victorian era snakes symbolized eternity. The twisted snakes of this Victorian double-headed snake ring represents the infinity symbol and will serve as a ta...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Snake Ring Black Diamond Double Head Victorian Style J Dauphin
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Snake Ring 4 Black Diamond Double Head Victorian Style J Dauphin J DAUPHIN " The life is but a dream" Made in Bronze Hand made in Los Angeles Available in Us Size 5-9 Made to Orde...
Black Diamond, Bronze
Emerald White Diamond Ruby Double Head Snake Ring Cocktail Ring J Dauphin
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Emerald Marquis White Diamond Ruby Snake Ring Cocktail Ring Bronze J Dauphin Style: Cocktail Ring Material: Polished Bronze Designer: J Dauphin J DAUPHIN "Eternal Renewal" Hand M...
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Bronze
Emerald White Diamond Ruby Double Head Snake Ring Cocktail Ring J Dauphin
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Emerald Marquis White Diamond Ruby Snake Ring Cocktail Ring Bronze J Dauphin Style: Cocktail Ring Material: Polished Bronze Designer: J Dauphin J DAUPHIN "Eternal Renewal" Hand M...
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Bronze
Double Headed Snake Ring Vintage 14 Karat Yellow Gold Cultured Pearl Estate
Located in Torrance, CA
Finely detailed vintage double headed snake ring, crafted in 14 karat yellow gold.
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Double-headed Pear-Shaped Emeralds with Pave`set Diamonds, Sterling Snake Ring
Located in Nantucket, MA
A very cool double-headed snake ring with two pear-shaped, faceted emeralds with pave` set diamonds set in oxidized sterling.
Diamond, Emerald, Sterling Silver
Emerald Ruby Snake Ring Double Head Victorian Style Bronze Cocktail J Dauphin
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Emerald Ruby Snake Ring Double Head Victorian Style Bronze Cocktail J Dauphin 2 pcs Emerald 2 pcs Ruby eyes on two Snake head Ring Victorian Style J DAUPHIN " The life is but a dre...
Emerald, Ruby, Bronze
Antique English Hallmarked 18K Diamond and Sapphire Double Snake Coil Ring V1141
Located in Osprey, FL
♥ Antique English Hallmarked 18K Diamond and Sapphire Double Snake Coil Ring ♥ The item measures 11.6mm in length (North South direction), 19mm in width (East West direction), and ...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Victorian Diamond and 18 Carat Gold Double Snake
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This gorgeous snake ring has sparkling eyes which are set with two diamonds measuring 10pts each. The bright yellow gold is moulded into the smooth flowing shape of two snakes that a...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Double Snake or Serpent Textured Ring with Diamonds Eyes, Adjustable 24k Gold SS
Located in Bozeman, MT
Snake motifs are one of the earliest historical and culturally diverse mythological symbols, and figure prominently in jewelry, particularly rings. Since snakes shed their skin they ...
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold, 24k Gold, Gold
Victorian Diamond and Garnet 9 Carat Gold Double Snake
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This gorgeous snake ring has two snakes, one with a diamond set in the head and the other has garnet. The stones measure 10pts each. The bright yellow gold is moulded into the smooth...
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Gold
Antique Victorian 1880 Doubleheaded Snake Ring Ruby Diamond Yellow Gold
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This delicare double headed snake ring has been made around 1880.
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
C1880 Intertwined Snake Studded with Paste Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire & Rubies
Located in Baltimore, MD
Substantial Victorian 10K double headed snake ring with diamond and ruby paste heads and two pairs of glowing paste eyes, one set of "emerald" green paste and the other "sapphire" o...
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 10k Gold
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Jewelled Rings Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage antiqued copper toned necklace featuring a double snake chain and three intertwined rings embellished with citrine color crystals.
Late Victorian Diamond Double Snake Gold Ring
Located in London, GB
A late Victorian diamond double snake gold ring, the two entwinned snakes, make in yellow gold, the heads each set with an old European-cut diamond, the diamonds estimated to weigh a...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Edwardian Ruby Diamond Double Snake Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A cool antique double snake ring dating from the Edwardian era. Each snake has been set with a gemstone on its head - a ruby and an old cut diamond - and it's modelled in 18k gold wi...
White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique Victorian Ruby and Diamond Double Snake Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
This classic coiled double snake ring is modelled in 15k yellow gold, with clear Chester hallmarks for the year 1882.
White Diamond, Ruby, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Solid 14 Karat Yellow Gold Genuine Ruby and Sapphire Double Snake Ring 7.6g
Located in Manchester, NH
This solid 14k yellow gold double snake ring features one round ruby & one round sapphire.
18k Yellow Gold Diamond Red Ruby Double Snake Ring
Located in Versailles, FR
For sale a lively French made hefty double snake ring from the early 20th century. The ring features two twisted snakes, one with a diamond on its head, the other one with a red ruby.
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Sold|$1,750
1920s Diamond Gold Double Snake Ring
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of sleeping beauties! Little white antique cut diamonds make for a lovely detail of sparkle, while the engraving brings the scales and texture to life! *14k yellow gold *r...
White Diamond, 14k Gold
Sold|$2,400
Gold Diamond Emerald Ruby Double Snake Ring
Located in Phoenix, AZ
A gold double snake head ring. 18k yellow gold item features bezel set diamonds (approx. .5tcw) with ruby and emerald 'eyes'.
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
Edwardian 9 Carat Rose Gold and Garnet Double Snake Ring
Located in St Helens, GB
A Victorian period snake ring. SIZE ; T UK, 9 1/2 US Solid 9 carat rose gold example with double crossoveR snake design.
Garnet, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 9 Carat Rose Gold and Ruby Double Snake Ring
Located in St Helens, GB
Good condition, securely set stones though so wear to the settings and throughout. Clear hallmarks. Double snake design.
Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Edwardian Double Snake Ring Unisex 9 Carat Dated 1913
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This fabulous 9ct Gold Edwardian unisex serpent ring is dated Birmingham 1913. The ring is decorated with two snakes twisted together and beautiful detailed. Serpent jewellery beca...
9k Gold
Sold|$1,050
Edwardian Double Snake Garnet Ring
Located in New York, NY
English in origin, 9k rose gold and garnet chunky double snake ring. One stone is garnet, the other tests as spinel (old replacement).
Garnet, Spinel, 9k Gold
Sold|$1,390
Victorian Double Snake Diamond Ring
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful late Victorian English 18k double snake ring. The double-coiled snake bodies form a ring.
Diamond, 18k Gold
Loree Rodkin Diamond and 18K Gold Snake Knuckle Bondage Ring
By Loree Rodkin
Located in London, GB
Loree Rodkin Diamond and 18K Gold Snake Knuckle Bondage Ring Exquisite 18k gold double snake ring covered in diamonds.
Diamond, 18k Gold
Victorian White Diamond "Twin Snake" 18 Karat Gold Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A particularly style Victorian double snake ring, each serpent set with an old mine cut diamond in the head.
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Ruby Diamond Gold Double Snake Band Ring
Located in Narberth, PA
It has been an inspiration for jewelry design for ages, often used to symbolize eternity, everlasting love, life and protection. This gorgeous double snake ring from the Victorian...
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique Victorian Ruby Diamond Snake Ring 18 Carat Gold, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
A grand antique Victorian double snake ring crowned with Red Cabochon Ruby eyes and four old European cut Diamonds, approx. 0.50ct in total.
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Scarce 19th Century South Indian Gold Snake Twin Gimmel Ring Sapphire Emerald
Located in London, GB
Crafted from two individual gold bands, these coiled serpents lock together to form a beautiful intertwined double snake ring. Intricate and unusual in design, this ring crafted wa...
Chrysoberyl, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 22k Gold
Sold|$5,800
Double Intertwining Ruby Snake Ring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very Stylized Victorian ring with double intertwining snakes that have cabachon ruby eyes and larger faceted burmese rubies inlaid heads.
Antique Diamond and Ruby Double Headed Snake Ring
Located in London, GB
This Victorian Snake Ring is set with an old European Cut Diamond and a beautiful Ruby, which may be of Burma origin. Both serpents have closed mouths and a sleepy expression and the...
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Sold|$7,500
Intertwining Double Snake Necklace
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Long Pendant with two stylized snakes intertwining. One at the top has an old european cut diamond head and the one at the bottom has a sapphire head. In between is another old eur...
Diamond
1980s Multi-Gemstone Gold Double Snake Head Crossover Ring
Located in New York, NY
18kt High Polish yellow Gold Highly Stylish Double Snake Head Multi-Colored Stone Bypass Ring Consisting Of Faceted Pink Tourmalines,Turquoise , Amethysts,Peridots & Aquamarines With...
Multi-gemstone, White Diamond, 18k Gold
Art Deco Double Ruby and Diamond Snake Style Ring
Located in New York, NY
A super Art Deco snake style 18-karat gold ring with ruby cabochon on head and tail with a diamond cluster around the waist.
Ruby, 18k Gold
Double headed gold and enamel snake ring with diamond eyes
Located in New York, NY
20th Century double headed black enameled snake ring with diamond eyes in 18kt gold 1" length size 6
A Victorian Gold and Diamond double headed Snake Ring
Located in London, GB
Each head with a wide grin and set with a small Diamond and the two coil shank fully hallmarked by the city of Chester 18ct Gold and the date letter for the year 1900. The makers m...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage Double Headed 18k Gold Sapphire and Diamond Snake Ring
Located in Rottedam, NL
A rather unique gold vintage snake ring. Made of solid 18k yellow gold and set with blue sapphires and diamonds this snake is rather substantial and weights almost 5 g! The body of ...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
An Edwardian Gold and Diamond set double headed Snake Ring
Located in London, GB
Each head set with three graduating old mine Diamonds and with little Gold button eyes. The three coils wrap around the finger and the inner shank with full London hallmarks for 18 c...
Diamond, 18k Gold
A Victorian double headed Gold Snake Ring of twist design
Located in London, GB
One head set with an old mine Diamond and the other with a faceted Sapphire, both heads set with Diamond eyes. The two coils wrap around the finger and the maker JWB Ltd has given b...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Temple St. Clair Blue Sapphire Gold Double Serpent Snake Ring
By Temple St. Clair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An 18k yellow gold serpent ring set with blue sapphires. The ring is a size 7. Ring is 13mm at widest point. The weight of the piece is 12.5 grams. Marked: Temple mark, 750. Reta...
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
A petite Victorian Gold and Turquoise double headed Snake Ring
Located in London, GB
The two coils entwining the finger and within, the full hallmark for the city of London 15ct Gold and the date letter for 1857 and the makers mark GR.GR. Both heads set with a caboc...
Turquoise, 15k Gold
Sold|$8,500
Victorian Snake Ring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18k yellow gold Victorian double headed snake ring. There is a full cut diamond in each head, wrapping around a large approximately 1.60 carat old european cut diamond, approximatel...
Diamond, 18k Gold
A King George VI Gold and Platinum Double Headed Snake Ring
Located in London, GB
Each head set with Diamond eyes and with faint smiles and the two coil shank with full hallmark for the city of Birmingham 18 ct Gold and the date letter for 1948 The combination o...
18k Gold, Platinum
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.
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