Ella Gafter South Sea Pearl Diamond Ring
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
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Ella Gafter South Sea Pearl Diamond Ring For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Ella Gafter South Sea Pearl Diamond Ring?
Ella Gafter for sale on 1stDibs
Even before Ella Gafter founded her namesake jewelry collection in 1982, she was a formidable presence in the jewelry industry.
As a Rome-based gem dealer, Gafter sold pearls and precious stones to retailers and jewelers but was often dissatisfied with how they made use of the rare materials she worked so hard to source. Instead of grousing, she decided to design jewels that would do them justice, focusing primarily on pearls — akoya, Tahitian and South Sea. She explains her fascination with the lustrous marine treasures simply: “Every woman looks better with pearls than without.”
Her daughter Talila Gafter, then an undergrad at Harvard, was her ally in getting the project off the ground. Together, they made the rounds to stores with Ella’s first efforts. “We had a little pouch with eight pieces and we sold everything,” Talila tells 1stDibs. After graduation, she “was involved one hundred percent” in building the company, whose pieces are handmade by master jewelers in Naples.
The designer insists that her unwavering focus is the source of her success. “There’s no compromising for me,” she says. She’s been known to replace the pearls in a single piece time after time until she’s certain she’s achieved her ideal result. “A pearl you have to respect,” she explains. “You have to put it where it wants to sit.”
Ella describes the collaboration with her daughter as a “partnership,” with each having her own domain. “I’m all fantasy; Talila is the concrete one,” she says. The company is now based in New York City, with Talila as its president while Ella is firmly at the helm of creative decisions. “I’ve never made a design suggestion to Ella,” says Talila. “Nobody does.”
That forbearance has been earned, says Talila. “I admire that Ella doesn’t take no for an answer, her tenacity, her extraordinary ambition. She believes as long as there is life, there is a lot of beauty to create. She’s a force of nature.”
Find Ella Gafter earrings, rings, necklaces and other jewelry on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right cocktail-rings for You
A flashy symbol of wealth during the early 20th century, antique and vintage cocktail rings have gained broader appeal in the decades since for the hefty dose of glamour they bring to any ensemble.
Cocktail rings earned their name for their frequent appearances during glitzy cocktail parties at the height of the Prohibition era. Back then, these accessories were seen not only as statement pieces but as statements in and of themselves. They openly represented a sense of freedom and independence as well as a demonstration of opulence. After all, the 1920s heralded the Harlem Renaissance and Art Deco design, and a slew of social and cultural shifts meant that women in particular were breaking from pre–World War I conventions and embracing newfound freedoms to express themselves as individuals.
Women expressly wore cocktail rings on the fingers of their right hand versus the left, which was “reserved” for an engagement ring or wedding band, accessories definitely paid for by a suitor. And for cocktail rings, the bigger the colored gem at the center — which is usually mounted in a high setting — and the more elaborate the design, the stronger the likelihood of being noticed.
Cocktail rings remained a popular piece of jewelry for women until the 1930s, when the Great Depression and the onset of war marked a change in behaviors nationwide. While the 1960s and ’70s saw a return in visibility for the accessory, it wasn’t until the 1980s that cocktail rings once again assumed their position as a beacon of luxury and glitz.
During the 20th century, the range of dazzling cocktail rings seems to have been limitless, from glimmering gold rings set with carved jade diamonds designed by David Webb to Pomellato’s pink quartz confections to striking Gucci butterfly rings with accent diamonds set in a pavé fashion.
So, how do you wear a cocktail ring? Cocktail rings “can be worn for almost anything — dinners, date nights, parties, special events, on the red carpet,” explains David Joseph of New York-based jewelry brand Bochic.
Can you wear cocktail rings with other rings? “In my opinion, cocktail rings should stand on their own since they showcase a large gem in the center,” says Joseph.
These glamorous jewels can be worn inside or outside crowded taverns, in either daytime or nighttime with casual or dressy attire. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of antique and vintage cocktail rings, including those offered by Chanel, whose elegant cocktail rings often feature pearls and, of course, diamonds, and sometimes were styled after showy flowers like the camellia, and Van Cleef & Arpels, whose detailed and intricate designs are viewed as miniature pieces of wearable art.