David Webb Iconic Green Enamel Snake Ring 18 Karat
By David Webb
Located in North Hollywood, CA
David Webb Iconic Green Enamel snake ring has a Diamond head and is in near excellent shape.
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Rossella Ugolini 24k Yellow Gold Plated Ruby Eye Black Enamel Snake Ring
By Rossella Ugolini
Located in Rome, IT
Rossella Ugolini 24k Yellow Gold Plated Ruby Eyes Black Enamel Snake Ring. Handcrafted in Italy, this snake ring is a unique piece in bohemian style, featuring black enamel.
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold Plate
David Webb vintage diamond and enamel snake ring, American, circa 1970.
By David Webb
Located in London, GB
David Webb vintage diamond and enamel snake ring. An 18 carat gold ring in the form of a snake, the head and entwined section of the tail set with twenty five round old cut diamonds ...
Gilded Silver White Enamel Snake Ring Ruby Head
Located in North Hollywood, CA
I usually do not purchase anything that is not 14K, 18K, or platinum but this snake ring really caught my eye. This lovely snake ring has a Ruby of 1 carat, two (2) Ruby eyes of 0.10...
Ruby, Silver, Enamel
Antique Blue Enamel Snake Ring, Diamond Cross, Ruby, 14k Gold, Russian
Located in NEWARK, GB
You cannot help but be mesmerised by this impeccable, fine and rare antique snake ring. The front of the ring is designed as a snake coiled around a beautiful diamond set cross, the...
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Snake Ring Ruthenium Plated Ring Blue Enamel
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Snake Ring Ruthenium Plated Ring Blue Enamel Size: Us Size 7 1/2 J Dauphin, founded in 2006 by Johanna Dauphin, is a brand synonymous with luxury, sustainability, and a rock 'n' r...
Enamel
Antique Victorian Enamel Diamond Ruby Gold Snake Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1890 A cobalt blue enamel and 18K yellow gold ring is designed as a coiled snake.
Diamond, Enamel
This 18K Snake Ring Cobalt Blue Enamel Rubies Diamonds
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This 18K snake ring is enameled in Cobalt blue and has Rubies and Diamonds all around.
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
Snake Ring Enamel and Diamond Ring in 18 Karat Rose Gold
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Embrace your unique style with our exquisite Snake Ring. Crafted in 18 karat rose gold and set to a US Size 7, this ring features 0.66 carats of white round diamonds adorning the sna...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
David Webb Enamel Diamond Gold Platinum Snake Ring
By David Webb
Located in New York City, NY
Intricate and unusual 18K gold, diamond, enamel and platinum ring by David Webb. It features the likeness of a rattlesnake, with black enamel body, red enamel eyes and pave set in pl...
Alexis NY Rose Gold Silver Enamel Diamond Emerald Snake Wrap Ring
By Alexis NY
Located in New York, NY
Alexis NY 18k rose gold over sterling silver snake ring, adorned with lavender purple enamel, 0.32ctw H/VS diamonds and 0.20ctw emerald eyes.
Diamond, Emerald, Rose Gold, Silver, Enamel
Green Enamel and Diamond Serpent Snake Designer Victor Mayer Gold Ring
By Victor Mayer
Located in Montreal, QC
Striking Designer Victor Mayer Serpent Ring. Hand crafted in 14K Yellow Gold. This piece has a wonderful, old-world charm. Hand set Diamond Eyes, approx. 0.02tcw. A wonderful decaden...
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
King Cobra Snake Ring in 18k Yellow Gold with Multi Color Enamel Markings
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This authentic and menacing looking cobra ring is crafted in 18k yellow gold, and is replete over it's entire surface with total attention to detail, and is accented with black, whi...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid Century 18 Karat Gold Ruby Blue Green Guilloche Enamel Double Snake Ring
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
IMPORTANT: can’t be resized This is a mid century double snake ring crafted in 18K gold. The piece features 4 rubies and is adorned with guilloche enamel in blue and green colours (...
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Cabochon Emerald Pearl Enamel Antique Style Green NAKA Snake Ring in 9K Gold
Located in Bangkok, TH
This antique-style Naka snake ring features a cabochon emerald set atop the snake’s head, encircled by lustrous pearls.
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Blue & Green Enamel Snake Animal Cocktail Ring in 18 Karat Yellow Gold Size 5
Located in New York, NY
Blue & Green Enamel Snake Animal Cocktail Ring in 18 Karat Yellow Gold Size 5 Beautiful Snake Animal Ring 18 Karat Yellow Gold 12.3 Grams Ring Size 5 ( it can be resized to any ...
14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Jona Enamel White Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold Flexible Coil Snake Ring
By Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Jona Diamond Snake Ring, hand crafted in Italy, designed as a serpent.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 18 Karat Yellow Gold Enameled Large Snake Ring, Rare 1960s Animal Motif
Located in Honolulu, HI
Rare Vintage enamel large snake ring from the 1960's. This gorgeous figural ring features a beautifully enameled snake in deep green & red enamel, the snake's tail loops around the f...
18k Gold
Jona Black Enamel White Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold Flexible Coil Snake Ring
By Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Jona Diamond Snake Ring, hand crafted in Italy, in 18 Karat yellow gold, designed as a serpent, the flexible coiled individually linked body decorated in black and white enamel, the ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$3,850
Cobalt Blue Diamond Head Snake Ring 18K
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This Colbalt Blue Enamel Diamond Head Snake ring is done in 18K Gold.
White Diamond, 18k Gold
ART DECO 1925 Fabulous Snake Ring In Platinum And 6.47 Ctw Diamonds & Emeralds
Located in Miami, FL
The one-of-a-kind ring is gorgeous, with great eye appeal and was carefully crafted in the shape of a snake in three dimensions in solid platinum with a movable tongue accented with ...
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, White Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
Sold|$1,600
Vintage Gold and Enamel Snake Ring
Located in New York, NY
Vintage snake ring crafted in 18 karat yellow and accented with vibrant green and red enamel.
Gold, Enamel
Sold|$1,300
Vintage Gold and Enamel Snake Ring
Located in New York, NY
Vintage snake ring crafted in 18 karat yellow and accented with vibrant blue and green enamel.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
DAVID WEBB Gold Diamond Ruby White Enamel Snake Ring
By David Webb
Located in New York , NY
Authentic DAVID WEBB 18K Gold Diamond White Enamel Snake Ring. Width on top - 3/4", weight - 18g, size - 6.5.
Diamond, 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
Sold|$2,400
Early Victorian Black Enamel Snake Ring
Located in Austin, TX
This Snake ring dates to the first half of the 19th century.
18k Gold
Sold|$8,400
Gold Diamond Ruby and Enamel Snake Ring
Located in Verona, IT
18kt yellow gold, green enamel, diamonds and ruby cabochon snake ring,
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Gold Diamond and Emerald Enameled Snake Ring.
Located in New York, NY
Stylish White Enamel on 18 K Yellow Gold Snake Ring, set with 4 Round Brilliant Cut White Diamonds of approximately 0.35 cts. and Further Accented with Emerald Eyes.
Sold|$12,000
Enamel and diamond snake ring, David Webb
By David Webb
Located in Greenwich, CT
18kt gold green enamel snake ring, with a cabochon ruby head and pave-set diamond detail Total weight of rubies approximately 1.75 carats Total weight of diamonds approximately 0.4...
Sold|$1,850
Bold Enamel Gold Snake Ring
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Splendid 18k gold large snake cocktail ring, with yellow and green enamel details and ruby accent eyes.
Ruby, 18k Gold
Sold|$3,499
Abstract Enamel Diamond Gold Snake Ring
Located in Frederick, MD
·Item: 18K Antique 0.25 Ctw Diamond Snake Enamel Ring Size 5.5 Yellow Gold ·Era: Post War/1940s - 1950s ·Composition: 18k Gold Acid Tested ·Gem Stone: 3x Diamonds=0.25Ctw G-...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Edwardian 14k Black Enamel and Diamond Snake Ring
Located in Hummelstown, PA
Crowned with a black enamel head set with a chunky .45 carat old mine cut diamond, this striking Edwardian snake ring is beautifully rendered in 14K yellow gold with an inscription r...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Sold|$2,900
Cartier Enamel Emerald Gold Snake Ring
By Cartier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This golden, emerald-eyed serpent by Cartier coils thrice around your finger. Crafted in 18 karat yellow gold. Stamped CARTIER, 124065, 750 for K18. This ring cannot be sized.
Emerald, 18k Gold
Sold|$1,500
Oakgem Diamond Red Enamel Gold Snake Ring
Located in Lambertville, NJ
18k yellow gold snake ring by Oakgem, featuring red enamel and diamond eyes.
Diamond, 18k Gold
Sold|$1,500
Oakgem Diamond Green Enamel Gold Snake Ring
Located in Lambertville, NJ
18k yellow gold snake ring by Oakgem, featuring green enamel and diamond eyes.
Diamond, 18k Gold
Sold|$1,600
Stunning 1970's Gold Snake Enamel Ring
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Stunning 1970's 18k gold #Snake wrap band, with multi color enamel finish. Size 7 to 7.5
18k Gold
Sold|$3,450
Gold Snake Ring Extra Large Enamel Ruby
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This wonderful 18k snake ring has such comfortably fitting curve around the finger. I love wearing it on my index finger, but it looks great on any finger! This ring is signed (see i...
Ruby, 18k Gold
Detailed Blue and Green Enamel Gold Snake Ring
Located in Frederick, MD
·Item: 18K Detailed Green Blue Enamel Snake Head Wrapped Ring Size 6 Yellow Gold ·Era: Vintage / 1960s ·Composition: 18k Gold Marked / Tested ·Weight: 8.6g
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century Enamel Gold Snake Mourning Ring
Located in Austin, TX
Early 19th century mourning ring with snake detail and black enamel in 18k gold, English hallmarks, Circa 1837.
18k Gold
Vintage Enameled 18 Karat Yellow Gold Snake Ring
Located in St. Louis Park, MN
This amazing ring features beautiful enamel in green, white and gold which is placed very artistically onto the 18 karat yellow Gold shank. The design wraps around your finger three...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Enamel 18K Gold Diamond Snake Ring by Masriera, Original Boxes & Certificate
By Masriera
Located in Danvers, MA
Offered is a striking enameled diamond Snake Ring by Masriera of Barcelona, Spain.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
14 Karat Two Headed Snake Bypass Enamel Ring, circa 1960s
Located in Pikesville, MD
Circa 1960's, this unique two-headed snake bypass enamel ring is hand made with great detail down to the tiny gold fangs and engraved scales.
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
David Webb White Enamel Diamond Ruby 18 Karat Yellow Gold Platinum Snake Ring
By David Webb
Located in Miami, FL
Designer: David Webb Collection: Kingdom Style: Fashion Ring Metal Type: Yellow Gold ; Platinum Non Metal : Handpainted White Enamel Metal Purity: 18k Stones: Round Brilliant...
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Roberto Coin 40 Diamond Enamel 18 Karat Rose Gold Snake Design Ring Flexible
By Roberto Coin
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Roberto Coin 40 Diamond Enamel 18K Rose Gold Snake Design Ring Size 5.5 and it is flexible so it can be worn on multiple fingers 40 diamons that Are VS in clarity and F-G in Color ....
Diamond, 18k Gold
Yellow Gold with Enamel Wrap Around Snake Ring
Located in Miami, FL
Call Us Anytime! 786,482,8100 Ring Size: 8 Style: Snake Wrap Ring Metal: Yellow Gold Metal Purity: 18k Non-Metal Material: Enamel Total Item Weight (g): 11.1 Snake Body Width...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage Enamel Opal Yellow Gold Snake Ring
Located in Lombard, IL
Vintage multi-colored enamel opal and 14k yellow gold snake ring. Opal measured approx. 2.89 x 2.90 mm Quality mark 14kt Size 5.5
Opal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique French 18K Gold Blue Enamel Rose Cut Diamond Snake Cross Ring Victorian
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique enamelled snake and cross ring. This piece probably started life as a stickpin dating to the second half of the 19th century, circa 1870 and was later been conver...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s David Webb Figural Snake Ring With Green Enamel and Diamonds
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
18kt yellow Gold Figural Snake Ring Embellished With Green Hard Enamel Texture And Further Designed With Numerous Full Cut Diamonds And Detailed With Cabochon Ruby Eyes Designed In T...
Diamond, Ruby
1960s Wrap Around Coiled Blue, White, Green Enamel Gold Figural Snake Ring
Located in New York, NY
One Ladies Cocktail Ring Designed With Blue,Green And White Hard Enamel Pattern In A Shape Of A Snake.
18k Gold
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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