0.85 Carat Burmese Ruby and 0.40 Carat Diamond 18k Yellow Gold Ring Circa 1905
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive antique 0.85 carat Burmese ruby and 0.40 carat diamond, 18 karat yellow gold and platinum set cluster ring; part of our ruby jewelry collection. This...
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Edwardian 0.70ct Diamond Engagement Ring. Ruby Cluster Halo Platinum 18K Gold
Located in New York, NY
Other Details: Primary Stones: Diamond, Ruby Diamond Weight: Approximately 0.70 carats total Design: A floral cluster of seven diamonds surrounded by a ruby halo. Jewelry Type: Rin...
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
$3,220Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Edwardian 1 Carat Blue Sapphire Diamond 18k Gold Toi et Moi Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite Edwardian-era ring showcases a captivating 1 carat natural cushion-cut blue sapphire alongside a brilliant 0.50 carat round diamond, gracefully set within 18k yellow g...
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Estate Edwardian Sapphire and Old Mine Diamond Ring - VHK#1000
Located in Hicksville, NY
Estate Edwardian Sapphire and Old Mine Diamond Ring - VHK#1000 Item Details: Year: 1900s Ring Size: 5.5 (Sizable) Metal Type: 18k Yellow Gold [Hallmarked, and Tested] Weight: 3.7 g...
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Halo Ring Diamonds solid 18K Gold Silver Ø US7.75 /8gr
Located in SE
Diamond Flower Ring, Renaissance styled. Likely German, made ca. 1850s -1920s. The band is hallmarked /tested 18K Yellow Gold, top crown is made of Silver. The flower crown is Ø 1...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
$1,778Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s 14k Gold Top Silver Natural Diamond Wind Rose Design Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
An antique wind rose design ring in silver-topped 14k gold, circa 1900s, set with a natural old cut diamond of approximately 0.30 carats and natural side rose cut diamonds totaling a...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
$1,638Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s 18k Gold Natural Old Cut Diamond And Pearl Decorated Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
💎 We cover all U.S. import taxes. No hidden fees. 💎 An antique ring in 18k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural diamonds totaling approximately 0.25 carats (H color, SI3 clarity). ...
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique Edwardian 14K Gold European Diamond Filigree Engraved 3 Stone Band Ring
Located in Montclair, NJ
This outstanding antique band ring was crafted during the Edwardian period in solid 14k yellow gold with a white gold top that carries three very fine quality diamonds. These stunnin...
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
$13,440Sale Price|20% Off
18 Karat Yellow Gold Platinum Sapphire Diamond Dress Cocktail Ring, circa 1905
Located in Zurich, CH
Stunning 18 karat yellow gold platinum sapphire diamond dress cocktail ring, circa 1905. This fairy-tale jewel is crafted in 18 karat yellow gold with platinum and features a marquis...
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Edwardian Engagement Ring. Old Euro Cut Diamond Navette Platinum 18K Gold H VS2
Located in New York, NY
Other Details: Primary Stone: Diamond Center Diamond Weight: Approximately 0.20 carats Center Diamond Cut: Old European Cut Center Diamond Color: H Center Diamond Clarity: VS2 Seco...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Gold
“Antique 14k Gold Russian Cluster Ring, 1ct Old Mine Cut Diamond, 1910”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique imperial russian cluster 14k gold ring with an estimste old mine cut diamond weight of 1 carat hall marked 56 imperial russian gold standard and assay mark ring head diameter...
$1,123Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s 8k Gold Natural Rose Cut Diamond And Ruby Three Stone Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
An antique there stone ring in 8k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural diamonds totaling approximately 0.15 carats (I color, PIQUE clarity). Total weight: 2.5 grams Ring size: US 7.5...
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
Edwardian Natural Pearl and Old Cut Diamond Ring
Located in London, GB
Here we have an Edwardian natural pearl and diamond cluster ring. This antique 18ct gold piece features a single round cream coloured natural pearl at the centre of the face surround...
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Ring Sapphire 0.7 ctw Diamonds 18K Gold ØUS 6.5 / 2.56gr
Located in SE
Beautiful Art Nouveau period Sapphire and Diamonds Ring with parts in solid 18K Yellow Gold and White Gold / or Platinum. Ca. 1900s -1910s, worn Swedish hallmarks : 18 K, three crow...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Burma No Heat Ruby and Diamond Three-Stone Ring by Marcus & Co.
By Marcus & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Details • Maker: Marcus & Co. • Period: Circa 1900 • Metal: Platinum topped 18k yellow gold • Stones: – 1.92 carat round Burmese ruby (AGL certified, no heat) – 1.49 carat old Europe...
White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
$1,193Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s 9k Gold Top Silver Natural Diamond And Sapphire Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
An antique ring in silver-topped 9k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural diamonds totaling approximately 0.02 carats (I color, SI1 clarity) and natural sapphires totaling approximatel...
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Silver
$2,152Sale Price|20% Off
Victorian Circa 1900s 14k Gold Natural Diamond And Cabochon Cut Emerald Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
A Victorian ring in 14k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural diamonds totaling approximately 0.50 carats (G-H color, VVS-VS-SI1 clarity) and natural emeralds totaling approximately 0....
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
$2,059Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s Handcrafted 18k Gold Natural Diamond And Ruby Pearl Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
An antique ring in 18k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural diamonds totaling approximately 0.15 carats (G color, VVS-VS clarity) and natural rubies totaling approximately 0.40 carats...
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold
$983Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s 14k Gold Top Silver Natural Rose Cut Diamond Band Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
An antique band ring in silver-topped 14k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural diamonds totaling approximately 0.15 carats. Total weight: 2.4 grams Ring size: US 7.5, resizable to an...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Edwardian 18K Yellow Gold 0.17ct Old Mine Cut Diamond 5 Stone Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An antique diamond and yellow gold ring, comprising five old mine cut diamonds, set in 18 karat yellow gold, to a band of 18 karat yellow gold. The ring is set with 5 sparkling dia...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$1,357Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s 18k Gold Top Silver Natural Diamond And Emerald Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
An antique ring in silver-topped 18k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural diamonds totaling approximately 0.21 carats (H color, VS-SI1 clarity) and natural emeralds totaling approxima...
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
1900s Green Agate Rose-Cut Diamonds 18 Karat Rose Gold Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
Ring in 18 karat rose gold, owl hallmark and silver, swan hallmark. Pompadour ring style, this antique ring is closed- set in the center with a green agate cabochon on a paillon in a...
Agate, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterli...
2.00 Carat White Opal and Diamond Five Stone Ring in 18k Yellow Gold
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique 2.00 carat white opal and 0.16 carat diamond, 18 karat yellow gold five stone ring; part of our antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This fi...
Diamond, Opal, Yellow Gold
$1,638Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s Handcrafted 18k Gold Natural Old Cut Diamond And Ruby Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
An antique ring in 18k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural diamonds totaling approximately 0.47 carats (G-H color, VVS1-VS1 clarity) and natural rubies totaling approximately 0.23 ca...
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique Vivid Pink Tourmaline & Rose-Cut Diamond Cluster Ring. Early Edwardian
Located in OVIEDO, AS
Antique Vivid Pink Tourmaline & Rose-Cut Diamond Cluster Ring Platinum-Topped 18-Karat Gold Early Edwardian, c. 1901–1910 A refined and ethereal example of Early Edwardian jew...
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique 18ct Gold, Edwardian Toi et Moi Diamond Belle Époque Ring
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Belle Époque Ring 18ct Gold Circa 1900 Fabulous, French Belle Époque Ring.
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Rose Gold Diamond Edwardian Cluster Cocktail Ring 14k 10k Rose .30ctw Snowflake
Located in Greensboro, NC
Size: 3 1/2 Sizing Fee: Up 4 sizes for $40 Era: Edwardian Date: 1900s - 1910s Metal Content: 10k Rose Gold & 14k Yellow Gold Metal Note: (10k gold top with 14k gold shank) Stone I...
Diamond, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
“Antique 14k Gold Rose Cut Diamond Cluster Ring, Imperial Russian Era”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique 14k gold ring centered with rose cut diamonds in detailed workmanship ring setting ring was made during the imperial russian era 1907/1910.c hall marked 56 imperial russian g...
$1,452Sale Price|44% Off
Antique Art Nouveau 4 Carat Chrysoprase Cocktail Ring
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Era: Art Nouveau Year: 1900-1910 Metal: 11k & 14k (shank) Gemstone: Chrysoprase Carat Weight: 4.00 Cut: Round Cabochon Color: Green Clarity: Translucent Ring Size: 6 1/4, sizin...
Chrysophrase, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Edwardian 18 Carat Gold and Platinum Old European Cut Diamond Three-Stone Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This diamond three stone ring is beautiful and the diamonds are bright and sparkly. The central stone measures 15pts and the two smaller stones measure 8pts each. The ring is modelle...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
“Antique 14k Gold Leaf Design Ring with 1ct Old Mine Cut Diamonds, 1907”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique 14k gold ring in unusual detailed work of leafs design on ring sides centered with old mine cut diamonds estimate weight of 1 carat ring
Victorian Natural Pearl and Old Cut Diamond Cluster Ring 18k Yellow Gold
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian to Art Deco Pearl and Diamond Ring in 18ct Yellow Gold A stunning antique ring dating from the Victorian to Art Deco period (circa 1870–1920), featuring a beautif...
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold
0.80 Carat TDW Solitaire Round Center Diamond 14 Karat White Gold Ring and Band
Located in New York, NY
0.8 Carat Total Diamond weight with 0.20 carat Solitaire Round Center Diamond Engagement 14 White Gold Ring + Band Prong set 14 K gold Stamped Diamond VS2 quality and G color. Very...
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1900s Belle Epoque Fine Pearl Diamonds 18 Karat Yellow Gold Platinum Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
Ring in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum. Authentic antique ring, asymmetrical setting with 2 ribbon motifs knotted at the front and extending to the start of the band.
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gol...
$1,451Sale Price|20% Off
Circa 1900s 14k Gold Top Silver Natural Rose Cut Diamond And Sapphire Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
A ring in silver-topped 14k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural diamonds totaling approximately 0.30 carats and natural sapphires totaling approximately 0.70 carats. Total weight: 4...
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
$1,357Sale Price|20% Off
Victorian 18k Gold Top Silver Natural Rose Cut Diamond And Emerald Navette Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
A Victorian navette ring in silver-topped 18k gold, set with natural emeralds totaling approximately 0.40 carats. Total weight: 4.9 grams Ring size: US 8.2, resizable to any size on...
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Natural Pearl 0.12 Carat Ruby 0.59 Carat Diamond 18k Yellow Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive antique Edwardian pearl, 0.12 carat ruby and 0.59 carat diamond, 18 karat yellow gold and platinum set marquise shaped dress ring; part of our diverse...
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Rose Gold Diamond Sapphire Edwardian Cluster Ring 18k Mine .36ctw Stripe Antique
Located in Greensboro, NC
Size: 4 1/4 Sizing Fee: Up 3 sizes for $40 or Down 2 sizes for $30 Era: Edwardian Date: 1900s - 1910s Metal Content: 18k Rose Gold & 18k Yellow Gold Stone Information Natural Dia...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Edwardian Diamond and 18 Carat Double Cluster Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This wonderful double diamond cluster holds sparkling diamonds measuring 2pts each at the centre and around the centre stone the diamonds measure 2pts. The clusters are wonderfully t...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Edwardian French Plat 18k Gold 1.7ct GIA European Diamond Solitaire Ring
Located in Montclair, NJ
This breathtaking, all original, antique diamond engagement ring was crafted in France from solid 18k white gold and platinum during the Edwardian period. It features a gorgeous, GIA...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Antique Ring natural Sapphire Pearl Diamonds solid 18K Gold ØUS 10 / 2.1 gr
Located in SE
Beautiful ca.early 20th. century period ring decorated with natural Sapphire,Pearl and Diamonds Ring with parts in solid 18K Yellow Gold and White Gold / or Silver. Swedish customs...
Diamond, Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver
Antique Diamond and Pearl Toi et Moi Ring in Platinum and 18k Gold
Located in New York, NY
An Edwardian diamond Toi et Moi ring of bypass design set with diamonds and a pearl, in platinum and 18k gold. Atw 1.10 ct. Face-up vertical measurement from diamond to pearl: 21mm...
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Victorian 1.50 Ct. Diamond Twisted 18 Kt Ring
Located in Napoli, IT
This fabulous late Victorian ring is 1900 ca Beautiful carved twisted mount hand made of solid 18 KT gold centred by a cluster of Diamond Weight is 11.8 grams Set with a selection of...
Diamond, 18k Gold
18k Yellow Gold Wedding Band with Hallmarks
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ring Size: 8.75 Metal Type: 18K Yellow Gold [Hallmarked, and Tested] Weight: 5.9 grams Band Width: 4 mm Condition: Excellent
Yellow Gold
Antique Ring 14k Carved Cameo
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This antique ring is made in 14k gold and features a rectangular cameo at its center. The cameo is carved in relief from layered stone, with a white portrait of a woman set against a...
14k Gold
Edwardian Diamond and 18 Carat Double Cluster Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This wonderful double diamond cluster holds sparkling diamonds measuring 4pts each at the centre and around the centre stone the diamonds measure 3pts. The clusters are wonderfully t...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
$1,029Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s 8k Gold Top Silver Natural Diamond Sapphire And Ruby Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
An antique ring in silver-topped 8k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural rose cut diamonds totaling approximately 0.20 carats and natural rubies totaling approximately 0.24 carats and...
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Silver
$2,012Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s 18k Gold Top Silver Natural Diamond And Sapphire Tank Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
An antique tank ring in silver-topped 18k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural diamonds totaling approximately 0.75 carats (ICE color, SI2-SI3-I1 clarity). Total weight: 7.9 grams Co...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Edwardian 18K Gold Platinum Button Angel Skin Coral w/ Diamond Halo Ring
Located in Montclair, NJ
This absolutely gorgeous antique ring was crafted in solid 18k yellow gold and platinum during the Edwardian era. It features a 9.7mm button shape coral stone that is neatly set at t...
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Opal & Diamond 14K Rose Gold Crossover Toi Et Moi Engagement Ring, c.1900s
Located in London, GB
Get ready to fall in love with the mesmerising beauty of this authentic Edwardian Toi et Moi engagement ring, dating back to the 1900s - a romantic design that symbolises two souls c...
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
$2,152Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s 18k Gold Top Silver Natural Diamond And Cabochon Ruby Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
An antique ring in silver-topped 18k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural diamonds totaling approximately 0.78 carats and natural rubies totaling approximately 0.30 carats. Total wei...
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
$2,901Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s 14k Gold Top Silver Natural Diamond And Caliber Ruby Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
An antique caliber ring in silver-topped 14k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural diamonds totaling approximately 1 carat (G-H color, VS-SI1 clarity) and natural rubies totaling appro...
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
Edwardian Diamond and 18 Carat Gold Star Setting Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This gorgeous 18ct gold band holds three diamonds and has scroll detail. The diamond total of this ring is 21pts. Hallmarked Chester 1905. Ring Size: N 1/2 or 7 Band Width: 8mm He...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
“Antique 14k Russian Gold Art Nouveau Ruby & Old Mine Diamond Ring, 1910”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique 14k russian gold ring in leaf artnnoveu designe centeted with natural oval ruby flanked with 6 old mine cut diamonds estimate weight of 1.50 carats ring head lenght 3cm
Arts and Crafts Multi-Stone Ring of Amethyst Peridot Tourmaline & Moonstone
Located in Baltimore, MD
Substantial 14 carat ring with hand-carved stylized gold flower and leaf forms, curlicues and ornamental gold balls arrayed between semi precious gemstones; peridot, moonstone, ameth...
Amethyst, Moonstone, Peridot, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 18ct Yellow Gold Stamped, Edwardian 5 Stone Diamond Ring with Rope Edge
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Boat Ring 18ct Yellow Gold Circa 1900 Step back in time with this exquisite Edwardian ring, crafted from 18ct yellow gold.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$2,387Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s 18k Gold Top Silver Natural Old Cut Diamond And Ruby Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
An antique ring in silver-topped 18k gold, circa 1900s, set with a natural old cut diamond of approximately 0.52 carats and natural side old cut diamonds totaling approximately 0.41 ...
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
$2,012Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Circa 1900s 18k Gold Top Silver Natural Rose Cut Diamond And Pearl Ring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
An antique ring in silver-topped 18k gold, circa 1900s, set with natural diamonds totaling approximately 1 carat. Total weight: 4.5 grams Ring size: US 5.5., resizable to any size o...
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
Edwardian Diamond and 18 Carat Double Cluster Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This wonderful double diamond cluster holds sparkling diamonds totalling 34pts per cluster. The clusters are wonderfully twisted and the ring is modelled in 18ct gold and the stones ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1906 Ring natural 0.35ct Diamond solid 18K Gold ØUS 5.25 / 1.8 gr
Located in SE
A ring with band in solid 18K Yellow Gold with shoulders and cross-haired bezel in Platinum featuring natural old European diamond cut Diamond Ø 4.15 mm x 2.2 mm deep / ca 0.35 ct , ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
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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