Large Garnet Ring
Vintage 1950s Cocktail Rings
Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Coral, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Signet Rings
Garnet, Gold
2010s German Artisan Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Hessonite, Silver
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Fashion Rings
Garnet, Pearl, 14k Gold
1990s Thai Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Thai Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Art Deco Cluster Rings
Garnet, Opal, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, Tsavorite, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 2000s French Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Dome Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Garnet, Blue Topaz, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Iolite, Blue Topaz, Rhodolite, White Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Cocktail Rings
Garnet, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Cocktail Rings
Garnet, 10k Gold
2010s Cocktail Rings
Brown Diamond, Garnet, White Gold
Antique 1880s British Victorian Cluster Rings
Garnet, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold
20th Century Fashion Rings
Garnet, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Cocktail Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Retro Fashion Rings
Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century More Rings
White Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
20th Century More Rings
White Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Garnet, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Garnet
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet
21st Century and Contemporary Dome Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cluster Rings
Garnet, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Pearl, Rose Gold
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Cluster Rings
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Tsavorite, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s French Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Yellow Gold
Antique 1860s British Victorian More Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Early 2000s French Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Garnet
21st Century and Contemporary French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Dome Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
20th Century More Rings
White Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Mandarin Garnet, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Cocktail Rings
Garnet, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique 19th Century Dome Rings
Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Cocktail Rings
Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Dome Rings
Garnet, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Garnet, Silver
Vintage 1970s Artisan Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Labradorite, Brass
2010s More Rings
Onyx, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Rhodolite, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American More Rings
14k Gold
Early 2000s French Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Garnet, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Quartz, Blue Topaz, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k G...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Iolite, Peridot, Topa...
American Cocktail Rings
Antique 1850s British Victorian Solitaire Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian More Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
British More Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Dome Rings
Aquamarine, Garnet, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold
1990s American More Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold
20th Century British Victorian Band Rings
Garnet, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Dome Rings
Garnet
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Brazilian Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Three-Stone Rings
Garnet, Diamond, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian More Rings
Garnet, Diamond
Antique 19th Century British George III Cluster Rings
Garnet, 15k Gold, Rose Gold
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Antique 19th Century European Georgian Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Silver, Gilt Metal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modern Cocktail Rings
Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Bridal Rings
Garnet, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Byzantine Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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The Legacy of Garnet in Jewelry Design
Vintage and antique garnet jewelry has been around for a long time.
Garnets have been used for adornment going all the way back to the Bronze Age. While we will never know if garnets can be used to prevent plagues or heal warriors, as has been suggested, we do know that both the Egyptians and the Romans felt that it was a worthy stone to set in gold for their nobility. In more “recent” times, garnets were ubiquitous in Victorian jewelry. The “G” in REGARD rings, the equivalent of the modern-day engagement ring, implied garnet.
Garnets were also highly valued in the region of Bohemia. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has in its collection an antique hairpin with Bohemian pyrope garnets from the Czech Republic. Bohemian pyrope got its name from Bohuslav Balbín, sometimes referred to as the “Czech Pliny,” in 1679. Abundant in the region, it was used often in jewelry during this time. In fact, it became so popular that in 1762, Empress Marie Terezie forbade its export. Stonecutting workshops opened in several regions across Bohemia, and pyrope became the country’s mineralogical symbol. While there was never a decline in its popularity, it was only in the mid-20th century that garnets enjoyed a revival.
Garnets can come in many shapes and sizes — one of the largest ever discovered is a 68.82-carat Tsavorite garnet. This stone is also in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, Brazil’s mines are rich in garnets, including spessartine, which can also be found in the Myanmar area, recognized for a specific shade of reddish-orange. While red garnets are the most popular, garnets actually come in a medley of colors.
Find a collection of antique and vintage garnet rings, necklaces and other jewelry today 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 14, 2023Yes, garnets can be good for engagement rings. Many people love the dark red color of the gemstone, and its 7.5 to 8.5 Mohs scale rating means the gemstone is fairly resistant to scratches. People born in January may also find engagement rings featuring garnets to be meaningful because the gemstone is the birthstone for the first month of the year. Shop a collection of garnet engagement rings on 1stDibs.
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