Unavailable|$2,485
Royal Purple Garnet Diamond Rose Gold Engagement Ring
By Celine Roelens
Located in GENT, BE
Adeline Straight ring in 18Kt rose gold set with a pear-shaped royal purple garnet and 0,24 Ct of white brilliant cut diamonds - VS F quality.
Diamond, Garnet, Rose Gold
Purple Garnet and Diamond Solitaire Ring, Natural Gemstone Solitaire Ring Gold
Located in New York, NY
That is exactly what we did with this ring! The center stone is a purple garnet, the halo has marvelous red rubies, and the shank has amazing white diamonds!
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
Neha Dani Purple Sapphire with Green Demantoid Garnets Yellow Gold Kephi Ring
By Neha Dani
Located in New York, NY
The Kephi Ring by Neha Dani resonates joy in a 4 Carat Natural Cushion Purple Sapphire, which is surrounded by 5.67 Carat Round Full Cut Green Demantoid Garnets.
Garnet, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Blue Zircon, Pink Spinels, Garnets, Purple Sapphire and Diamond Dress Ring
Located in Brisbane, QLD
Handmade 18ct Yellow & White Gold 4.31ct Oval Blue Zircon Fruit Salad Dress Ring with Pink Spinels, Tsavorite Garnets, Purple Sapphires, Orange Garnets and Diamonds.
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Spinel, Zircon, Purple Sapphire, Blue Zircon,...
Unavailable|$2,500
2.5 Carat Cushion Cut Purple Garnet Diamond Handmade Cocktail Ring
By Antoinette Bracks
Located in Brisbane, QLD
This 2.5 carat Cushion Cut Purple Garnet and Diamond Handmade Cocktail Ring has a slightly rounded, flat edge 18 carat yellow gold band with rising, tapered shoulders that supports a...
White Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Unavailable|$4,450
Pink Tourmaline And Royal Purple Garnet White Gold Diamond Cocktail Ring
By Celine Roelens
Located in GENT, BE
Adeline Duo ring in 18Kt white gold 5g set with a pear-shaped pink tourmaline 0,70 Ct, a pear-shaped royal purple garnet 0,70 Ct and 0,19 Ct of white brilliant cut diamonds - VS F qu...
Diamond, Tourmaline, Garnet, White Gold
Pink Tourmaline And Royal Purple Garnet Yellow Gold Diamond Cocktail Ring
By Celine Roelens
Located in GENT, BE
Adeline Duo ring in 18Kt yellow gold 5g set with a pear-shaped pink tourmaline 0,70 Ct, a pear-shaped royal purple garnet 0,70 Ct and 0,19 Ct of white brilliant cut diamonds - VS F q...
Diamond, Tourmaline, Garnet, Yellow Gold
Unavailable|$19,200
Samuel Getz Tahitian Pearl Purple Garnet Diamond Two Color Gold Ring
By Samuel Getz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A “Samuel Getz” 18 Karat White and Yellow Gold Ring Featuring a Very Fine Round Aubergine Tahitian Pearl, 14.5 MM., 57 Round Brilliant Cut Purple Garnets, 8.77 Carats, and 132 Round ...
Black Pearl, Garnet, White Diamond, 18k Gold
6.20Ct Royal Purple Garnet And Tsavorite 18K Rose Gold Diamond Modern Ring
By Celine Roelens
Located in GENT, BE
One of a kind lucky beetle ring in 18K rose gold 10g set with the finest diamonds in brilliant cut 0,23Ct (VVS/DEF quality) one natural, royal purple garnet in round cabouchon cut 6,...
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
0.78Ct Tourmaline And Purple Garnet 0.78Ct 18K Rose Gold Diamond Cocktail Ring
By Celine Roelens
Located in GENT, BE
"Abby" ring in 18Kt rose gold 5g set with a pear shaped pink tourmaline 0,78 Ct, a pear shaped royal purple garnet 0,78 Ct and 0,21 Ct of white brilliant cut diamonds - VS F quality.
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
5.09 Carat Pink-Purple Diamond & Emerald Gold Ring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PINK-PURPLE DIAMOND WEIGHT: 5.09 carats SIDE DIAMOND WEIGHT: 3 carats total SMALLER PINK DIAMOND WEIGHT: .3 carats total GREEN GARNET WEIGHT: 3.5 carats total RING SIZE: ...
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Unavailable|$5,030
Diva, Lapis Ball Ring Purple Colored Stone
Located in Paris, FR
Diva is a classic ball ring twisted by the presence of 16 ornamental stone cabochons and a colored center stone. SIZE 51
Lapis Lazuli, Mandarin Garnet, 18k Gold
Unavailable|$6,800
Purple Sapphire Stack Ring Set in 18 Karat Gold
By The Golden Eye
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Colored sapphires in pink, blue and green, a demantoid garnet and diamonds orbit an oval purple sapphire cabochon 3.59cts in our Purple Sapphire Stack Ring Set handcrafted in 18k gol...
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, ...
Unavailable|$8,000
Late Roman Gemstone ring
Located in New York, NY
s love of color led them to use many different stones, including glass; the present stone is a pale, purple-hued garnet. Interestingly, this ring is a classical antecedent for the G...
DiamondTown GIA Certified 4.19 Carat Oval Cut Exotic Pink-Purple Garnet Ring
Located in New York, NY
GIA Certification details (see photo): The center garnet is Transparent, Pink-Purple, measuring 10.06 x 8.15 x 6.06 mm.
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, White Gold
Purple Garnet Ring Gem 1.90 Carat Marquise Loose Gemstone
By Merkaba
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Splendid 1.90 carat Marquise Royal Purple Garnet gem, offered unmounted to a fine gemstone collector. Dimensions: 13.50mm x 5.40mm x 3.70mm. Returns are accepted and paid by us withi...
Garnet, Other
Cartier Pink Purple Pyrope Almandine Garnet Diamond Platinum Cocktail Ring
By Cartier
Located in Stamford, CT
The center is set with a pink purple Pyrope Almandine cushion cut Garnet, 7.85cts of excellent cut and brilliance that shows a hint of color change in different lights.
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
Rosior Purple Garnet, Fancy Diamond and Sapphire one-off Cocktail Ring
By Rosior
Located in Porto, PT
Rosior Contemporary Cocktail Ring set in Yellow Gold with: - 6 Purple Garnets with 3,16 ct; - 278 Blue Diamonds with 1,93 ct; - 150 Green Diamonds with 0,99 ct; - 19 Purple Sapphires...
Diamond, Blue Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, Yellow G...
GIA Certified Purple Jadeite Jade Garnet Halo Gold Engagement Ring
Located in Stamford, CT
Purple Jadeite Jade garnet ring. GIA certified cabochon purple jadeite center stone with a halo of round and pear shaped garnets in a 14k yellow gold setting.
Garnet, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
David Yurman Purple Garnet Gold and Sterling Ring Fine Estate Jewelry
By David Yurman
Located in Montreal, QC
Awesome and finely detailed Iconic David Yurman Ring. Hand crafted in 14 Karat and Sterling Silver. Signed: YURMAN. The Ring is in excellent condition and was recently professionally...
Garnet, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1.65ct Vivid Pink Purple Rhodolite Garnet Oval Cut Yellow Gold Solitaire Ring
By Gems and Jewels UK
Located in Birmingham, GB
Vivid Pink Purple Rhodolite Garnet Oval Cut Yellow Gold Solitaire Ring. 1.65 Carat garnet with a stunning vivid pink purple colour and excellent clarity, very clean stone.
Garnet, Rhodolite, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
14k White Gold Heat Treated Purple Sapphire, Tsavorite Garnet and Diamond Ring
Located in Cape May, NJ
14k white gold heat treated purple sapphire & tsavorite garnet and diamond ring Era: New Designer: Queen May Composition: 14K white gold Primary stone: Heat treated ovel Purple Sapp...
Diamond, Tsavorite, Purple Sapphire, White Gold
Purple Enamel Diamond Green Garnet White Gold Flower Cocktail Ring
Located in Geneva, CH
This delicate pre-owned flower cocktail ring is made of 18Kt white gold . It features purple enamel petals and a diamond and green garnets center. - Brilliant cut diamond about 2.5mm...
Leon Mege GIA Certified Purple Garnet with Emeralds Platinum Three-Stone Ring
By Leon Mege
Located in New York, NY
The center stone is a natural 4.53 carat Asscher cut purple garnet, GIA #2173693873 flanked by two Colombian emeralds 0.65 carat total. 22 irradiated purple diamonds 0.25 ct total g...
Garnet, Platinum
Sold|$3,600
Garnet and Diamond Platinum Cocktail Ring
Located in Southampton, PA
The fabulous shimmer of platinum in its design is perfectly complemented with the timeless resplendence of diamonds, weighing 1.10ct, and a spectacular purple garnet, weighing 26.28...
White Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
Sold|$3,600
Garnet and Diamond Platinum Cocktail Ring
Located in Southampton, PA
The fabulous shimmer of platinum in its design is perfectly complemented with the timeless resplendence of diamonds, weighing 1.10ct, and a spectacular purple garnet, weighing 26.28...
White Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
Silver Sapphire and Garnet Wide Confetti Band Ring, Lynn Kathyrn Miller
By Lynn K Designs
Located in Oakland, CA
Unique and handmade, this size US 7/EU 55, 7.6mm wide solid band is randomly scattered with flush set (gypsy set) multi colored pink, yellow, blue, orange and purple sapphires along ...
Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tsavorit...
Rosior One-Off Contemporary "Koala" Cocktail Ring Set with Multicolor Gemstones
By Rosior
Located in Porto, PT
Rosior One-off Contemporary Cocktail Ring set in Yellow Gold with: 2 Princess Cut Pink Tourmalines with 0,3 ct; 2 Princess Cut Aquamarines with 0,25 ct; 2 Princess cut "Indicolite" T...
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapp...
Sold|$1,650
Gothic Revival Gold Sixties Ring
Located in Litchfield, CT
Well made in 18 and 14-karat gold and set with purple Almandine garnets, this ring is in excellent condition.
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Cartier Pasha de Cartier Multi-Gem Yellow Gold Ring
By Cartier
Located in Southampton, PA
The ring is made of 18K yellow gold and has a gorgeous inlay design set with a rainbow of colored gemstones including pink, yellow, and orange topaz, purple amethyst, and red garnet....
Amethyst, Garnet, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rosior One-off Multicolor Gemstone Cocktail Ring set in Yellow Gold
By Rosior
Located in Porto, PT
Rosior One-off Cocktail Ring set in 19.2K Yellow Gold with: - 6 Purple Garnets with 3,24 ct. - 2 Pear Cut Emeralds with 2,04 ct; - 1 Pear Cut Fire Opal with 0,9 ct; - 25 Round Cut Pi...
Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Fire Opal...
Sold|$12,000
Green Tourmaline Ring 4.17 Carat
By Merkaba
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Pristine 4.17 carat square emerald cut, vivid Green Tourmaline and 0.82 carats total of round brilliant diamonds, are hand set in this unique 8 claw prong, cocktail platinum ring. Th...
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline, Alexandrite, Amethys...
Lily Calla Gold Ring, 14 Karat Gold Ring with Garnet and Diamonds
By Daizy Jewellery
Located in Istanbul, TR
Purple Garnet ring. Garnet vintage ring. Delicate Garnet ring.
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
1.73ct Vivid Pink Purple Rhodolite Garnet Oval Cut Yellow Gold Solitaire Ring
By Gems and Jewels UK
Located in Birmingham, GB
Vivid Pink Purple Rhodolite Garnet Oval Cut Yellow Gold Solitaire Ring. 1.73 Carat garnet with a stunning vivid pink purple colour and excellent clarity, very clean stone.
Garnet, Rhodolite, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2.53ct Vivid Pink Purple Rhodolite Garnet Emerald Cut Yellow Gold Solitaire Ring
By Gems and Jewels UK
Located in Birmingham, GB
Vivid Pink Purple Rhodolite Garnet Emerald Octagonal Cut Yellow Gold Solitaire Ring. 2.53 Carat garnet with a stunning vivid pink purple colour and very good clarity, very clean sto...
Garnet, Rhodolite, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2.23ct Vivid Pink Purple Rhodolite Garnet Emerald Cut Yellow Gold Solitaire Ring
By Gems and Jewels UK
Located in Birmingham, GB
Vivid Pink Purple Rhodolite Garnet Emerald Octagonal Cut Yellow Gold Solitaire Ring. 2.23 Carat garnet with a stunning vivid pink purple colour and excellent clarity, very clean sto...
Garnet, Rhodolite, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
GIA Certified 5.88 Carat Purple Pink Garnet Diamond Halo Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Stamford, CT
Purple pink oval GIA certified 5.88ct Garnet with excellent brilliance in a domed handmade 18k gold setting with a Diamond halo. 1 oval purplish pink Pyrope Almandine Garnet, approx...
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
4.44ct Vivid Pinkish Purple Rhodolite Garnet 18 Karat White Gold 3 Stone Ring
By ITSIT
Located in Birmingham, GB
A fine trilogy ring featuring 3 rare vivid pink purple rhodolite garnets.
Garnet, Rhodolite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Silver Sapphire and Garnet Wide Confetti Band Ring, Lynn Kathyrn Miller
By Lynn K Designs
Located in Oakland, CA
Unique and handmade, this size US 7/EU 55, 7.6mm wide solid band is randomly scattered with flush set (gypsy set) multi colored pink, yellow, blue, orange and purple sapphires along ...
Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tsavorit...
IGI 14K 6.02ct Garnet&Sapphires&Diamond Antique Art Deco Engagement Ring
Located in Kaohsiung City, TW
*IGI 14K 6.02 Ct Fanta Garnet&Sapphires Diamonds Antique Art Deco Style Engagement Ring * IGI-certified intense orange 6.02 ct spessartite garnet sits on a double halo 14K pink gold ...
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire...
4.92 Carat Apatite Garnet Citrine Diamond 14 Karat White Gold Cocktail Ring
By Roshe Jewels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
4.92 Carat Apatite Garnet Citrine Diamond 14 Karat White Gold Cocktail Ring Gorgeous Apatite, Purple Garnet, Citrine and Diamond Ring.
Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Apatite, 14k Gold, White Gold
5.40 Carat Cushion Cut Amethyst Garnet Diamond 14 Karat Rose Gold Cocktail Ring
By Roshe Jewels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amethyst, Purple Garnet and Diamond Cocktail Ring! A beautiful and sparkly combination of Purple beauty!
Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Unheated Pink Purple Sapphire Ring 3.58 Carat Round No Heat
By Tamir
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Unheated 3.58 carat Pinkish Purple Sapphire round, 18K white gold ring, surrounded by round brilliant diamonds weighing a total of 1.22 carats. Ring size 6.5. Resizing is complementa...
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Alexandrite, Amethyst, Aquamar...
Purple Malaya Garnet Ring Gem 1.70 Carat Square Princess Cut Loose Gemstone
By Merkaba
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Splendid 1.70 carat "loupe clean" reddish purple Malaya Garnet gem, offered unmounted to someone special. Dimensions: 6.50mm x 6.50mm x 4.80mm. Returns are accepted and paid by us wi...
Garnet, Other
18 Karat White Gold 3.26 Carat Purple Garnet Cocktail Ring by Jochen Leën
By Jochen Leën
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 Karat White gold Cocktail Ring featuring a 3.26 Carat Purple Garnet stone.
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, White Gold
Elegant 14K Yellow Gold Garnet Cocktail Ring - Cornered Rectangular Step Cut
Located in Holtsville, NY
Experience the perfect blend of luxury and style with this captivating purple garnet ring.
Garnet, Yellow Gold
Le Vian 1.75 Carat Chocolate Diamond Purple Garnet Rose Gold Ring
By Le Vian
Located in Great Neck, NY
The color of royalty is brilliantly displayed in this 14k rose gold Le Vian Chocolatier ring featuring a 1-carat round Purple garnet nestled within a Chocolate Diamonds halo, banded ...
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Le Vian Chocolatier Ring Featuring Purple Garnet Chocolate Diamonds, Vanilla
By Le Vian
Located in Great Neck, NY
Le Vian Chocolatier® Ring featuring 1 cts. Purple Garnet, 3/4 cts. Chocolate Diamonds®, 1/6 cts.
LeVian 14K Two-Tone Gold Red Purple Garnet Gemstone Fancy Pretty Cocktail Ring
By Le Vian
Located in Great Neck, NY
LeVian 14K Two-Tone Gold Red Purple Garnet Gemstone Fancy Pretty Cocktail Ring
14k Gold, Gold
Sold|$12,000
8 Carat Purple Amethyst Phoenix Rising Ring
By Erin Mac Jewelry
Located in Menlo Park, CA
A spirit of love rising your heart, joy surrounds you and this spectacular Russian Purple Cushion Amethyst, Set with garnets and rubies. 18kt yellow gold - live each day with passion...
Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Purple Bi Color Tourmaline Baguette Ring with Garnets in 14 Karat Gold
By Mary Gallagher
Located in Foxborough, MA
Hand carved 14K yellow gold setting featuring a purple and navy ombre 4.05 carat tourmaline stone. The rough carved textures and irregular band is meant to resemble One of a kind S...
Garnet, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, 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.
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.
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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