Antique 1850s Georgian Mourning Braided Hair Ring
Located in Santa Monica, CA
An antique Georgian mourning ring, circa 1850, from the antique fine jewelry collection at Bracken Jewelers in Santa Monica, California.
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Victorian English Mourning Enamel & Hair Gold Ring
Located in Montreal, QC
Finely detailed English Vintage Victorian Mourning Enamel and Hair Gold Ring. Ring size 6, we offer ring re-sizing.
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1897 Enamel Hair 9ct Gold Mourning Ring
Located in London, GB
This exceptional late Victorian mourning ring, hallmarked for Chester, 1897, is a beautifully preserved example of sentimental jewellery from the era.
Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
Georgian Mourning Memorial Gold and Hair Navette Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1850 14 - 15k Yellow Gold Mourning Memorial ring, in a Navette shape measuring 1 1/8 inch in length X 5/8 inch wide, light color woven hair with a center plaque with the letter...
Gold
Georgian 1800s Hair Locket Black Enamel Mourning Ring
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful 15ct yellow gold mourning ring from the late Georgian era. The ring has been set with a central rectangular window that features a small locket of hair with a bor...
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Georgian 1770s Enamel and Hair Miniature Mourning Ring
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful 18ct yellow gold Georgian mourning ring. The face of the ring features a wonderful hair work urn which sits underneath a willow tree and is set on an ivory plaque.
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
10K Yellow Gold Victorian Braided Mourning Quartz Hair Ring
Located in New York, NY
10k Yellow Gold Victorian Braided Mourning Hair Ring Metal Type: 10k Yellow Gold Total Item Weight: 2.9 Grams Ring Size: 3.5 (Resizable) Dimensions: Length: 18.0 mm X Width: 12.6 mm...
10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian 14K Yellow Gold Mourning Hair Band Ring
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Victorian 14K Yellow Gold Mourning Hair Band Ring. This amazing mourning ring still has the hair intact and is not engraved with any initials!
Yellow Gold
Antique Georgian 14K Gold Mourning Ring with Braided Hair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique mourning ring. In 14 karat yellow gold. With braided hair under a beveled bezel-set glass bezel.
Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 9ct Yellow Gold Mourning Ring with Hair Locket, Circa 1850
Located in Firenze, IT
9ct yellow gold antique Mourning ring featuring a crystal locket displaying artfully plaited hair & finished with ornate engraved shoulders, circa 1850.
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18th Century Mourning Ring Karat Gold Hair Dated 1795 K. + R. Burnaby
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This fine and simple morning ring was made in 1795 out of 9 karat gold, glas and hair. The ring is inscribed on the reverse with the date September 12 1795 and two names of the same...
Gold, 9k Gold
Victorian Antique Black Enamel and Yellow Gold Mourning Ring
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An impressive antique Victorian 1840s black enamel and 14 karat yellow gold mourning ring with hair; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections.
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Victorian 14k Enamel & Woven Hair Mourning Ring
Located in Narberth, PA
A unique mourning ring from the Victorian (ca1880s) era! Crafted in 14k yellow gold, this ring features a rectangular-shaped centerpiece, which features a thin black enamel border.
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Victorian Enamel Hair Yellow Gold Mourning Ring
Located in Pleasant Hill, CA
Featuring (6) seed pearls and black enamel in a buckle motif, on a 9k yellow gold band, 7.50 X 1.0 mm to 4.6 mm, around the band features (5) oval and cross shaped openings displayin...
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Victorian English Enameled Woven Hair Gold Mourning Ring
Located in Narberth, PA
This rare English mourning ring from the Victorian (ca1879) era is quite an unusual piece!
18k Gold
Georgian Diamond Enameled Urn Mourning Hair Locket Ring
Located in Narberth, PA
Crafted in 18kt rose gold, the ring is richly detailed, and serves as a fine example of the mourning jewelry tradition.
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Georgian Mourning Ring with Real Hair 18k gold
Located in Houston, TX
This ring is extra special because, rather than the usual symbolic plaited hair which came pre-installed in many of these mourning pieces, the hair of the deceased has been placed in...
18k Gold
Early Victorian English Mourning Ring with Enameling and Woven Hair
Located in Narberth, PA
This rare English mourning ring from the Victorian era (ca1852) is quite an unusual piece!
18k Gold
George I 18ct Gold Rock Crystal, Hair-Work, & Enamel Mourning Ring
Located in Glasgow, GB
A George I 18ct yellow gold, rock crystal, hair-work, and black enamel mourning ring. The gold ring bears the inscription "W : DEWE · OB: 22 · NOV, 1725 · AET: 58", within a black en...
Rock Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early Victorian Hair Locket Black Enamel Mourning Ring
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful 15ct yellow gold mourning ring from the Victorian era. The ring has been set with a central rectangular window that features a small locket of hair with a border ...
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Victorian Hair & Enamel "Sacred to Affection" Mourning Ring
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
A truly sentimental memento mori authentic antique Victorian mourning ring with the words "Sacred to Affection" encircling a lock of hair encased in glass.
10k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Georgian 1795 Mourning Memento Gold and Woven Hair Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1795 Yellow Gold Mourning Memento Ring, the top measures 7/8 X 5/8 inch, woven Hair concealed under Glass.
14k Gold
Antique Victorian 18K Yellow Gold Enamel Hair Mourning Ring
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Victorian 18K Yellow Gold Enamel Hair Mourning Ring. This amazing ring has pristine enameling and the hair is still intact inside the glass.
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid Victorian Gold and Woven Hair Mourning Memorial Band Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1850s Yellow Gold Mourning, Memorial Band Ring, measuring 1/4 inch wide with delicate Milgrain edges, the center is very finely Woven Hair, a center Gold section has the Initi...
Gold
Gold Mourning Ring with the Initials JW Over Braided Hair
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional large rosé gold ring with a large octagonal panel with woven hair and the initials JW in gold under glass, 18th century. ring size: 16.5 mm. 6 US. weight: 9.83 gram
15k Gold
Antique Victorian English 15K Yellow Gold Enamel Hair Signet Mourning Ring
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Victorian English15K Yellow Gold Enamel Hair Signet Mourning Ring. This incredible mourning ring is in exceptionally great condition and is fully hallmarked.
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Georgian Pearl and Woven Hair Panel 9 Karat Gold Mourning Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
A superb antique Georgian mourning ring. The large circular glazed locket front is set with woven hair and black enamel, bordered with beautiful pearls.
Pearl, 9k Gold
Antique Edwardian circa 1903 Hair Ring Buckle 9 Karat Rose Gold Mourning Jewelry
Located in Torrance, CA
Antique Edwardian mourning ring (circa 1903), crafted in 9 karat rose gold.
Pearl, Rose Gold
Antique Victorian Hair Ring 18k Yellow Gold Sz 10 Band Vintage Mourning Jewelry
Located in Torrance, CA
The ring has intricately braided hair embedded into the band and around the entire circumference of the ring.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 0.57Ct Jet, Black Enamel and 9k Yellow Gold Mourning Ring
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This mourning ring with hair has been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as 9k gold.
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Victorian Pearl, Braided Hair and 9 Carat Gold Mourning Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This sweet locket ring holds a braid of hair enclosed behind crystal. The braid is surrounded by a halo of pearls and the panel is sat upon a delicate band with line detail on the sh...
Pearl, Gold
Antique Georgian / Victorian Hair Mourning Ring with Gold Filled Band & Drop
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Victorian or Georgian mourning ring. Made primarily of woven hair with an engraved gold band and two diminutive charms.
Gold-filled
Georgian Antique 18 Karat Yellow Gold, Black Enamel, and Hair Mourning Ring
Located in San Francisco, CA
I normally do not buy jewelry with hair, but this Amazing Georgian Antique Mourning Ring was just too significant to pass up!
18k Gold
Georgian 15K Gold Seed Pearl Mourning Ring with Blue Enamel
Located in Venice, CA
This is an incredible 15k gold, seed pearl, cobalt blue enamel, and hair mourning ring from the Georgian era. Hair jewelry became a fashionable mourning practice in the 19th Century.
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
Antique Early Victorian Buckle Heart Hair Mourning Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A beautifully made early Victorian buckle ring dating from the early 19th Century. The buckle itself is paired with an articulated heart drop with turquoise forget-me-not motif, and ...
Turquoise, 15k Gold
Georgian Hair and Jet Mourning Ring for Jonathan Faddick
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jet itself is a mineraloid formed by the fossilized wood of the monkey-puzzle tree, the jet harvested in Whitby dates back to the Jurassic period (that makes it 182 million years old...
9k Gold
Victorian Agate and Braided Hair 9 Carat Gold Mourning Signet Ring
Located in St Helens, GB
A rare Victorian period mourning ring. 9 carat rose gold shank with a fine hand engraved pattern throughout the full shank. 7.5mm x 9mm banded agate to centre with four panels of ...
Agate, 9k Gold
1887 Victorian 15 Carat Gold Enamel Pearl and Braided Hair Mourning Ring
Located in St Helens, GB
A rare Victorian period mourning ring. Solid 15 carat yellow gold example.
Pearl, 15k Gold
1860 Victorian 18ct Gold Enamel Pearl & Hair Mourning Signet Ring with Engraving
Located in St Helens, GB
A true mid Victorian period mourning ring. SIZE ; P UK, 7 3/4 US Solid 18 carat yellow gold band with black enamelling to front and shoulders.
Yellow Gold
Antique Georgian Paste Gold Mourning Ring
Located in Boston, Lincolnshire
An Antique Georgian c.1800 15 Carat Gold, Silver and paste mourning ring with a hair locket at the front on a beautiful, carved floral Gold shank.
15k Gold
Vintage Pearl and Hair 10 Karat Yellow Gold Mourning Ring
Located in St. Louis Park, MN
This vintage Mourning ring features embedded woven hair which is surrounded by Pearls and set in 10 karat yellow Gold.
Pearl, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Georgian 15 Carat Gold Hair Pearl and Turquoise Mourning Cluster Ring
Located in St Helens, GB
A Georgian period cluster ring, circa 1780. SIZE ; M UK, 6 US Solid 15 carat yellow gold example with rope twist shank. Designed with a locket glass panel to centre with pearl borde...
Turquoise, 15k Gold
Antique Early Victorian Woven Hair Turquoise Gold Bow Brooch
Located in Baltimore, MD
Lovely early Victorian bow pin of white woven hair set with turquoise in 15K gold. Hair jewelry was primarily of a romantic or loving nature. Queen Victoria was given a brooch made f...
Turquoise, 15k Gold
Antique 1830 Mourning Ring Gold Enamel Natural Half Pearls Flowers Garnet
Located in Munich, Bavaria
The gold ring is set with ten natural half pearls within a wavy black enamelled surround. Inside the pearl surround the ring is decorated with a garnet that might have replaced a loc...
Garnet, Natural Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Late Georgian 9 Carat Gold Pearl Cluster Locket Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This Georgian ring holds a lock of hair behind glazing. The shoulders of the ring are delicate and decorative. Behind the face of the ring is the inscription 'John Greenslade Ob 28 A...
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold
Edwardian Diamond and 18 Carat Gold Five-Stone Band Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
Set in this 18carat gold ring are five diamonds. The central diamond measures 7pts and the smallest diamonds measure 3pts each. Diamond total of this ring is 21pts. Ring Size: Q 1/...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
$566Sale Price / item|50% Off
14k gold ring with opal cabochon
By Daizy Jewellery
Located in Istanbul, TR
14 kt solid gold ring with opal cabochon. Multicolor opal ring. Solitaire opal ring. October birthstone ring. Ethiopian opal ring. Opal saturn ring. Opal cosmic ring. Metal stamp: 1...
Opal, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
NARCISO RODRIGUEZ 2018 Silk Soft Pink/Peach Gown Maxi Dress
By Narciso Rodriguez
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Narciso Rodriguez 2018 Original Price $2,995 Special Capsule Collection for Barneys NY The most adorable softest baby pink color bordering on peach Pullover Lined 100% silk IT40 fits...
Vintage 3.01 Carat Old European Cut Diamond Solitaire Engagement Ring GIA
Located in Montgomery, AL
We always love a beautiful old European cut diamond!! Ring Details Material: Platinum Era: Edwardian 1900 - 1920 Weight: 4.8 Grams Shank Width: 1.7mm Head Height: 6.8mm Head Width: ...
Diamond, Platinum
Ancient Roman Carnelian Intaglio Ring With Clasped Hands
Located in Stamford, CT
We are proud to show this circular hoop of 22 Kt gold, with coiling around the shoulders, sets an oval shaped intaglio"dextrarum lunctio" on the carnelian. This translates to clasped...
Carnelian, 22k Gold
Antique 18ct Gold Stamped, 1920s Emerald Cut Aquamarine & Diamond Cocktail Ring
Located in Brighton, GB
Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring 18ct Gold Stamped Circa 1920s Step back in time with this fabulous 1920s cocktail ring, a true testament to the elegance of the era. At the heart...
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Georgian Stuart Crystal Ring, 18th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare, beautiful and magical Stuart Crystal Ring set in 15 Kt gold and backed in sterling silver. Before I say more please understand that none of the impurities shown in the photog...
Crystal, 15k Gold
Midcentury Italian Gold Etruscan Revival Charm Bracelet-12 Assorted Color Charms
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful vintage 18K Yellow Gold bracelet with both smooth and textured 11/32 inch wide links sporting 12 beautiful, Italian gold Estruscan Revival charms. One of the charms is a ...
Amethyst, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Chrysophrase, Citrine, Coral, Garnet, T...
Antique 18ct Gold & Platinum, Edwardian 5 Stone Diamond Ring, Circa 1900
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Diamond Ring 18ct Yellow Gold & Platinum Circa 1900 This circa 1900 five‑stone diamond ring is crafted in 18ct yellow gold with a platinum setting. It features five ...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
$950
H 0.75 in W 0.87 in D 0.36 in
Antique Georgian Gold, Enamel, and Seed Pearl Braided Hair Mourning Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Georgian gold, seed pearl, hair, and enamel mourning brooch. With braided or plaited hair behind glass in a worked gold setting set with seed pearls and surrounded by...
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Victorian 18k Yellow Gold Micromosaic Dog Ring, Italy, Circa 1900
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: Late 19th century Provenance: Italy Ring size: 7 Weight: 13.3 gr This magnificent micromosaic dates to the 19th century, which is one of the periods of maximum production of...
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
$2,640Sale Price|20% Off
Set in 18K Gold, 3.66 carats Morganite & Emerald cut Diamonds Engagement Ring
By JEWEL HUB
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A very gorgeous and beautiful, modern style, Morganite Engagement Ring set in 18K White Gold & natural Diamonds. The weight of the Morganite is 3.66 carats. The combined Diamonds wei...
Diamond, Emerald, Morganite, 18k Gold
Antique Georgian Navette Shaped Ring with Garnets & Single Cut Diamonds c1800
Located in valatie, NY
Antique Georgian Navette Shaped Ring set with Garnets and Single Cut Diamonds c1800. The yellow gold setting is unmarked and tests 14KT. A classic Georgian "navette" shaped ring refe...
Diamond, Garnet, 14k 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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