antique Art Deco Russian 14k Gold Rose Cut Diamond Navette Ring
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful Antique Rose cut Diamond Navette Ring set in 14K Gold . There are rose cut diamonds on the top of the ring in a navette shape and the ring is in great condition . this ring...
Diamond, 14k Gold
“Antique Russian Gold Guilloche Enamel Diamond Ring, Circa 1920”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique Russian blue guilloche enamel ring centered with diamond diameter of 5mm estimate weight of 0.50 carats brownish colour ring head diameter 9mm ring size 6.5 us chart hall ma...
Diamond, 14k Gold
0.30ct Diamond Solitaire Russian Style Tricolour Engagement Ring 18ct Gold 9.3g
Located in London, GB
0.30ct Diamond Solitaire Russian Style Tricolour Engagement Ring 18ct Gold 9.3g This exquisite 0.30ct Diamond Solitaire Russian Style Tricolour Chunky Engagement Ring is a true maste...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Imperial Russian Ring solid 56 /14K Gold Diamonds Ruby ØUS5.5 / 3gr
Located in SE
Beautiful Antique Imperial period Russian Ring featuring crown decorated with oval cut natural Rubies and rose cut Diamonds. All stones have open backs. Note that this design was mad...
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
$3,280Sale Price|20% Off
Set in 18K Gold 18.22 carat carved Russian Emerald, Opal & Diamond Cocktail Ring
By JEWEL HUB
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A very gorgeous and beautiful, Art Deco style Emerald and Opal Ring set in 18K Gold & Diamonds.
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, 18k Gold
“Antique 14k Gold Old Mine Cut Diamond Ring, Circa 1910”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique old mine cut diamond solitaire 14k gold ring centered with 1 old mine cut diamond with an estimate weight of 0.50 carats diameter 5.50mm H color white flanked with smaller ol...
Diamond, 14k Gold
1960 Armenian Ring 14K Gold natural 6ct Emerald 0.85ct Diamonds ØUS10/ 5.5gr
Located in SE
Beautiful 583 Gold, Silver, Emerald and Diamonds Halo Ring. Metal is solid 14k/ 583 Yellow Gold with clusters in white Gold featuring bezel set natural untreated Emerald cabochon cut...
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
Vintage 14ct White Gold Topaz Solitaire Engagement Ring Size M1/2 6.5 585 Purity
Located in Camelford, GB
A very special item: 14CT WHITE GOLD VINTAGE TOPAZ TWIST SOLITAIRE RING DETAILS Material: Solid 14ct (585/000) white gold Style: Art Deco style solitaire ring with pierced shoulders...
Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 14ct Gold Alexandrite Diamond Keeper Cluster Ring 585 Size Q1/2 8.5
Located in Camelford, GB
If you have landed on this page then you have an eye for beauty. On offer is this gorgeous 14CT GOLD CHRYSOBERYL ALEXANDRITE AND DIAMOND KEEPER STYLE RING DETAILS Material: Solid ...
Diamond, Alexandrite, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Art Deco Russian Demantoid Diamond Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
A silver and gold Art Deco ring features a vivid green Russian demantoid (4.55 x 2.7 mm, approximately 0.39 carats), flanked by six rose cut diamonds, all set in silver over 14K gol...
Art Deco 1930S Russian Diamond Engagement Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
This ornate vintage Russian milgrain platinum and 14K gold ring from the 1930s features a sparkling bright white diamond (5 x 5 x 2.55 mm, approximately 0.40 ct, F color, VS1 clarity...
Russian Art Deco Diamond Platinum Engagement Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
1930s The unusual asymmetrical design of this engagement ring was clearly influenced by the Russian avant garde art of the 1920s-1930s. The ring features a bezel-set old cush...
Diamond, Platinum
Art Deco Russian Demantoid Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Moscow, circa 1930 An elaborate openwork silver and gold ring features a very fine vivid green Russian demantoid garnet in a surrounding of 34 rose cut diamonds. The demantoi...
Art Deco Russian Platinum Diamond Engagement Ring 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage platinum engagement ring is vertically bezel-set with three bright white old European cut diamonds (approximately 0.34 ct, 0.17 ct, 0.15 ct; F color, VS1, VS2, SI1 clarity)...
Diamond
Art Deco Russian Ruby Diamond Gold Platinum Wing Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely crafted elegant Art Deco platinum and gold ring is designed as a pair of vertically set stylized scrolling wings centered with a prong-set round old cut diamond (approxi...
Art Deco Russian Aquamarine Diamond Gold Ring, circa 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
circa 1930 A 14K gold ring features an emerald cut cool blue aquamarine (measuring 11.26 x 9.80 x 6.80 mm, approximately 5.14 ct) framed by old single cut diamonds set in silver over...
Aquamarine
Art Deco Natural 10 Carat Russian Sugarloaf Emerald Platinum and Diamond Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1940 Platinum Ladies Ring, Centrally set with a G.I.A Certified 10.81 Carats Sugarloaf Emerald of Russian origin, Very Fine Transparent Green in color and Having Moderate F2 Cl...
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Art Deco Platinum Diamond Ring 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
Russian, made in St. Petersburg in the 1930s A platinum ring is vertically set with three bright white old European cut diamonds (G-H color, VS2-SI1 clarity, approximately 0.21 ct...
Diamond
Russian Ruby Diamond Engagement Ring c1910
Located in Chicago, IL
The ring is vertically set with an old cushion cut diamond (approximately 0.31 ct) in a silver-topped gold milgrain setting and an old cut natural ruby (approximately 0.25 ct) in a m...
Diamond, Ruby
Art Deco Sapphire Diamond Platinum Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Made in Moscow in the 1930s. This Art Deco era high dome openwork ring is finely crafted in platinum and gold. The ring is designed as a stylized oval flowerhead centered with a nat...
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Rare Antique Russian Emerald Gold Unisex Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Made in Moscow between 1908 and 1917. An antique 14K gold ring is horizontally set with a sparkling 3.53 Ct cushion cut emerald of a vivid ocean green color. Emeralds were discover...
Emerald
Pearl Old Russian Diamond Bypass Engagement Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
made in Moscow in the 1930s a rose gold ring set with a 5.7 mm pearl and an antique pear cut diamond 6.1 x 4.5 x 3.1 mm, approximately 0.60 ct Marked with 583 gold stand...
Diamond
1.27 Carat Russian Demantoid Rose Gold Ring, 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
This 14K rose gold ring was made in St. Petersburg in the 1930s. The ring is centered with a sparkling oval cut 1.27 ct Russian demantoid from the Ural Mountains. The demantoid is fl...
Garnet
1930s Russian Amethyst Demantoid Silver Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
The ring is set with nine Russian amethysts - of deep purple, medium purple, and pale lavender color - and sixteen bright green demantoids. The stones are set in silver over 14K ro...
Amethyst, Garnet
Rare 4 Carat Russian Demantoid Silver Gold Engagement Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
A silver topped 14K gold ring features a rare 4.19 ct vivid green Russian demantoid set in an ornate Art Deco frame embellished with numerous rose cut diamonds Accompanied by AGL ...
Antique Russian Amethyst Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
A 14 karat rose gold ring is set with an oval amethyst in milgrain setting, surrounded by engraved swirl pattern with two pairs of curved rows of rose cut diamonds and step cut synth...
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold
Rare 2.84 Carat Russian Demantoid Diamond Silver Gold Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
A Rare Almost 3 Carat Russian Demantoid and Diamond Ring made between 1908 and 1917. The silver topped 14K gold ring features a very large vivid grass green 2.84 ct Russian demant...
Diamond, Garnet, Gold
Antique Russian D Color Cushion Cut Diamond Gold Solitaire Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Made in Odessa between 1908 and 1917. A matte 14 gold ring set with an antique cushion cut diamond (6.85 x 5.7 x 4.8 mm) approximately 1.45 ct, D color, VS 2 clarity. Marked w...
Diamond
Art Deco Sapphire Diamond Platinum Engagement Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1920 A platinum hand-crafted ring is centered with an emerald cut natural sapphire (8.2 x 5.85 x 4.4 mm, approximately 2.11 ct) of a beautiful cornflower blue color. The ...
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Russian 1.28 Ct Diamond Carved Gold Men's Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1915 An early Art Deco 14K gold ring is centered with a sparkling antique cushion cut diamond (measuring 6.5 x 6.2 x 4.1 mm, approximately 1.28 ct, K color, VS2 clarity) set...
Diamond
Set in 18K Gold, Carved Russian Emerald, Ruby & Diamonds Cocktail Ring
By JEWEL HUB
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A very gorgeous and one of a kind, Emerald & Ruby Cocktail Ring crafted in 18K Gold & Diamonds. The Emeralds are hand - carved, of Russian origin and weigh 20.75 carats. The weight o...
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
Art Deco Era 1930s Vintage French Emerald Diamond Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1930 This Art Deco era French ring features a rare Russian emerald from the Urals of an excellent deep bluish green color.
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Asymmetrical Design Diamond Platinum Engagement Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a modern copy of a vintage Russian asymmetrical design ring from the 1930s, influenced by the Russian avant garde art of the period. The ring is handcrafted in platinum and c...
Diamond
Antique Bloodstone Diamond Two-Color Gold Men’s Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Made in St. Petersburg, circa 1910 A yellow and rose 14K gold ring is set with a flat heliotrope ( a variety of chalcedony, also known as bloodstone) plaque highlighted by a spark...
Faberge Imperial Presentation Men's Ring
By Fabergé
Located in Chicago, IL
A unique Russian Imperial Award men's ring by Faberge, given by the Empress Maria Feodorovna (mother of Tsar Nicholas II) in 1915. The ring comes with a copy of its original award c...
Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.
The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.
However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)
While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.
Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.
A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.
Find unique Art Deco necklaces, earrings, bracelets and other 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.
Learn about these antique jewelry styles, then choose a design that speaks to you.
Ready to rock? Some of our favorite jewelry designers and dealers share indispensable advice for choosing that most important ring.
Will your beloved be enchanted by an Edwardian ring or a trendy Art Deco piece? We clue you into period styles and tips for finding the perfect ring.