$1,184Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Arturo Pani Sensational Table Lamp Aluminum & Brass Mexico City
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Table lamp Mexico Circa 1950s vintage table lamp of aluminum, body in sculptural shape patinated brass ring accents. Simply fabulous!
Brass, Aluminum
Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Contemporary Cocktail Dangle Earrings with Diamonds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
It can be produced also as a ring. The sculptural design adds extra highlights to the surface of the gold, while the diamonds provide delicate sparkle.
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yel...
Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Stud Earrings with Diamonds and Light Pink Morganites
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
It can be produced also as a ring. The sculptural design adds the extra highlights to the surface of the gold.
Diamond, White Diamond, Beryl, Morganite, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yel...
Teardrop Table Lamp in Parchment and Bronze-Patina Brass by Patrick Coard, Paris
By Patrick Coard
Located in New York, NY
The Teardrop table lamp in parchment and bronze-patina brass is an ethereal and sculptural piece. Each ring has discreet LED lights that emits a beautiful light source.
Brass
Yellow Gold Clip-On Earrings with Diamonds and Paraiba Tourmalines
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
It can be produced also as a ring. The sculptural design adds the extra highlights to the surface of the gold.
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, ...
Floral Clip-on Earrings in Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold with Diamonds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
It can be produced also as a ring. The sculptural design adds the extra highlights to the surface of the gold.
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yel...
Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Clip-on Earrings with Sapphires and Diamonds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
It can be produced also as a ring. The sculptural design adds the extra highlights to the surface of the gold.
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
18 Karat Yellow Gold Clip-on Earrings with Diamonds and Paraiba Tourmalines
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
It can be produced also as a ring. The sculptural design adds the extra highlights to the surface of the gold.
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, ...
Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Clip-on Contemporary Custom Earrings with Diamonds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
It can be produced also as a ring. The sculptural design adds the extra highlights to the surface of the gold.
Beryl, Diamond, White Diamond, Morganite, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yel...
17.68 Carat Emerald Cut Natural Bicolor Tourmaline Loose Gemstone
By Merkaba
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Imagine a statement cocktail ring with sculptural gold details, a platinum pendant framed by diamonds, or a refined setting that leaves the color transition in full view.
Tourmaline, Emerald, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Gold
7.39 Carat Fancy Shield Cut Spessartite Garnet Loose Gemstone
By Merkaba
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Imagine a statement pendant that follows the shield’s contours, a sculptural cocktail ring, or a diamond accented composition that highlights its orange glow.
Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, Multi-gemstone
8.54 Carat Shield Cut Mint Peridot Loose Gemstone Loupe Clean
By Merkaba
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Imagine it as a pendant suspended beneath a diamond, or a sculptural cocktail ring with a setting that follows its shield outline.
Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Other
Carved Longquan Celadon Vase, Yuan-Ming Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Animal-form handles holding looped rings add sculptural interest, while subtle carved floral motifs appear beneath an even jade-green celadon glaze, lending the piece a restrained el...
Celadon
$5,480Sale Price|20% Off
10.36 Carat Antique Pear Shape Peach Tourmaline Loose Gemstone
By Merkaba
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Imagine a pendant suspended from a diamond accent, a sculptural cocktail ring that follows the gemstone’s contours, or a refined gold setting that keeps its warm color in focus.
Tourmaline, Other, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinu...
18th Century French Door Ornament
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unlike a traditional door knocker, this decorative horse head ornament was likely used as a wall-mounted accent or architectural detail, showcasing its intricate sculptural relief. T...
Iron
Stylish, Late 1800s Handmade Italian, Alabaster Column, Pedestal or Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Fine details like the Greek key motif and a decorative beaded ring enhance its sculptural presence, while the octagonal base and top provide both stability and visual balance.
Alabaster
Set of 3 Italian Murano Glass Amber, Brass, Wall Sconces by Giovanni Dalla Fina
By Giovanni Dalla Fina
Located in Villaverla, IT
Anchored by a shaped brass wall mount with a fitted collar ring, the sculptural arm curves dynamically upward, culminating in a turned brass candle socket collar ready to receive a t...
Brass
Vintage Asian Red and Black Painted Wooden Round Lidded Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
This unusual handcrafted decorative container features a flattened circular silhouette, an intricately patterned surface, and a sculptural metal ring handle, reflecting the appeal of...
Metal
$3,059 / set
Vistosi Gino Murano Glass Pendant Lights, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of Mid-Century Murano glass pendant lights by Gino Vistosi, featuring textured clear glass with vibrant internal swirls in blue and amber. Suspended in sculptural chrome rings, ...
Steel, Chrome
$2,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Paul Hanson Reverse Gilt Crackle Glass and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Alternating bands of gilt crackle glass ovals and patinated brass rings combine for sculptural form. Original extra large milk glass diffusers and gold fishnet shades.
Metal, Brass
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Bublé Glass Vase by Charles Schneider, France, 1925
By Charles Schneider
Located in Miami, FL
The bowl tapers into an applied purple glass ball at the neck, bordered above and below by fine purple glass rings — a sculptural pause between bowl and stem characteristic of Schnei...
Glass, Art Glass
19th Century Anglo-Indian Victorian Brass Four-Wick Hanging Oil Lamp
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Above the reservoir rises an exceptionally long, slender central standard terminating in a large, sculptural open suspension ring. The substantial ring allowed the lamp to be carried...
Brass
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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