Tiffany and Co. Open Heart Link Chain Bracelet, Sterling Silver
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in McLeansville, NC
Width: 7.65 mm Weight: 1.7 dwts. / 2.64 grams Stamps: TIFFANY & CO 925 Ring Sizings & Modifications: *Please reach out before your purchase for pricing and timeframe expectations ...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany and Company Paloma Picasso Large Ribbon Brooch, Sterling Silver
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in McLeansville, NC
Weight: 6.9 dwts. / 10.73 grams Stamps: 1985 TIFFANY & CO STERLING PALOMA PICASSO Ring Sizings & Modifications: *Please reach out before your purchase for pricing and timeframe exp...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Tiffany and Company Paloma Picasso Graffiti X Brooch, Sterling Silver
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in McLeansville, NC
Weight: 7.8 dwts. / 12.1 grams Stamps: 1985 TIFFANY & CO STERLING PALOMA PICASSO Ring Sizings & Modifications: *Please reach out before your purchase for pricing and timeframe expe...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany and Company Hoop Earrings, Sterling Silver, V Hoop Earring
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in McLeansville, NC
Weight: 4.8 dwts. / 7.5 grams Stamps: TIFFANY & CO 925 Ring Sizings & Modifications: * We are happy to assist in any ring sizings so that the ring may fit you perfectly upon arriva...
Sterling Silver
TIFFANY & CO. Vintage 18k Yellow Gold Clip On Earrings Circa 1987
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 11.05 grams Condition: Great Signature: Tiffany & Co. / 1987 / 18k Ring Size: n/a Stones: n/a
Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co. Estate 18k Yellow Gold & Cabochon Sapphire Turtle Brooch / Pin
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 9.4 grams Condition: Great Signature: Tiffany / 18k Ring Size: n/a Stones: cabochon sapphires for the eyes
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co. Estate 18k Yellow Gold & Cabochon Sapphire Turtle Brooch / Pin
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 9.4 grams Condition: Great Signature: Tiffany / 18k Ring Size: n/a Stones: cabochon sapphires for the eyes
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co. Retro 14k Yellow Gold Brooch Pin Circa 1940s Rare
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 6 grams Condition: great Dimensions: 1.75" (length) 1.25" (height) Signature: Tiffany & Co. Gemstone: n/a Ring Size: n/a
Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co. Antique 18k Yellow Gold, Bloodstone & Agate Fob Pendant Locket
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 20.3 grams Dimensions: 1.5" (height) Condition: Great Signature: Tiffany & Co. Ring Size: n/a Stones: n/a
Agate, Yellow Gold
TIFFANY & CO. 14k Yellow Gold Wishbone Charm / Pendant w/Pouch Vintage
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 1.9 grams Dimensions: 1 3/8 inches (height) 5/8" (length) Condition: Great Signature: Tiffany / serial # Ring Size: n/a Stones: n/a
Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co. Retro 14k Yellow Gold & Sapphire Money Clip, Circa 1940s
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 11.3 grams Dimensions: 1.75" (length) 1 3/8" (width) Condition: Great Signature: Tiffany & Co. / 14k Ring Size: n/a Stones:3 natural sapphires, 0.15 points in total
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co. Antique 14k Rose Gold Watch Chain Fob Connector, Circa 1900s
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 10 grams Dimensions: 3" ( length of fob) Condition: Great Signature: Tiffany & Co. Ring Size: n/a
Rose Gold
Tiffany & Co. Vintage 14k Yellow Gold Link Sautoir Chain Necklace Circa 1960s
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 25.2 grams Dimensions: 29.5 inches / 0.2" width Condition: Great Signature: Tiffany & Co. / 14k Ring Size: n/a Stones: n/a
Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co. Antique 14k Yellow Gold ID Keychain / Fob / Chain Connector Rare
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 7.4 grams Dimensions: 3.75" (length of chain) 1" (length of pendant) Condition: Great Signature: Tiffany & Co. Ring Size: n/a
Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co. 14k Yellow Gold, Turquoise, Lapis & Coral Trio of Bangles Vintage
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 21.1 grams Dimensions: 7.8" (length) Condition: Great Signature: Tiffany & Co. 14k Ring Size: n/a Stones: lapis, turquoise & coral
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co. 18k Yellow Gold Taurus Pendant Medallion Vintage Made in Italy
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 16.9 grams Dimensions: 1.5" (length with bail) Condition: Great Signature: May 1 / Tiffany & Co. / 18k / Italy / serial # Ring Size: n/a Stones: n/a
Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co. Retro 18k Hammered Yellow Gold, Ruby & Diamond Earrings C. 1950s
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 28.6 grams Condition: Great Signature: Tiffany & Co. / 18k / serial # Ring Size: n/a Stones: 1.3 carats of rubies, 0.50 points of diamonds The length is 1 inch.
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co. 14k Yellow Gold & Tiger Eye Mariner Motif Cufflinks, Circa 1970s
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 13 grams Condition: Great Signature: Tiffany & Co. / engraved serial # Ring Size: n/a Stones: tiger eye The length of tiger eye is 5/8 of an inch.
Tiger's Eye, Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Company Diamond Trefoil Key Pendant, 18K White Gold, Length 2.25 Inch
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in McLeansville, NC
Weight: 4.4 dwts. / 6.8 grams Stamps: Tiffany & Co 750 Ring Sizings & Modifications: *Please reach out before your purchase for pricing and timeframe expectations for all ring sizi...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Tiffany & Co. by Henry Dunay 18k Yellow Gold Door Knocker Clip on Earrings Rare
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Weight: 28 grams Dimensions: 1.5" by 1 1/8" Condition: Great Signature: Tiffany & Co. / 18k / Henry Dunay Ring Size: n/a
Yellow Gold
Tiffany and Company Paloma Picasso Large Ribbon Brooch, Sterling Silver
By Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co.
Located in McLeansville, NC
Weight: 6.9 dwts. / 10.73 grams Stamps: 1985 TIFFANY & CO STERLING PALOMA PICASSO Ring Sizings & Modifications: * We are happy to assist in any ring sizings so that the ring may fi...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany and Company Mexican Star Brooch, Sterling Silver
Located in McLeansville, NC
Weight: 7.7 dwts. / 12 grams Stamps: TIFFANY & CO MEXICO 925 Ring Sizings & Modifications: * We are happy to assist in any ring sizings so that the ring may fit you perfectly upon ...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Elsa Peretti Loop Earrings, Sterling Silver
Located in McLeansville, NC
Weight: 5.3 dwts. / 8.24 grams Stamps: 1985 Tiffany & Co PERETTI Ring Sizings & Modifications: *Please reach out before your purchase for pricing and timeframe expectations for all...
Sterling Silver
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Heart Necklace, Heart Toggle Necklace
Located in McLeansville, NC
Weight: 38.4 dwts. / 59.72 grams Stamps: TIFFANY & CO 925 Ring Sizings & Modifications: *Please reach out before your purchase for pricing and timeframe expectations for all ring s...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co Estate Return To Tiffany Ring Size 7 Sterling Silver
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tiffany & Co Estate Return To Tiffany Ring Size 7 Sterling Silver TIF674 Return To Tiffany Collection TRUSTED SELLER SINCE 2002 DETAILS Style: Return To Tiffany Ring Ring Size: 7 ...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & co platinum 950 3mm ring size 8.5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & co Wedding ring Mint condition Gender Unisex Material Platinum Metal purity 950 Ring size 8.5 Width 3mm Length 22mm Weight 5.5gr Comes with Tiffany & co box
Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring Size 6.25
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 6.25 Main stone Diamond Carat total weight 1.14ct Diamond clarity VS Color Grade F-G Retail price: $13,000 Com...
Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring Size 6.25
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 6.25 Main stone Diamond Carat total weight 1.14ct Diamond clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 11.8gr Retail pric...
Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring Size 6.25
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 6.25 Main stone Diamond Carat total weight 1.14ct Diamond clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 11.8gr Retail pri...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring Size 6
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K Yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 6 Main stone Sapphire Diamond .59cts Sapphire .75cts Diamond Clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 8.1gr Retail P...
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring Size 7
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K Yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 7 Main stone Sapphire Diamond .59cts Sapphire .75cts Diamond Clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 11.9gr Retail P...
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring Size 6.25
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 6.25 Main stone Diamond Carat total weight 1.14ct Diamond clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 11.7gm Condition l...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring Size 7
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 7 Main stone Diamond Carat total weight 1.14ct Diamond clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 11.8 gm Condition lik...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring Size 6.25
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 6.25 Main stone Diamond Carat total weight 1.14ct Diamond clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 11.7gm Condition l...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring Size 7
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 7 Main stone Diamond Carat total weight 1.14ct Diamond clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 11.8 gm Condition lik...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Sold|$4,750
Tiffany & Co. Opal Ring Art Deco Size 9.5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Northampton, MA
This rare and impressive ring from Tiffany & Co. was created in the Art Deco era (circa 1930s).
Opal, 14k Gold
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Sparklers Citrine Ring Size 6
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co Sparklers Citrine Ring Emerald Cut Citrine Stone Color Orange Citrine Citrine Dimension 16 X 12mm Ring Size 6 Ring Weight 3.3gr Hallmarks: Tiffany & Co.
Citrine, Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Sparklers Citrine Ring Size 7
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany& Co Sparklers Citrine Ring Emerald Cut Citrine Stone Color Orange Citrine Citrine Dimension 16 X 12mm Ring Size 7 Ring Weight 4.9gr Hallmarks: Tiffany & Co.
Citrine, Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Sparklers Citrine Ring Size 6
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co Sparklers Citrine Ring Emerald Cut Citrine Stone Color Orange Citrine Citrine Dimension 16 X 12mm Ring Size 6 Ring Weight 3.3gr Hallmarks: Tiffany & Co.
Citrine, Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Sparklers Citrine Ring Size 6
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany& Co Sparklers Citrine Ring Emerald Cut Citrine Stone Color Orange Citrine Citrine Dimension 16 X 12mm Ring available Sizes 6 and 8 Ring Weight 3.3gr Hallmarks: Tiff...
Citrine, Sterling Silver
Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring by Tiffany & Co. Size 8
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K Yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 8 Ring Width 26mm Thickness 5.3mm Main stone Diamond Carat total weight 1.14ct Diamond clarity VS Color Grade...
Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring by Tiffany & Co. Size 8
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K Yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 8 Ring Width 26mm Thickness 5.3mm Main stone Diamond Carat total weight 1.14ct Diamond clarity VS Color Grade...
Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring by Tiffany & Co. Size 8
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K Yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 8 Main Stone Diamond Carat Total Weight 1.14ct Diamond Clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 12.3 Grams Condition ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring by Tiffany & Co. Size 7
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 7 Main stone Diamond Carat total weight 1.14ct Diamond clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 12.2gm Condition like...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring by Tiffany & Co. Size 5.75
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K Yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 5.75 Main Stone Diamond Carat Total Weight 1.14ct Diamond Clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 11.5 Grams Conditi...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring by Tiffany & Co. Size 7
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 7 Main stone Diamond Carat total weight 1.14ct Diamond clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 12.0gm Condition like...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring by Tiffany & Co. Size 5.75
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K Yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 5.75 Main Stone Diamond Carat Total Weight 1.14ct Diamond Clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 11.5 Grams Conditi...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring by Tiffany & Co. Size 8
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K Yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 8 Main Stone Diamond Carat Total Weight 1.14ct Diamond Clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 12.2 Grams Condition ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring by Tiffany & Co. Size 7
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 7 Main stone Diamond Carat total weight 1.14ct Diamond clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 12.0gm Condition like...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Schlumberger Sixteen Stone Ring by Tiffany & Co. Size 7
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Sixteen Stone Ring 18K yellow Gold & PT950 Ring Size 7 Main stone Diamond Carat total weight 1.14ct Diamond clarity VS Color Grade F-G Weight 12.0gm Condition like...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Sapphire Diamond Platinum Bubbles Ring Size 8
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Brand Tiffany & Co Metal: Platinum 950 Ring size: 8 Ring Width: 6.3mm Diamond clarity: VS Color: F-G Carat weight: 1.6ct Condition, excellent like-new
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Tiffany Co Platinum Diamond Victoria Alternating Ring size 6
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany Victoria Alternating Band Ring size: US6 Comes with the ring case ( blue leather) Carat weight approximately .43 ct Platinum ring Condition: giftable , no defects or sign...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany Co Platinum Diamond Victoria Alternating Ring size 6
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany Victoria Alternating Band Ring size: US6 Comes with the ring case ( blue leather) Carat weight approximately .43 ct Platinum ring Condition: giftable , no defects or sign...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany Co Platinum Diamond Victoria Alternating Ring size 7
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany Victoria Alternating Band Ring size: US7 Comes with the ring case ( blue leather) Carat weight approximately .43 ct Platinum ring Condition: giftable , no defects or sign...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany Co Platinum Diamond Victoria Alternating Ring size 6
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany Victoria Alternating Band Ring size: US6 Comes with the ring case ( blue leather) Carat weight approximately .43 ct Platinum ring Condition: giftable , no defects or sign...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. ETOILE Diamond Band Ring Platinum Size 6
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Tiffany & Co. ETOILE Diamond Band Ring Style: Band Ref. number: 60004786 Metal: Platinum PT950 Size: 6.0 Measurements: 4.6 mm TCW: 0.22 tcw Main Diamond: 10 Round Brilliant D...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co Estate Ring Size 4.25 18k Yellow Gold
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tiffany & Co Estate Ring Size 4.25 18k Y Gold TIF327 Please look at the video attached for this item.
Gold
Tiffany & Co. is one of the most prominent purveyors of luxury goods in the United States, and has long been an important arbiter of style in the design of diamond engagement rings. A young Franklin Delano Roosevelt proposed to his future wife, Eleanor, with a Tiffany ring in 1904. Vanderbilts, Whitneys, Astors and members of the Russian imperial family all wore Tiffany & Co. jewelry. And Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis preferred Tiffany china for state dinners at the White House.
Although synonymous with luxury today, the firm started out rather modestly. Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young founded it in Connecticut as a “stationery and fancy goods emporium” in 1837, at a time when European imports still dominated the nascent American luxury market. In 1853, Charles Tiffany — who in 1845 had launched the company’s famed catalog, the Blue Book, and with it, the firm’s signature robin’s-egg blue, which he chose for the cover — shifted the focus to fine jewelry.
In 1868, Tiffany & Co. gained international recognition when it became the first U.S. firm to win an award for excellence in silverware at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. From then on, it belonged to the pantheon of American luxury brands.
At the start of the Gilded Age, in 1870, Tiffany & Co. opened its flagship store, described as a "palace of jewels" by the New York Times, at 15 Union Square West in Manhattan. Throughout this period, its designs for silver tableware, ceremonial silver, flatware and jewelry were highly sought-after indicators of status and taste. They also won the firm numerous accolades, including the grand prize for silverware at the Paris Exposition of 1878. Among the firm’s glittering creations from this time are masterworks of Art Nouveau jewelry, such as this delicate aquamarine necklace and this lavish plique-à-jour peridot and gold necklace, both circa 1900.
When Charles Lewis Tiffany died, in 1902, his son Louis Comfort Tiffany became the firm’s design director. Under his leadership, the Tiffany silver studio was a de facto design school for apprentice silversmiths, who worked alongside head artisan Edward C. Moore. The firm produced distinctive objects inspired by Japanese art and design, North American plants and flowers, and Native American patterns and crafts, adding aesthetic diversity to Tiffany & Co.’s distinguished repertoire.
Tiffany is also closely associated with diamonds, even lending its name to one particularly rare and exceptional yellow stone. The firm bought the Tiffany diamond in its raw state from the Kimberley mines of South Africa in 1878. Cut to create a 128.54-carat gem with an unprecedented 82 facets, it is one of the most spectacular examples of a yellow diamond in the world.
In a broader sense, Tiffany & Co. helped put diamonds on the map in 1886 by introducing the American marketplace to the solitaire diamond design, which is still among the most popular engagement-ring styles. The trademark Tiffany® Setting raises the stone above the band on six prongs, allowing its facets to catch the light. A lovely recent example is this circa-2000 platinum engagement ring. Displaying a different design and aesthetic (but equally chic) is this exquisite diamond and ruby ring from the 1930s.
Find Tiffany & Co. jewelry, serveware and decorative objects for sale 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.