Vintage Jade Rings

Yellow Jade

Cabochon Green Jade

Located in New York, NY

A vintage 14k yellow gold cluster ring featuring a carved jadeite jade disk accented by sparkling diamonds.

Category

20th Century Cluster Rings

Materials

Vintage Signed Trifari Goldtone Carved Faux-Jade Ring Size 6 1/2

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Green Vintage VCA Alhambra Clover Jade Ring

By Van Cleef & Arpels

Located in New York, NY

Vintage circa 1960's VCA Alhambra Jade Collection Ring in 18K Yellow Gold with one diamond.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Cocktail Rings

Materials

Jade, 18k Gold

1935 Jade Ring, Genuine Nephrite Jade Set in Yellow Gold, Vintage Nephrite Jade

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1935 Jade Ring, Genuine Nephrite Jade Set in Yellow Gold, Vintage Nephrite Jade

Located in Austin, TX

This cool nephrite jade ring is Circa 1935 with a detailed bezel around it. The gold is 10 karat yellow gold and is durable. The jade is an oval shape that is elongated and a beauti...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings

Materials

Jade, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold

Vintage Burle Marx Modernist Jade Gold Ring

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$1,450

$280

Antique 14K Yellow Gold Green Onyx Cabochon Ring, Late 20th Century

Located in Sewickley, PA

Crafted in 14k gold, the ring features a marquise-shaped bezel setting that frames a smooth, cabochon-cut green onyx. The stone has a rich sheen green color, polished luster rather t...

Category

Late 20th Century Engagement Rings

Materials

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold

CARTIER Paris Art Deco Enameled Cocktail Ring 18Kt Gold With Diamonds & Gemstone

$49,985

CARTIER Paris Art Deco Enameled Cocktail Ring 18Kt Gold With Diamonds & Gemstone

By Cartier

Located in Miami, FL

An art deco ring designed by Cartier. This is a magnificent art deco ring, created in Paris France and designed by the jewelry house of Cartier. This colorful cocktail ring is very ...

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings

Materials

Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold

Green Jadeite Jade Young Dragon Pendant, Certified Untreated

$2,880

W 1.27 in D 0.28 in L 1.9 in

$462Sale Price / item|50% Off

Pink, rose quartz cabochon ring

By Daizy Jewellery

Located in Istanbul, TR

Ring with pink rose quartz cabochon. Rose quartz statement ring. Cocktail pink quartz ring. Birthstone ring. Metal stamp: 925 silver + 14k gold plating over Weight: 4 g depends fro...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Solitaire Rings

Materials

Quartz, Gold, Sterling Silver

Ancient 22k Gold Roman Jasper Intaglio Signet Ring, 2nd Century Italy

$7,513

Ancient 22k Gold Roman Jasper Intaglio Signet Ring, 2nd Century Italy

Located in Firenze, IT

Period: 2nd century Dimensions: 9 x 13 mm Ring Size: 7 Weight: 8,30 gr The intaglio of the second century of Roman production, depicts the profile of a male figure wearing a radiate...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Signet Rings

Materials

Jasper, Gold, 22k Gold

Lavender Jade Ring Circa 1970s Certified Untreated

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Lavender Jade Ring Circa 1970s Certified Untreated

Located in Northampton, MA

This lavender jade ring from the 1970s features an oval cabochon of translucent pale violet jade measuring 25mm x 118.8mm x 9.04mm. The impressive stone is prong-set within the hand-...

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings

Materials

Jade, 14k Gold

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Vintage Jade Rings For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are many options to choose from in our inventory of vintage jade rings. All of the items for sale were constructed with extraordinary care, often using Gold, Yellow Gold and 14k Gold. Our selection of items includes 94 vintage examples as well as 11 contemporary versions. Our inventory has long been popular, and it includes earlier versions that date to the 20th Century and newer variations that were made as recently as the 21st Century. Modern and Retro are consistently popular styles when it comes to vintage jade rings. Five Star Jewelry, Boucheron and Burle Marx each produced beautiful examples of these items that are worth considering. There are many oval cut, cabochon and round cut vintage jade rings for sale. Most of our vintage jade rings for sale are for women, but there are 29 pieces available to browse for men.

How Much are Vintage Jade Rings?

On average, vintage jade rings at 1stDibs sell for $985, while they’re typically $175 on the low end and $33,000 for the highest priced versions of this item.

Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship

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.

Finding the Right Rings for You

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.