Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Venetian-glass intaglios, ancient Greek and Roman coins, antique porcelain buttons and other treasures that Elizabeth Locke collects from around the world all inspire and are incorporated into her earrings, necklaces and other handmade designs.
The Virginia-based jeweler began her journey as a collector after she’d already launched her namesake jewelry line, and her assemblage of micromosaics, which are essentially miniature plaques composed of enameled-glass tesserae, were the subject of the 2020–21 exhibition “A Return to the Grand Tour: Micromosaic Jewels from the Collection of Elizabeth Locke” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
“They’re very hard to find, and you never know where you’ll see them,” Locke explains of micromosaics, the magnificent, miniature works for which she’s had to navigate lesser-known antique shops and auctions and build relationships with private dealers in Europe.
All of Locke’s imaginative jewelry pieces see an integration of rare and eclectic materials, the kind that might’ve been amassed during a 19th-century Grand Tour of Europe, when these coming-of-age journeys had long been popular (mostly for wealthy European men). Working in a neoclassical style, Locke references history with a modern approach for her moonstone earrings, gold-link bracelets, Venetian-glass pendants and other distinctive accessories. As she told W magazine, “Jewelry is designed for the era in which it is worn.”
In 1988, as an editor for Town & Country, Locke traveled to Bangkok to write about making jewelry. Unexpectedly, she found her niche. Upon her return home, Locke enrolled in the Gemological Institute of America and began sketching ideas. By 1990, her tourmaline ring — crafted with the goldsmiths she had met in Bangkok and who she would continue to collaborate with over the following decades — landed the cover of W.
Locke’s handmade, 19-karat-gold designs give one-of-a-kind antiquities new meaning in the 21st century. Not one to follow trends, Locke prefers designs that express a unique vision. “I know what I can do and I know what I feel comfortable doing, and I stick to it,” she has said.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Chrysophrase, Garnet, Tsavorite, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Garnet, Opal, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Quartz, Garnet, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artisan Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Garnet, Diamond, Tsavorite, Green Sapphire, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Fire Opal, Tsavorite, Opal, Garnet, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Garnet, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Chrysophrase, Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k G...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Diamond, Tsavorite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Art Deco Vintage Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Garnet, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Tsavorite, Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Garnet, Lapis Lazuli, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Diamond, Tsavorite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Garnet, Tsavorite, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Tsavorite, Chrysophrase, Garnet, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Labradorite, Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Moonstone, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Elizabeth Locke Fashion Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold