Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone 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 Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Art Deco Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
Tourmaline, Rock Crystal, Agate, White Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
Beryl, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Artisan Vintage Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Tourmaline, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
Aquamarine, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tou...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Unknown Vintage Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Artisan Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
Aquamarine, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Elizabeth Locke Three-Stone Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold