Modern Cluster Rings
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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2010s European Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Cluster Rings
Tanzanite, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s Unknown Vintage Modern Cluster Rings
Amethyst, Coral, Jade, Onyx, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cluster Rings
Garnet, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century European Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s British Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold
2010s British Modern Cluster Rings
Pearl, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 10k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Cluster Rings
Chrysoberyl, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Cluster Rings
Tanzanite, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s British Vintage Modern Cluster Rings
Amethyst, Opal, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cluster Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Modern Cluster Rings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
1960s German Vintage Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Cluster Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Cluster Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Modern Cluster Rings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s British Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 9k Gold
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Modern Cluster Rings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Cluster Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Cluster Rings
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s British Vintage Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cluster Rings
Tanzanite, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Modern Cluster Rings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cluster Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cluster Rings
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s British Vintage Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
2010s American Modern Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Modern Cluster Rings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cluster Rings
Brown Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold
2010s American Modern Cluster Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s American Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cluster Rings
Turquoise, Pearl, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Cluster Rings
Amethyst, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century British Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cluster Rings
Ruby, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Cluster Rings
Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Opal, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1920s British Vintage Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, ...
2010s British Modern Cluster Rings
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s American Modern Cluster Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cluster Rings
Tanzanite, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold