Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.
The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.
However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)
While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.
Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.
A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s European Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1930s Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
1940s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Hematite, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Zircon, Platinum
1920s Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, 18k Gold
1930s Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rhodium
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s European Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Moonstone, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Moonstone, Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold P...
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Platinum
1920s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Onyx, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Chrysophrase, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Opal, Fire Opal, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
20th Century European Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Brown Diamond, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Coral, Onyx, Silver, Sterling Silver
1920s Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Black Opal, Opal, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum