Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Contemporary jewelry is inextricably linked with the moment in which it is created, frequently reflecting current social, cultural and political issues such as environmental consciousness, identity and sustainability. It’s informed by fashion trends, from the chokers of the 1990s to the large chain necklaces of the early 2000s.
Jewelry is one of the oldest forms of adornment. Lockets made of silver or gold have been treasured gifts for hundreds of years, for example, and charm bracelets, which have existed since prehistoric times, didn’t become especially popular until the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria. For many centuries, fine jewelry was used primarily to express wealth or status through lavish materials. Then, in the 1960s, a concept known as the “critique of preciousness” emerged, with jewelers creating pieces that did not get their value from gemstones or precious metals. Instead, it was the jeweler’s artistic vision that was prized and elevated.
This shift still informs Contemporary jewelry being made by artists today. Whether they are using cheap, found materials and working with provocative geometric shapes or seeking out the rarest stones, they are imbuing their work with meaning through their skills, techniques and ideas. Innovative designers such as Elsa Peretti, who popularized sculptural sterling-silver jewelry for Tiffany & Co., and David Yurman, who twisted metal into the simple yet striking Cable bracelet, have also influenced the direction of Contemporary jewelry’s forms and aesthetics.
Meanwhile, technological advancements like metal alloys and laser engraving have led to new possibilities in jewelry design. Now, edgy makers and brands as well as minimalist designers are pushing Contemporary jewelry forward into the 21st century.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White...
Late 20th Century Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Tanzanite, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Black Opal, Opal, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Opal, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Zircon, Blue Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tsavorite, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Spinel, Multi-gemstone, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 2000s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Yellow Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Spinel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sterling Silver
2010s German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Peridot, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Brown Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, White Gold, 1...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Topaz, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Aquamarine, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Turkish Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Yellow Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Zircon, Zircon, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Rhodolite, Topaz, Sterling Silver, Silver, Rose Gold, Gold Plate, 14k Go...
2010s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Moonstone, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Rhodolite, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold