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.
Find a collection of Contemporary rings, earrings, necklaces and other jewelry on 1stDibs.
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Aquamarine, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tanzanite, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Pink Sapph...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Citrine, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Sterli...
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Zircon, Zircon, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Pink Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yell...
2010s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Quartz, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Pearl, Brown Diamond, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Apatite, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Amethyst, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Aquamarine, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Chalcedony, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Rubelite, Pink Diamond, Blue Diamond, Tanzanite, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Morganite, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Rubelite, Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Morganite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s European Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Opal, 18k Gold
2010s European Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Paraiba, Tourmaline, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s African Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Kunzite, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Purple Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond,...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, White Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Brass, Gold
2010s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Quartz, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Spinel, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Jade, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 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 American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Beryl, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yell...
2010s French Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Black Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold