Emerald Engagement Rings
20th Century Unknown Victorian Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Indian Retro Emerald Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Asian Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Agate, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Early 19th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1980s American Contemporary Vintage Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Amethyst, 14k Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Australian Artisan Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s French Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
20th Century Indian Retro Emerald Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 2000s North American Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yello...
2010s Turkish Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Emerald Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Platinum
2010s Turkish Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Emerald Engagement Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, Gold
20th Century Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Emerald Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique, New and Vintage Emerald Engagement Rings for Sale on 1stDibs
Antique, new or vintage emerald engagement rings may be a good choice for those whose sense of style leans toward the unexpected. While white diamond engagement rings can feel cool and sophisticated, colored gemstones are vibrant — bursting with warmth and character — and imbued with symbolic significance, transforming the ring into an eloquent, multilayered expression of love and commitment.
You’ve seen extravagant emerald jewelry on the red carpet, but why might you select this stone for your engagement ring? For starters, you’d be in good company: Style icons Wallis Simpson and Jackie Kennedy were given emerald engagement rings.
And no one liked emeralds and emerald jewelry more than Elizabeth Taylor (or her alter ego, Cleopatra). During the December 2011 auction of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewels that was held at Christie’s, there was a suite of emerald jewels that had been designed by BVLGARI and gifted to the actress by Richard Burton to commemorate their engagement.
Jewelry lovers know that Queen Victoria loved serpentine jewelry, and the British monarch’s best-known piece in this mold is the gold coiled-snake engagement ring she received from Prince Albert — the sinuous reptile featured emerald eyes (her birthstone) and was considered a symbol of everlasting love. This initiated a craze for snake jewelry — engagement ring trends have long been set by the British royal family, and the popular and fashionable young royal was the style influencer of her era. (Victorian engagement rings are considered antique engagement rings — on 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.)
New York–based jewelry designer Nina Runsdorf, whose mother and grandmother both had emerald engagement rings, adds that the stone’s color might appeal to those with an affinity for nature. “My parents left the city when I was 14 and raised us on a farm in upstate New York, so my mother’s love of nature was very strong,” she says. “I think emeralds reminded her of the wild grass and trees.”
Emeralds, which, like aquamarines, belong to the beryl family of minerals, have a Mohs scale rating of 7.5 to 8 — soft enough for many jewelers to caution against its use in a jewel designed for everyday wear. The stones most certainly can chip or crack, even while being set in a ring by a professional.
If you do have your heart set on a unique emerald engagement ring, be prepared to accept standards of clarity and light refraction that differ from those for other stones: All emeralds have visible inclusions and imperfections. For that reason, clarity-enhancing fillers are often used to improve their appearance. Some top-drawer dealers accept only emeralds treated with natural fillers (oil, wax, Canada balsam or cedarwood oil), versus man-made polymer fillers.
Still, that verdant color, and the cachet of wielding a stone beloved and worn by so many queens and princesses (hello, Cleopatra!), might well seduce you, regardless of the caveats. Colombian emeralds are the finest, although plenty of good material comes from mines in Ethiopia, Zambia and Brazil. Go with an emerald cut — because of its long linear facets, experts say, this square cut with beveled corners is best for displaying the gem’s extraordinary color.
Shop the collection of antique, new and vintage emerald engagement rings for sale on 1stDibs.
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