Modern Solitaire 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 Thai Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s Israeli Vintage Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s German Modern Solitaire Rings
Amethyst, Gold, Rose Gold
1990s French Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Dutch Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Citrine, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Amethyst, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Ruby, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Rainbow Moonstone, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Modern Solitaire Rings
Aquamarine, White Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Quartz, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s German Modern Solitaire Rings
Aquamarine, White Gold, Bronze, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Modern Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Amethyst, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Opal, Peridot, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Ruby, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Russian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Spinel, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Solitaire Rings
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Sil...
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Emerald
2010s Thai Modern Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Asian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Kunzite, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Opal, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Amethyst, 14k Gold
2010s Austrian Modern Solitaire Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Amethyst, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Colombian Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
2010s Brazilian Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Modern Solitaire Rings
Ruby, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Solitaire Rings
Quartz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Zambian Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Gold
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Zambian Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Gold
2010s Austrian Modern Solitaire Rings
White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Brazilian Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Solitaire Rings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Modern Solitaire Rings
Ruby, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Zambian Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Solitaire Rings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Solitaire Rings
Ruby, Platinum
20th Century Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Ruby, White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Zambian Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Dutch Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold