Cabochon Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Rhodium, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Si...
20th Century American Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Ruby, Star Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Cabochon Rings
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Modernist Cabochon Rings
Aquamarine, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Opal, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Cabochon Rings
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Opal, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Quartz, Turquoise, Kyanite, Silver, Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
1980s American Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1850s English Etruscan Revival Antique Cabochon Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Cabochon Rings
Agate, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Italian Revival Cabochon Rings
Moonstone, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1970s Finnish Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Agate, Silver, Sterling Silver
1970s Finnish Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Pyrite, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Opal, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cabochon Rings
Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold
Early 19th Century European Baroque Revival Antique Cabochon Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Artisan Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Cabochon Rings
Malachite, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
1970s Greek Greek Revival Vintage Cabochon Rings
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Agate, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabochon Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Cabochon Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Jade, 18k Gold, Silver
1970s French Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Lapis Lazuli, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1920s American Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18...
1990s German Modernist Cabochon Rings
Moonstone, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Malachite, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Cabochon Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Cabochon Rings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Artisan Cabochon Rings
Jade, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century American Artisan Cabochon Rings
Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, Coral, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century American Modern Cabochon Rings
Coral, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century English Modernist Cabochon Rings
Star Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow G...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Cabochon Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Cabochon Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1880s English Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Opal, White Diamond, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1970s Swiss Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Cabochon Rings
Jade, 14k Gold
Shop Antique and Vintage Cabochon-Sapphire Rings, Cabochon-Emerald Rings and Other Cabochon Rings
Vintage cabochon-emerald rings, cabochon-ruby rings and other rings featuring cabochon-cut gems are polished, intense and enthralling, like the screen sirens who wore them.
The ongoing popularity of statement jewelry and the desire among vintage jewelry enthusiasts for beautifully crafted 20th-century designs have contributed to the return of pieces showcasing bold, juicy cabochon-cut gemstones — on the red carpet, in contemporary design studios, in campaigns by renowned brands and in dealers’ collections. And when we talk about cabochons, we can’t help but think of the stunning jewels worn during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Ladies of the silver screen such as Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich and Mary Pickford often wore their own cabochon jewelry in films and worked with such legendary houses as Trabert & Hoeffer-Mauboussin, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Verdura to create their favorite pieces.
A cabochon-cut gem is most often an oval or round stone with a flat bottom and a polished dome top. Another much-admired style of cabochon is the sugarloaf, which is shaped more like a high pyramid with a rounded tip.
Softer stones — those that score 7 or lower on the Mohs Hardness Scale — are traditionally cut into cabochons since scratches tend to be less noticeable on a cab’s convex surface than on the flat planes of a faceted cut. Emeralds, which register around 7.5 or 8, are commonly cut as cabochons, although the highest-quality examples are often faceted.
Thanks to its depth, a cabochon cut can intensify the hue of a colored stone like an emerald, sapphire or ruby. And it enhances the optical effects seen in some gems, such as the iridescence, or rainbow-like play of color, in opals; the adularescence, or milky glow, of moonstones; the chatoyancy, or cat’s-eye effect, of tigereyes; and the asterism, or star-shaped display, in star sapphires and rubies.
While they dazzled onscreen in the 1940s and '50s — and were coveted by women wanting to emulate their matinee idols — today, cabochon rings and other cabochon jewels are back, conveying all the glamour of the past.
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