Cabochon Rings
16th Century Art Deco Antique Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1970s Polish Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Carnelian, 14k Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Moonstone, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Cabochon Rings
Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, 22k Gold
1960s British Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold
1890s European Art Nouveau Antique Cabochon Rings
Moonstone, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, 9k Gold
20th Century Japanese Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Peridot, Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Danish Cabochon Rings
Hematite, Silver
1980s Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Cabochon Rings
Moonstone, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Agate, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Platinum
1780s European Georgian Antique Cabochon Rings
Agate, Garnet, Gold
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Carnelian, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Peridot, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Tanzanite, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1960s Swiss Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Ruby, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Victorian Cabochon Rings
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Citrine, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Modern Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Moonstone, Platinum
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century American Native American Cabochon Rings
Malachite, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Cabochon Rings
Opal, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s German Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cabochon Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Black Opal, 18k Gold
1990s Australian Retro Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Chrysoberyl, Alexandrite, White Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Cabochon Rings
Chrysoberyl, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Rose Gol...
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Tiger's Eye, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 10k Gold, Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
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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