Cabochon Rings
2010s American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Citrine, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Cabochon Rings
Malachite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1960s British Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Opal, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Cabochon Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Japanese Artisan Cabochon Rings
Opal, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century American Modern Cabochon Rings
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Dutch Cabochon Rings
Coral, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
15th Century and Earlier Byzantine Antique Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Gold
Early 20th Century Chinese Anglo-Indian Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century American Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cabochon Rings
Topaz, Quartz, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
1960s French Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Star Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum, 18k Gold
1970s British Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s British Vintage Cabochon Rings
Opal, Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cabochon Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s North American Contemporary Vintage Cabochon Rings
Jade, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Cabochon Rings
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Artisan Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
1980s Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Platinum
1980s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Cabochon Rings
Garnet, Gold
1980s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Cabochon Rings
Opal, Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s British Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Agate, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Opal, Quartz, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Modern Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Cabochon Rings
Chalcedony, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Swiss Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1880s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Silver
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary English Victorian Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Quartz, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Carnelian, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cabochon Rings
Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Aquamarine, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s French Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Paraiba, Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, Opal, Aquamarine, 18k Gold
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Chalcedony, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Alexandrite, Diamond, 18k Gold, White 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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