Cabochon Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
1880s Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s American Cabochon Rings
Jade, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Fire Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Jade, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, White Gold, 18k Gold
1950s British Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Star Ruby, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Citrine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Cabochon Rings
Jade, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, 10k Gold, Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Greek Classical Greek Cabochon Rings
Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Gold, Gold, Gilt Metal, Bronze
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Moonstone, 14k Gold
2010s Cabochon Rings
Amber, Aquamarine, Iolite, Onyx, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s American Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Artisan Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold
1940s British Artisan Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s East Asian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Cabochon Rings
Topaz, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cabochon Rings
Opal, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Agate, Gold
1940s Unknown Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Ruby, Quartz, White Diamond, Rose Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabochon Rings
Garnet
1910s Unknown Edwardian Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Cabochon Rings
Onyx, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s English Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Silver, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
1970s British Vintage Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Gold
1930s American Vintage Cabochon Rings
Onyx, Gold, 10k Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1950s Unknown Vintage Cabochon Rings
Coral, Yellow Gold
1950s Swedish Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1980s French Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Iolite, 18k Gold
20th Century Victorian Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
1910s English Aesthetic Movement Vintage Cabochon Rings
Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Carnelian, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Ruby, Star Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Cabochon Rings
Carnelian, Opal, Onyx, Iolite, Coral, Aquamarine, Amber, 9k Gold, Gold
2010s Spanish Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold
1950s American Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Onyx, Yellow Gold, Gold, 10k Gold
20th Century European Artisan Cabochon Rings
Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Coral, Agate, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Ruby, 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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