Cabochon Rings
2010s Turkish Modern Cabochon Rings
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Quartz, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Cabochon Rings
Garnet, Turquoise, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Emerald, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indonesian Romantic Cabochon Rings
Moonstone, 22k Gold
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Jade, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Chalcedony, Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Garnet, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
1880s Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Opal, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Agate, Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Cabochon Rings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Garnet, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Aquamarine, Agate, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Purple Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Pearl, Jade, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Retro Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, 24k Gold
2010s Greek Victorian Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, White Diamond, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Platinum
1950s American Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Onyx, Yellow Gold, Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Black Opal, Platinum
1950s American Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Ruby, 14k Gold
1940s German Vintage Cabochon Rings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Cabochon Rings
Sapphire, Star Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Green ...
1970s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-19th Century Thai Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 22k Gold
1970s French Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cabochon Rings
Emerald, 18k Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Jade, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
1950s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1990s Cabochon Rings
Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Greek Contemporary Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Ruby, Sterling Silver
1890s European Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Cabochon Rings
Ruby, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Spanish Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s Danish Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Agate, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Tiger's Eye, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Star Sapphire, Pink Diamond, Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, Garnet, Perid...
1940s Unknown Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Coral, Silver
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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