Cabochon Rings
1910s Victorian Vintage Cabochon Rings
Pearl, Turquoise, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Fire Opal, Platinum
1970s Swedish Vintage Cabochon Rings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
1960s Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Tiger's Eye, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Cabochon Rings
Multi-gemstone, Garnet, Tsavorite, Spinel, Peridot, Opal, Gold, Yellow G...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Star Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cabochon Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Garnet
21st Century and Contemporary American Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Fire Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Unknown Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Cabochon Rings
Opal, Fire Opal, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Cabochon Rings
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
20th Century Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Chrysoberyl, Diamond, Palladium, Platinum, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary American Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s German Artisan Cabochon Rings
Larimar, Silver
20th Century American Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Cabochon Rings
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Edwardian Vintage Cabochon Rings
Opal, Garnet, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Opal, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s French Modernist Cabochon Rings
Aquamarine, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Opal, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
20th Century Modernist Cabochon Rings
Jade, Sterling Silver
1930s Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s French Artisan Cabochon Rings
Star Ruby, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cabochon Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Cabochon Rings
Labradorite, Gold, 22k Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Chalcedony, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
1930s Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Opal, Diamond, Platinum, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Coral, Yellow Gold
2010s Cabochon Rings
Jasper, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
White Diamond, Rock Crystal, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Hematite, Blue Topaz, Topaz, Rose Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Quartz, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1920s American Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Cabochon Rings
Jade, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Cabochon Rings
Chrysophrase, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Cabochon Rings
Moonstone, Silver
2010s Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Etruscan Revival Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Belgian Vintage Cabochon Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Moonstone, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Opal, Diamond, White Gold, 18k 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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