Cabochon Rings
20th Century Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Cabochon Rings
Star Ruby, Tanzanite, Ruby, Silver, Gold Plate, 22k Gold
1960s Danish Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Quartz, Sterling Silver
19th Century British Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Native American Vintage Cabochon Rings
Coral, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 18k Gold, 10k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s German Cabochon Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Star Ruby, Platinum
1980s Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Chrysophrase, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Victorian Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Opal, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, Rock Crystal, Lapis Lazuli, Crystal, White Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Chrysophrase, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artisan Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Labradorite, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
1980s Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Cabochon Rings
Opal, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Cabochon Rings
Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
2010s American Cabochon Rings
Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Cabochon Rings
Carnelian, Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver
2010s Cabochon Rings
Amber, Aquamarine, Carnelian, Coral, Iolite, Onyx, Opal, Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Cabochon Rings
Opal, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, Rock Crystal, Lapis Lazuli, Crystal, Yellow Gold, White Gold...
2010s Australian Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Platinum
2010s Thai Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Cabochon Rings
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Silver, Gold Plate, 22k Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, Pearl, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
20th Century Italian Cabochon Rings
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century European Modernist Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Zambian Cabochon Rings
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, 22k Gold, Silver
2010s American Artisan Cabochon Rings
Pink Sapphire, Opal, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Artisan Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Retro Cabochon Rings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Chrysocolla, Blue Sapphire, Malachite, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, G...
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Quartz, Sterling Silver, Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Sapphire, Onyx, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Onyx, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s American Cabochon Rings
Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Unknown Modernist Vintage Cabochon Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Dutch Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s British Vintage Cabochon Rings
Hematite, Gold, 9k Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Artisan Cabochon Rings
Jade, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Cabochon Rings
Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Oceanic Modern Cabochon Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Opal, Gold
2010s Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Cabochon Rings
Agate, Brass
20th Century American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Pearl, Jade, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Cabochon Rings
Citrine, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Moonstone, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Cabochon Rings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Opal, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
1910s British Vintage Cabochon Rings
Tiger's Eye, Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Cabochon Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, 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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