Diamond Rings
1960s European Empire Vintage Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1920s Italian Empire Vintage Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Platinum
Late 18th Century European Empire Antique Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Diamond Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, 18k Gold
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Diamond Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
16th Century French Empire Antique Diamond Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s American Empire Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Empire Diamond Rings
Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary French Empire Diamond Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s American Empire Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Gold
2010s Turkish Empire Diamond Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Turkish Empire Diamond Rings
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Empire Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Empire Diamond Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Empire Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Diamond Rings
White Diamond, Onyx, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Colombian Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Contemporary Diamond Rings
Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, 18k Gold
20th Century Diamond Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Antique Diamond Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s European Retro Diamond Rings
Diamond, Rose Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Diamond Rings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Diamond Rings
Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Diamond Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1770s European Antique Diamond Rings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modernist Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Diamond Rings
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Empire Diamond Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
18th Century French Empire Antique Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Empire Antique Diamond Rings
Yellow Sapphire, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, Gold,...
Antique Diamond Rings for Sale on 1stDibs
Even as jewelry trends have come and gone, antique diamond rings are a classic fashion piece.
While solitaire diamond rings are enduringly popular as an engagement ring style, a vintage diamond ring in general — whether it’s a diamond cocktail ring, a diamond three-stone ring or other iteration — makes a fantastic addition to any outfit with a variety of shapes and settings to explore. Statistics show that diamonds are the most common gemstones for engagement rings, preferred by 87 percent of people. And old diamonds have become a gem of choice for millennials — for many jewelry lovers, designs set with diamonds that were cut by hand decades ago are rapidly gaining in popularity.
Thousands of gem cutters worked in the city to process the diamonds that streamed in after the 1867 discovery of the Kimberley Mine, in South Africa. The way they hand cut and shaped the stones was distinctly different from what modern lapidaries do.
“The best old diamonds have high crowns [the top section of the stone] that release a spectrum of colors,” says Guy Burton, bespoke director at the esteemed vintage jeweler Hancocks, in London. “Some really nice Late Victorian gems are chunky, and there were really beautiful Asscher cuts done during the 1930s that display amazing angles a gem cutter would not work in today.” Late Victorian-era diamond rings are considered antique, while an Asscher cut is a step cut that was popularized during the Art Deco era. Other popular Art Deco step cuts include the emerald cut and the baguette cut. (While there are many different gemstone cuts, the main categories of cuts are brilliant, step and mixed.)
The Gemological Institute of America developed the 4Cs grading system to classify diamonds: clarity, color, cut and carat weight. Not all diamonds are created equal.
The value of the diamond depends on the clarity (flawless diamonds are very rare but a diamond's value decreases if there are many blemishes or inclusions), color (the less color the higher the grade, cut (how the diamond’s facets catch the light, certain cuts of diamonds show off the stone better than others) and carat weight (the bigger, the better).
Shop an extraordinary collection of antique and vintage diamond rings on 1stDibs. And explore our buying guides for a close look at antique engagement rings, Art Deco engagement rings and vintage engagement rings.