Emerald Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Aquamarine, Sterling Silver, Yell...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold, 9k ...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Sterling Silver, Yellow Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s European Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s European Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Rock Crysta...
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
1910s Dutch Art Nouveau Vintage Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Silver, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Malachite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, Platinum
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Black Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
White Diamond, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Rock Crystal, Peridot,...
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Emerald Rings
Opal, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Colombian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Zambian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-18th Century North American Art Nouveau Antique Emerald Rings
Emerald, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14...
2010s Colombian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, Yellow Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Japanese Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Zambian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Zambian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Sterling Silver, Yellow Go...
2010s Japanese Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Aquamarine, Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yello...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Dia...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Yellow ...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Sterling Silver, Yellow Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Tourmaline, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Whi...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Emerald Rings
Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
1960s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Emerald Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Shopping for Antique and Vintage Emerald Rings?
Do you have your heart set on a vintage emerald ring? That’s not surprising — emerald engagement rings, antique emerald cocktail rings and other rings set with the vibrant stone are sophisticated and glamorous, and that verdant color, and the cachet of wielding a gem beloved and worn by so many queens and princesses (hello, Cleopatra!), could seduce anyone.
Dorothy may have worn ruby slippers, but it was the Emerald City that she was trying to get to. Upon her arrival, she was advised to wear green-tinted eyeglasses to protect her eyes from all the “brightness and glory” in L. Frank Baum’s book The Wizard of Oz. Jewelry lovers born in May can wear their beautiful birthstone, distinguished by its rich green color, on their way to see the Wizard or any other magical place.
While emeralds graced the engagement rings of style icons Wallis Simpson and Jackie Kennedy — and emeralds and yellow diamonds are adding boldness to today’s engagement rings — perhaps no one liked emeralds and emerald jewelry more than Elizabeth Taylor (or her alter ego, Cleopatra).
During the December 2011 auction of Taylor’s jewels that was held at Christie’s, there was a suite of emerald jewels that had been by Bulgari and gifted to the actress by Richard Burton to commemorate their engagement (no celebrity, or civilian for that matter, can rival Taylor in her fervor for Bvlgari). The suite consisted of an emerald and diamond ring, an emerald and flower diamond brooch, an emerald and diamond necklace, an emerald and diamond pendant brooch, a pair of emerald and diamond ear pendants and an emerald and diamond bracelet.
New York–based jewelry designer Nina Runsdorf, whose mother and grandmother both had emerald engagement rings, suggests that the stone’s color might appeal to those with an affinity for nature. “My parents left the city when I was 14 and raised us on a farm in upstate New York, so my mother’s love of nature was very strong,” she says. “I think emeralds reminded her of the wild grass and trees.”
Emeralds were first discovered in Egypt around 330 BC. The stone’s name originated from the ancient Greek word for green, “smaragdus.” According to the Gemological Institute of America, “Emeralds from what is now Colombia were part of the plunder when 16th-century Spanish explorers invaded the New World. The Incas had already been using emeralds in their jewelry and religious ceremonies for 500 years. The Spaniards, who treasured gold and silver far more than gems, traded emeralds for precious metals. Their trades opened the eyes of European and Asian royalty to emerald’s majesty.”
There are many important (read: large) emeralds in museum collections around the world. The Patricia Emerald, named after the miner’s daughter, is a 632-carat dihexagonal (or 12-sided) crystal that was discovered in Colombia in 1920 and now resides at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington has in its possession the Hooker Emerald, a 75.47-carat Colombian stone. That emerald had been acquired in the 16th or 17th century by Spanish conquistadores and shipped to Europe. It later belonged to Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876–1909), who wore it on his belt buckle. Purchased at auction by Tiffany & Co. in 1911, the Hooker Emerald was set into a tiara and featured in the New York World’s Fair “House of Jewels” exhibit in 1940. Today, it is part of a brooch, also designed by the legendary jewelry house.
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