Ruby Rings
1930s European Art Nouveau Vintage Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s American Victorian Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
1940s Retro Vintage Ruby Rings
Amethyst, Ruby
1930s Burmese Art Deco Vintage Ruby Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
20th Century French Ruby Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Ruby Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Ruby Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Victorian Ruby Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Bronze
2010s Dutch Modern Ruby Rings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Ruby Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Ruby Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s British Ruby Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 9k Go...
1990s Thai Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Ruby Rings
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Ruby Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Ruby Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Ruby Rings
Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Opal, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Ruby Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Ruby Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Unknown Contemporary Ruby Rings
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ruby Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Ruby Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Opal, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
2010s British Victorian Ruby Rings
Pearl, Ruby, 9k Gold, White Gold
1890s European Belle Époque Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Ruby Rings
Aquamarine, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Ruby Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Ruby Rings
Fire Opal, Ruby, Opal, Silver, Gold Plate, 22k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Ruby Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Contemporary Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Artisan Ruby Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Quartz, Brown Diamond, Y...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Ruby Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Ruby Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s German Ruby Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
20th Century Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
2010s American Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Modern Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
1910s Edwardian Vintage Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Art Deco Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Ruby Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Retro Ruby Rings
Citrine, Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Ruby Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Ruby Rings
Paraiba, Tourmaline, Ruby, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Vintage Ruby Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
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Shopping for an accessory featuring a deep red gem that is the color of heat and passion? Find unique estate and vintage ruby rings today on 1stDibs.
Choosing a ruby ring can be a little like choosing a red lipstick. When it comes to these stones, the truest, most vivid reds are fiery, skewing slightly orange. Other shades are deeper, with blue undertones, for a pinker, raspberry color.
Ruby jewelry features one of the few gemstones that can give diamonds a run for their money. Just consider the Van Cleef & Arpels “scarf” necklace the Duke of Windsor presented to the Duchess on her 40th birthday, in 1936 — set with diamonds and dripping with rubies, a testament to the deep-red gemstone’s power — or the slippers encrusted with 4,600 rubies that Harry Winston made to commemorate The Wizard of Oz’s golden anniversary.
Rubies are considered precious stones — along with diamonds, sapphires and emeralds — and have a hardness of 9.0 on the Mohs Scale, surpassed only by Moissanite and diamonds. (Given the stone's durability and its relationship with romance, a ruby engagement ring is a brilliant choice if your budget permits and your sense of style leans toward the unexpected.)
In the July birthstone, the red of the gemstone — and the various hues seen in sapphires — are produced by the presence of trace elements. In the case of a ruby, this element is chromium. Rubies range in color from vermilion to a violet red. They are also pleochroic, which means that a stone’s hue can vary depending on the direction of viewing. The most sought-after color is pigeon’s blood: pure red with a hint of blue.
When shopping for a vintage ruby ring — whether it's a ruby cocktail ring, a ruby solitaire or another accessory — remember that the 4Cs of selecting the perfect diamond — color, clarity, cut and carat — also apply to rubies.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, the color of the July birthstone should be a vibrant to slightly purplish red, and the stone should be clear and inclusion-free. Accordingly, the cut should show off its color and clarity. As for the last criterion, fine rubies more than a carat in weight are rare. Often, large rubies are more expensive than diamonds of comparable weights.
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