Ruby Rings
17th Century Burmese Byzantine Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Silver
18th Century Georgian Antique Ruby Rings
Pearl, Ruby, Gold
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Yellow Gold, Silver, Copper
18th Century Victorian Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold
Late 18th Century European Rococo Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, 22k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Javanese Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Gold
1770s European Baroque Revival Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver, Rose Gold
1620s American Art Deco Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
18th Century Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Yellow Gold
18th Century Georgian Antique Ruby Rings
Pearl, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
18th Century Georgian Antique Ruby Rings
Pearl, Ruby, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
1780s European Romantic Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
16th Century Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier Greek Greek Revival Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 18th Century German Baroque Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby
Mid-18th Century African Art Nouveau Antique Ruby Rings
Moonstone, Ruby, Platinum, Silver, Sterling Silver
16th Century Thai Art Deco Antique Ruby Rings
Cat’s Eye, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 18th Century Spanish Georgian Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold
1780s English Georgian Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
1750s Italian Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Modern Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Modern Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 18th Century Italian Georgian Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Gold
15th Century and Earlier American Modern Antique Ruby Rings
Rainbow Moonstone, Ruby, Moonstone, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1780s Georgian Antique Ruby Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Multi-gemstone, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gol...
16th Century Antique Ruby Rings
Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
18th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier Antique Ruby Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
16th Century Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier Greek Greek Revival Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
18th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Late 18th Century Thai Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 22k Gold
Early 18th Century Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Early 1600s South American Byzantine Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 18th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier Greek Greek Revival Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, 18k Gold
Mid-18th Century Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
18th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
15th Century and Earlier American Baroque Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Ruby Rings
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
16th Century Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Ruby Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Ruby Rings
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, White Gold
1760s British Georgian Antique Ruby Rings
Ruby, Yellow Gold
Find Antique and Vintage Ruby Rings for Your Jewelry Box on 1stDibs
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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