Art Deco Rings
Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.
The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.
However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)
While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.
Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.
A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Rings
Imperial Topaz, Topaz, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Rings
Amethyst, Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Rings
Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Black Spinel, Spinel, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1910s German Vintage Art Deco Rings
Chalcedony, 14k Gold
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Opal, Tanzanite, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Aquamarine, Topaz, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Thai Art Deco Rings
Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Rings
Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Rings
Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Rings
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold
1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary English Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s North American Art Deco Rings
Emerald, Sterling Silver
1910s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Rings
Pearl, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s German Vintage Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Platinum, 14k Gold
2010s North American Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary English Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
1930s Vintage Art Deco Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s North American Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
20th Century Thai Art Deco Rings
Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
1990s American Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Silver
2010s North American Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
2010s North American Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
2010s North American Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
1920s German Vintage Art Deco Rings
Citrine, 14k Gold
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Rings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Rings
Sapphire, Amethyst, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
1920s European Vintage Art Deco Rings
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary English Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Rings
Green Sapphire, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1910s Vintage Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Rings
Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Rings
Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
1920s Vintage Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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