Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
1910s French Edwardian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1910s Edwardian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Mid-19th Century American Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
19th Century Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1920s American Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Emerald, White Diamond, Platinum
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1860s American Retro Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
18th Century Victorian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
18th Century Victorian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
19th Century French Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1920s Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1880s Victorian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1920s European Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Early 1900s Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1920s Unknown Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
1910s Unknown Edwardian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1920s European Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
1910s Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Early 20th Century Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold, Gold
1920s Unknown Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1910s Unknown Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1910s Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1920s Unknown Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1920s French Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1890s European Victorian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 1900s English Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Emerald, 18k Gold
1920s British Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1890s British Victorian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Emerald, Diamond, Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
1920s British Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald
18th Century Victorian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum
Late 18th Century Victorian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1910s British Edwardian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1910s Belle Époque Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1920s European Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1920s Belgian Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald
Early 20th Century American Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
19th Century Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
18th Century Artisan Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s Art Deco Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1870s Victorian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Colombian Emerald Ring
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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The Legacy of Emerald in Jewelry Design
No one liked emeralds and emerald jewelry more than Elizabeth Taylor (or her alter ego, Cleopatra). 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 numerous myths attributed to the emerald’s spiritual powers, like placing an emerald under your tongue will allow you to see the future. But be careful not to swallow the birthstone for May, or that future won’t be so bright!
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 jewelry house.
On 1stDibs, find a range of antique and vintage emerald jewelry and watches that includes emerald rings, emerald necklaces and other accessories.
Finding the Right Rings for You
Antique and vintage rings have long held a special place in the hearts of fine jewelry lovers all over the world.
No matter their origin or specific characteristics, rings are timeless, versatile accessories. They’ve carried deep meaning since at least the Middle Ages, when diamond rings symbolized strength and other kinds of rings were worn to signify romantic feelings or to denote an affiliation with a religious order. Rings have also forever been emblematic of eternity.
Over time, rings have frequently taken the form of serpents, which have long been associated with eternal life, health and renewal. Italian luxury jewelry house Bulgari has become famous for its widely loved Serpenti motif, for example, and its Serpenti ring, like the other accessories in the collection, began as an homage to jewelry of the Roman and Hellenistic eras. The serpent is now a popular motif in fine jewelry. Jewelry devotees have long pined for rings adorned with reptiles, thanks to antique Victorian rings — well, specifically, Queen Victoria’s illustrious engagement ring, which took the form of a gold snake set with rubies, diamonds and an emerald (her birthstone). Designs for Victorian-era engagement rings often featured repoussé work and chasing, in which patterns are hammered into the metal.
Engagement rings, which are reliably intimidating to shop for, are still widely recognized as symbols of love and commitment. On 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.
The most collectible antique engagement rings and vintage engagement rings are those from the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras. Named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who in succession ruled England starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign), antique Georgian rings, be they engagement rings or otherwise, are also coveted by collectors. Pearls, along with colored gemstones like garnets, rubies and sapphires, were widely used in Georgian jewelry. The late-1700s paste jewelry was a predecessor to what we now call fashion or costume jewelry.
The Art Nouveau movement (1880–1910) brought with it rings inspired by the natural world. Antique Art Nouveau rings might feature depictions of winged insects and fauna as well as women, who were simultaneously eroticized and romanticized, frequently with long flowing hair. Art Deco jewelry, on the other hand, which originated during the 1920s and ’30s, is by and large “white jewelry.” White metals, primarily platinum, were favored over yellow gold in the design of antique Art Deco rings and other accessories as well as geometric motifs, with women drawn to the era’s dazzling cocktail rings in particular.
Whether you’re hunting down a chunky classic for a Prohibition-themed cocktail party or seeking a clean contemporary design to complement your casual ensemble, find an exquisite collection of antique, new and vintage rings on 1stDibs.
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