Demantoid Garnet Diamond Ring
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Sapphire, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Garnet, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Russian Empire Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1850s Victorian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Yellow Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Garnet, Diamond, Amethyst, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
Antique 1880s British Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Bridal Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold...
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Pink Sapphire, Black Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Spinel, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Engagement Rings
Garnet, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century English Edwardian More Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Cluster Rings
1990s Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Rubelite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown More Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold
American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Opal, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold
Unknown Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century More Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold
Vintage 1910s Russian Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Opal, Gold
Vintage 1910s Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold
20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s American Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold
Antique Early 1900s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Platinum
2010s Russian Engagement Rings
Garnet
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Cocktail Rings
Opal, Garnet, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century English Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian More Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Opal, Platinum
Early 20th Century Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Engagement Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 15k Gold
2010s Japanese Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
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Demantoid Garnet Diamond Ring For Sale on 1stDibs
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The Legacy of Garnet in Jewelry Design
Vintage and antique garnet jewelry has been around for a long time.
Garnets have been used for adornment going all the way back to the Bronze Age. While we will never know if garnets can be used to prevent plagues or heal warriors, as has been suggested, we do know that both the Egyptians and the Romans felt that it was a worthy stone to set in gold for their nobility. In more “recent” times, garnets were ubiquitous in Victorian jewelry. The “G” in REGARD rings, the equivalent of the modern-day engagement ring, implied garnet.
Garnets were also highly valued in the region of Bohemia. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has in its collection an antique hairpin with Bohemian pyrope garnets from the Czech Republic. Bohemian pyrope got its name from Bohuslav Balbín, sometimes referred to as the “Czech Pliny,” in 1679. Abundant in the region, it was used often in jewelry during this time. In fact, it became so popular that in 1762, Empress Marie Terezie forbade its export. Stonecutting workshops opened in several regions across Bohemia, and pyrope became the country’s mineralogical symbol. While there was never a decline in its popularity, it was only in the mid-20th century that garnets enjoyed a revival.
Garnets can come in many shapes and sizes — one of the largest ever discovered is a 68.82-carat Tsavorite garnet. This stone is also in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, Brazil’s mines are rich in garnets, including spessartine, which can also be found in the Myanmar area, recognized for a specific shade of reddish-orange. While red garnets are the most popular, garnets actually come in a medley of colors.
Find a collection of antique and vintage garnet rings, necklaces and other jewelry today on 1stDibs.
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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