Demantoid Garnet Diamond Ring
2010s Three-Stone Rings
Garnet
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Belle Époque Cluster Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Japanese Contemporary Bridal Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
2010s Unknown Contemporary Cluster Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Nouveau Band Rings
Garnet, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Bridal Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1860s Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Opal, 14k Gold
Antique 1840s Unknown Early Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Garnet, 14k Gold, Silver
Antique 1890s Unknown Late Victorian Band Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Artisan Fashion Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Tourmaline, Gold, Silver
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Spinel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
White Diamond, Garnet, White Gold
20th Century English Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 10k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
2010s British Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, White ...
20th Century American Edwardian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet
2010s Russian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Garnet, Gold
Mid-20th Century Russian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Garnet
20th Century Russian Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau More Rings
Garnet
Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Engagement Rings
Garnet
2010s Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique 18th Century Belgian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphi...
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Band Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold
2010s Swiss Contemporary Solitaire Rings
White Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Opal, 14k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco More Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
Antique 1880s Victorian Fashion Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
Early 20th Century 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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