Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
20th Century American Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s French Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Brazilian Contemporary Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Platinum
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century British Modern Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
1940s British Retro Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century American Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum, 18k Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Gold
20th Century Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1960s Unknown Modernist Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modernist Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold
1980s German Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s French Retro Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1940s Italian Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, White Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1940s Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1990s Brazilian Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
1940s French Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
1990s Unknown Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1980s American Contemporary Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond
1960s American Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1940s Unknown Retro Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Ruby
Mid-20th Century Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1940s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Retro Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, 14k Gold
1950s American Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Platinum
Mid-20th Century American Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century German Retro Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, 14k Gold
1960s French Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Modern Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s French Retro Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1940s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century American Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
1940s American Retro Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Ruby, 14k Gold
20th Century British Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, 14k Gold
1960s American Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
20th Century Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
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Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring?
The Legacy of Aquamarine in Jewelry Design
Perhaps the one gemstone that best embodies the glimmering blue of the ocean is aquamarine, not just in name but also in color. Aqua marina (Latin for water and sea), March’s birthstone, is often crystal clear and blue. Often affordable in price, vintage and antique aquamarine jewelry belongs in everyone’s jewelry box.
Aquamarine is a precious gemstone from the mineral beryl family. Its cousin is the emerald. Like other beryl varieties, aquamarines are rated 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. This means that they are soft enough for jewelers to cut to their client’s specs but also durable enough for daily wear.
On land or sea, aquamarines feature prominently in many folk tales, including one about mermaids gifting aquamarine to sailors to protect them during sea voyages. Worn around sailors’ necks as an amulet, it kept them from getting seasick and, most importantly, from shipwrecks. Considered a symbol of courage by some, aquamarine amulets were also favored by Egyptian and Hebrew warriors during battle.
Aquamarine has also made appearances on some of the grandest of great dames. The Brazilian government gifted Eleanor Roosevelt with a 1,847-carat aquamarine in 1935 and Queen Elizabeth II received a sizable aquamarine upon her 1953 coronation; this stone is now the focal point of her aquamarine tiara. And renowned Tiffany Co. designer Jean Schlumberger made a diamond Bow setting for a 148.5-carat aquamarine, which was originally exhibited at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition, now in the collection of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage and antique aquamarine jewelry that includes unique aquamarine rings, necklaces and other accessories.
Finding the Right Cocktail-rings for You
A flashy symbol of wealth during the early 20th century, antique and vintage cocktail rings have gained broader appeal in the decades since for the hefty dose of glamour they bring to any ensemble.
Cocktail rings earned their name for their frequent appearances during glitzy cocktail parties at the height of the Prohibition era. Back then, these accessories were seen not only as statement pieces but as statements in and of themselves. They openly represented a sense of freedom and independence as well as a demonstration of opulence. After all, the 1920s heralded the Harlem Renaissance and Art Deco design, and a slew of social and cultural shifts meant that women in particular were breaking from pre–World War I conventions and embracing newfound freedoms to express themselves as individuals.
Women expressly wore cocktail rings on the fingers of their right hand versus the left, which was “reserved” for an engagement ring or wedding band, accessories definitely paid for by a suitor. And for cocktail rings, the bigger the colored gem at the center — which is usually mounted in a high setting — and the more elaborate the design, the stronger the likelihood of being noticed.
Cocktail rings remained a popular piece of jewelry for women until the 1930s, when the Great Depression and the onset of war marked a change in behaviors nationwide. While the 1960s and ’70s saw a return in visibility for the accessory, it wasn’t until the 1980s that cocktail rings once again assumed their position as a beacon of luxury and glitz.
During the 20th century, the range of dazzling cocktail rings seems to have been limitless, from glimmering gold rings set with carved jade diamonds designed by David Webb to Pomellato’s pink quartz confections to striking Gucci butterfly rings with accent diamonds set in a pavé fashion.
So, how do you wear a cocktail ring? Cocktail rings “can be worn for almost anything — dinners, date nights, parties, special events, on the red carpet,” explains David Joseph of New York-based jewelry brand Bochic.
Can you wear cocktail rings with other rings? “In my opinion, cocktail rings should stand on their own since they showcase a large gem in the center,” says Joseph.
These glamorous jewels can be worn inside or outside crowded taverns, in either daytime or nighttime with casual or dressy attire. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of antique and vintage cocktail rings, including those offered by Chanel, whose elegant cocktail rings often feature pearls and, of course, diamonds, and sometimes were styled after showy flowers like the camellia, and Van Cleef Arpels, whose detailed and intricate designs are viewed as miniature pieces of wearable art.
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