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Bulgari Modern 1.04 Carat Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Pyramide Band Ring
By Bulgari
Located in Philadelphia, PA
karat white gold Ring Size: 6 3/4 Measures: 17.0 mm and sits 12.0 mm high Lavish. Monumental. Eye
Category

20th Century Unknown Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

Retro 16.78 Carat Aquamarine Diamond 18 Karat Two-Tone Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
mark and stamped 18k for 18 karat gold Ring size: 6 1/4 and sizable Top measures: 16.9 mm and sits
Category

1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold

Contemporary 5.06 Carat Sapphire Diamond 18 Karat Gold Bombay Floral Band Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
dark royal blue color, very well matched With maker's mark and stamped 750 for 18 karat gold Ring
Category

1980s Unknown Contemporary Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold

Vintage Ruby and Diamond 18 Carat Gold and Platinum Half Eternity Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
the rest of the band is modelled in 18ct gold. Ring Size: S or 9 1/4 Band Width: 3mm Weight
Category

1940s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Platinum

1950 s 11.37 CTW No Heat Ceylon Yellow Sapphire Diamond 18K Gold Vintage Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
gold Circa: 1950s Ring size: 7 1/4 and sizable Measures north to south 12.5 mm and sits 9.0 mm high
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage 10K Cross Ring
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage 14K Yellow Gold Cross Ring Size 4 Beautiful carefully detailed 14K yellow gold ring
Category

20th Century Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage 18 Carat Gold Diamond and Ruby Five-Stone Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
. Ring Size: UK P 3/4, US 8
Category

1970s Unknown Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Dinh Van Stacked Rings
By Jean Dinh Van
Located in Darnestown, MD
band is made with lapis lazuli; one with carnelian and the third is totally gold. The rings are size 4
Category

1970s French Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold

Vintage Turquoise and Diamond 18 Carat White Gold Five-Stone Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
bright, round sparkling diamonds measuring 10pts each. Modelled in 18carat white gold . Ring Size: K or
Category

1960s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold

Vintage Sapphire and Aqua 9 Carat Gold Three-Stone Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
each. Modelled in 9carat gold. Ring Size: O or 7 1/4 Width: 8mm Weight: 2.6g
Category

1980s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Aquamarine, Sapphire, Gold

Vintage Opal and Diamond 18 Carat Gold Three-Stone Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
75pts and the stones are set in platinum. The ring itself is modelled in 18ct gold. Ring Size: L or 5
Category

1960s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold

Vintage Ruby and Diamond 9 Carat Gold Star Setting Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
are set in star settings. Fully hallmarked in London, 1985. Modelled in 9carat gold. Ring Size: M or
Category

1980s British Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Gold

Vintage Ruby and Diamond 18 Carat Gold Three-Stone Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
7pts each. The stones are set in platinum and the rest of the ring is modelled in 18ct gold. Ring
Category

1950s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold

14 Karat Green Jade Diamond Ring
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Karat white gold. The ring is size 7 1/4 and the total weight of the ring is 7.5 grams.
Category

1980s American Retro Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Jade, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold

Vintage Diamond Platinum Cluster Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
clarity. This ring is modelled out of platinum and 18carat white gold. Ring Size: P or 7 3/4
Category

1980s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, White Gold, Platinum

Vintage Emerald and Diamond 18 Carat White Gold Three-Stone Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
. Ring Size: N or 6 3/4 Width: 6mm Height Off Finger: 3.5mm Weight: 1.38g
Category

1980s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, White Gold

Vintage 18 Carat Gold and Platinum Opal and Diamond Three-Stone Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
platinum and the band is modelled in 18 carat yellow gold. Ring Size: UK K 3/4, US 6
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum

1960s Vintage Yellow Gold Braided Band
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
! Condition: Good Era: Modernist Year: 1960s-1970s Metal: 12k Gold Ring Size: 7 3/4, contact us for sizing
Category

1960s Modernist Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage 9 Carat Gold Russian Band
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
, Chester and modelled in 9ct gold. Ring Size: N or 6 3/4 Band Width: 10mm Weight: 5.1g
Category

1960s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Gold

Vintage Diamond and 18 Carat Gold Full Eternity Band
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This full eternity band holds diamonds that measure 3pts each and is modelled in 18ct gold. Ring
Category

1960s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

Vintage Emerald and Diamond Encrusted 9 Carat Gold Band
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
stones are diamond points in rows. The ring is modelled in 9carat gold. Ring Size: L or 5 3/4 Band Width
Category

1950s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Gold

Vintage Diamond and 18 Carat Gold Five-Stone Band
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
. The stones are set within the fluid style band. Modelled in 18ct gold. Ring Size: Lor 5 3/4 Band
Category

1960s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Gold

Vintage Diamond and 18 Carat White Gold Decorative Solitaire
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
gold. Ring Size: O or 7 1/4 Height Off Finger: 5.5mm Weight: 3.8g
Category

1950s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, White Gold

Vintage Emerald and Diamond 9 Carat Gold Half Eternity Band
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
9carat gold. Ring Size: N or 6 3/4 Band Width: 5mm Weight: 2.5g
Category

1950s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Gold

Vintage Emerald and Diamond 18 Carat Gold Half Eternity Band
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
modelled in 18carat gold. Ring Size: P or 7 3/4 Band Width: 6mm Weight: 5.1g
Category

1950s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Gold

Vintage Emerald and Diamond 9 Carat Gold Half Eternity Band
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
green stones are diamond points. The ring is modelled in 9carat gold. Ring Size: P or 7 3/4 Band Width
Category

1950s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Gold

Vintage Ruby and Diamond 18 Carat Gold Half Eternity Band
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
gold. Ring Size: Q or 8 1/4 Band Width: 3.5mm
Category

1950s British Art Deco Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold

Vintage Emerald and Diamond 9 Carat Gold Half Eternity Band
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
green stones are diamonds which also measure 5pts each. The ring is modelled in 9carat gold. Ring Size
Category

1950s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Gold

Vintage Sapphire and Diamond 9 Carat Gold Half Eternity Band
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
platinum and the band is modelled in 9ct gold. Ring Size: H 1/4 or 4 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 1.78g
Category

1950s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Gold

Vintage Emerald and Diamond 9 Carat Gold 1/3 Eternity Band
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
ring is modelled in 9carat gold. Ring Size: L or 5 3/4 Band Width: 3.5mm Weight: 1.7g
Category

1950s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Gold

Vintage Pear Cut Sapphire and Baguette Diamond Three-Stone Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
stones. the ring is modelled in 18ct gold. Ring Size: M or 6 1/4
Category

1950s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold

Art Deco Three Stone Emerald, Diamond Ring in Platinum
Located in OVIEDO, AS
white Gold. Currently ring size 6 1/4 USA (52mm EU). Total weight 5.44 grams. 2 Emeralds approximate
Category

1930s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Platinum

Diamond Gold Twist Ring
Located in Vail, CO
yellow gold. Ring size 4.
Category

Late 20th Century Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

BVLGARI Gold 2.21 CT Blue Sapphire Diamond Ring
By Bulgari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sapphire / 0.75 TCW Diamonds Measurement: 9.20 x 7.04 x 3.64 mm Metal: 18K Gold Ring Size: 4
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold

Vintage Round Cut Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold Dome Ring - Size 4
Located in St. Louis Park, MN
. They are approximately 1ctw. Average grades: VS-SI(1) - G/H Size: 4 Weight: 12.6 grams
Category

20th Century Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

21kt Yellow Gold 8mm x 9mm Oval Peridot Ring Size 5 3/4
Located in Las Vegas, NV
9mm. The stone is a lovely green color and set securely in a bezel. The ring is size 5 3/4 and can be
Category

1980s Malaysian Artisan Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Peridot, Yellow Gold

Angel Skin Coral Cabochon and Diamond 14 Karat Yellow Gold Ring - Size 6 1/4
Located in St. Louis Park, MN
Diamonds total approximately 1.30ctw with an average grade of SI-G/H. Size: 6 1/4 Weight: 16.4 grams
Category

20th Century Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage 1940s Diamond 4-Stone 14 Karat White Gold Band - Size 6 1/4
Located in St. Louis Park, MN
illusion setting. Size 6 1/4
Category

1940s Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold

Double row diamond band in 14k white gold. 0.35 carats in diamonds; size 6 3/4
Located in Surfside, FL
Double row diamond band in 14k white gold with approximately 0.35 carat in round diamonds; size 7
Category

20th Century Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

White Gold

Large Wood Labradorite Gold Ring
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Wood ring with labradorite gemstone and yellow gold rim. Ring size 7 3/4, ring top is 27mm x 24mm
Category

20th Century Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Labradorite, Yellow Gold

Retro, Leaf Diamond Gold-Platinum Ring
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Retro, Leaf Diamond Gold-Platinum Ring Size 5-1/4 measures 15.93 mm wide at the top. Displays
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum

Tiffany Co. "1837" Ring, Yellow Gold Band
By Tiffany Co.
Located in Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
1997 for the year of manufacture and has the hallmark for 18ct gold. The ring size is 4 (leading edge
Category

1990s British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

18k Gold

1940s Diamond "Pont" Platinum and Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Beziers, FR
An impressive vintage 1940 1.50 carat diamond and platinum and 18 Karat yellow gold. Ring size: 54
Category

1940s French Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum

1973 John Donald Emerald Diamond Gold Bombe Ring
By John Donald
Located in London, GB
letter 's', 18k gold, diamond and 4 emeralds, Ring size: L John Donald (b.1928) graduated in graphic
Category

1970s British Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold

Vintage 18ct Yellow and White Gold Three Row Diamond Ring
Located in Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
Yellow Gold band. Ring Size: UK N 1/4 or US 6.75 Condition: Very Good, slightest signs of wear due to
Category

1980s British Retro Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage 8 Carat Chrysoprase Chalcedony Scarab 10 Karat Gold Ring
Located in Crownsville, MD
. Size 4, can be resized by a jeweler. Ring is marked as 10K gold. In very good condition, but there is a
Category

1950s American Modernist Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Chrysophrase, 10k Gold

Superb 1.00 Carat Diamond 18 Carat Gold Bezel Cluster Engagement Ring
Located in St Helens, GB
A stunning Diamond and 18ct Gold cluster ring. SIZE ; J UK, 4 3/4 US, sizeable Designed as a daisy
Category

20th Century British Art Deco Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Superb 1.45 Carat Diamond 18 Carat Yellow Gold Solitaire Engagement Ring
Located in St Helens, GB
A natural Diamond and 18ct Gold ring. SIZE ; N UK, 6 3/4 US, fully sizeable ​Set with a round
Category

20th Century British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold

VS 0.50 Carat Diamond 18 Carat Gold and Platinum Solitaire Engagement Ring
Located in St Helens, GB
A natural Diamond and 18ct Gold ring. SIZE ; K UK, 5 1/4 US ​Set with a round brilliant cut diamond
Category

20th Century British Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

Hermes Kelly Lock Ring
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
diamonds. This ring is set in 18k white gold. Ring size is 5 3/4. Signed Hermès.
Category

Late 20th Century Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

TIFFANY CO. SCHLUMBERGER Ruby Ring
By Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful 18kt yellow gold with cabochon ruby ring, size 4 can be resized. Signed "Tiffany & Co
Category

1980s American Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

1908 14-karat Gold Indian Head Liberty Coin Ring, Artist Signed
By Bela Lyon Pratt
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1908 Indian head Liberty gold coin set in a 14-karat yellow gold ring with latticework band. Size
Category

Mid-20th Century American American Classical Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Gold

Cartier Dinh Van 18 Karat Gold Arrow Ring - Size 4
By Cartier
Located in Westhampton Beach, NY
Vintage Cartier Dinh Van Gold Arrow Ring. This ring is signed Cartier 18k and weighs 8 grams
Category

Late 20th Century French Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

18k Gold

Vintage Euro Cut Diamond 14 Karat White Gold Ring - Size 7 1/4
Located in St. Louis Park, MN
average grade of VS-H/I. The center Diamond is surround by 16 single cut side Diamonds. Size: 7 1/4
Category

20th Century Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold

Vintage Salmon Coral and 14 Karat Yellow Gold Cameo Ring - Size 5 3/4
Located in St. Louis Park, MN
This fabulous vintage 14 karat yellow gold Salmon Coral Cameo ring has beautiful gold flowers
Category

20th Century Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Modern Pink Tourmaline and Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Ring - Size 7 1/4
Located in St. Louis Park, MN
. Average Grade: VS-G/H Size: 7 1/4 - this ring is resizable but vendor does not offer sizing services
Category

20th Century Modern Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Diamond, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, White Gold

Angel Skin Coral Cabochon and Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold Ring - Size 6 1/4
Located in St. Louis Park, MN
2mm European cut side Diamonds totaling approximately .60ctw. Average grades: VS-G Size: 6 1/4 Weight
Category

20th Century Vintage Gold Ring Size 4

Materials

Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

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Vintage Gold Ring Size 4 For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact vintage gold ring size 4 you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Every item for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using Gold, Yellow Gold and 18k Gold. You can easily find a 94 antique edition and 13 modern creations to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a vintage gold ring size 4 from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Finding an appealing vintage gold ring size 4 — no matter the origin — is easy, but Van Cleef Arpels, Hermès and Cartier each produced a popular version that is worth a look. A vintage gold ring size 4 can be a stylish choice for most occasions, but Diamond rings, from our inventory of 41, can add a particularly distinctive touch to your look, day or night. See these pages for a round cut iteration of this accessory, while there are also brilliant cut cut and old european cut cut versions available here, too. When shopping for a vintage gold ring size 4, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for unisex or men today than there are for women.

How Much is a Vintage Gold Ring Size 4?

The price for a vintage gold ring size 4 starts at $213 and tops out at $9,800 with these rings, on average, selling for $993.

Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship

Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself. 

Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.

Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.

For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.

Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.

In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so. 

Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.

Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle. 

BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.

A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in

Since Van Cleef Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.

Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.

Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry 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 ringsvintage 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.