Macklowe Gallery Jewelry Rings

This Mid-century bombé sapphire and diamond cocktail ring was designed and created in 1950 by Oscar Heyman. The high-domed top is formed of seven arched lines of sapphire baguettes i...

Created in 1955, this aquamarine and diamond cocktail ring by Oscar Heyman is set in platinum. It is mounted with an emerald-cut aquamarine weighing 21.59 carats, flanked by tapering...

Created in England in the late 19th century, this pair of Victorian three stone rings are composed of 18K gold, diamonds, sapphires and rubies. Each ring is gypsy-set with an old min...

Dating from circa 2003, this Cartier Paris "Les Délices de Goa" boule ring is composed of amethyst, coral and diamonds. The high-domed boule ring is set with variously sized orange c...

Created in the 1930s, this Art Moderne ruby and diamond ring is set in platinum. It is designed as two large pave-set diamond scrolls with stepped edges, accented with lines of calib...

Made in Chester, this 18K gold English strap and buckle ring is set with an old mine-cut diamond. The ring centers a buckle motif highlighted by a star-set old mine-cut diamond accen...

Designed in the late 1980s, this diamond, chrysoprase, coral and onyx ring was made by Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris. The ring centers a field of pavé-set round brilliant-cut diamonds fl...

This antique diamond ring is composed of five old European-cut diamonds, approximate total weight 2.30 carats, set in gold with a delicately scrolling gallery. Interspersed with addi...

This late Victorian 18K gold double snake ring, set with a diamond and a ruby, was created in England in 1892. It is designed as two engraved snake heads, each with an old European-c...

Created in 1893, this antique English diamond ring is set with diamonds mounted in 18K gold, and was made in Chester. The delicate 18K gold band i...

A design dating from the 2000s, this Cartier "Panthère Griffe" ring is composed of 18K white gold and diamonds. It is designed as a bypass form of overlapping raised diamond pavé pan...

Created in France in the 1940s, in the Retro style, this diamond solitaire ring is mounted in 18K white gold. The central diamond, weighing 2.42 carats, L color, VS2 clarity, is flan...

Created in France by Cartier, Paris, this "Maillon Panthère" bombé ring is composed of 18K gold and diamonds. The broad, bombé form is design as three rows of oblong sections flanked...

Created around 1900, this English diamond ring is set with five diamonds mounted in 18K gold. The delicate 18K gold band is set across the top wit...

Dating from circa 1910, this platinum-topped gold ring is set with over 3.50 carats of old diamonds. The ring centers an old European-cut diamond, weighing approximately 1.50 carats,...

This bombé ring, made in Paris circa 1980, features rubies and diamonds. The voluminous domed form is invisibly-set with calibré-cut rubies edged with diamond baguettes, the shoulder...

Composed of silver, lacquer and reverse painted and engraved crystal, this exceptional ring was a collaboration of two French modernist artists, Després and Cornault. The ring centers a glass crystal prism above a polychrome abstract-design painting in miniature by Cornault, mounted by Després within a silver and black lacquer surround, flanked by stepped and incised chevron form shoulders with subtle dark patination. Uniting an intriguing abstract painting with the geometry of interlocking planes and layered strata, this rare ring is powerful work of painterly and sculptural modernism. Product Details: Item #: R-21132 Artist: J Després and E Cornault Country: France Circa: 1930 Size: 6.75 (this ring can be sized; please contact the gallery for further information) Materials: Glace peinte/Reverse-painted crystal; Black lacquer; Silver Signed: "J. Desprès", "JD" maker's mark, French guarantee stamp for silver. Provenance: Given by the artist to his niece, and by descent in her family. Exhibition History: "Étienne Cournault (1891-1948)" at Musées de la Cour d’Or à Metz, 25 June to 24 October 1994. This ring was presented as number 94 in the exhibition catalogue. Literature: This ring appears in "Jean Després; Jeweller, Maker and Designer of the Machine Age", Thames & Hudson, 2009, by Melissa Gabardi, on p. 197. Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: This important ring is one of a small group of “Bijoux-Glaces” or “Mirror Jewels”. These jewels represent the collaboration between two French Modernist artists, Étienne Cournault (1891-1948) and Jean Després (1889-1980). Cournault was from Lorraine, and had been educated at L’Ecole de Nancy in graphic and applied arts. He was active in Paris as a painter, draughtsman, and print maker in the 1920s. Moreover, he was the premier practitioner of the rarified technique of reverse painting on crystal, which he elevated from a traditional decorative art by creating intriguing miniature paintings of Surrealist and Cubist inspiration. Cournault met Després, an accomplished silversmith who moved in the circle of Modligiani, de Chirico, Braque and Signac, when Jacques Doucet commissioned the artists to complete an ornate metal table...

Created in England around the turn of the 19th century, this 18K gold double snake ring is set with diamonds. Designed as two snakes with intertwined bodies and tapering tails, the double heads are set with tapering lines of old mine-cut diamonds. These sculpted, sparkling snakes stand...

Set in 18K gold, this opal and diamond ring dates from circa 1900. It is set with three slightly graduating cabochon opal interspersed with lines of three rose- cut diamonds. With th...

Created in the late 1930s by Van Cleef & Arpels Paris, this Burma sapphire and diamond ring is mounted in platinum. The ring centers three vertically-set cushion-cut sapphires, weighing 1.96, 1.21, and 1.20 carats, flanked by two canted rows of calibré-cut sapphires mounted on either side of an domed step, and arched shoulders set with graduating round-cut diamonds. Densely set with royal blue Burma sapphires, and rich in artistic impact, this streamlined masterpiece by Van Cleef & Arpels is a statement of sculptural monumentality in miniature. Product Details: Item #: R-20587 Artist: Van Cleef & Arpels Country: France Circa: Late 1930s Size: (this ring can be sized; please contact the gallery for further information) Materials: 1 cushion-cut sapphire (approximate total weight 1.20 carats); 1 cushion-cut sapphire (approximate total weight 1.96 carats); 1 cushion-cut sapphire (with approximate total weight 1.21 carats); 10 round diamonds (approximate total weight 1.00 carats); platinum Signed: Van Cleef & Arpels Brevete. s.g.d.g. 48551 French assay marks and maker's mark Documentation: Accompanied by American Gemological Laboratories (AGL) reports nos. 1123997, 1123998, and 1123999, all dated 15 July 2022, stating that the three largest sapphires are of Burma (Myanmar) origin, with no evidence of heat enhancement. Literature: For important mid-century jewels with a similar sculptural character, see Van Cleef & Arpels, Reflections of Eternity, by Marc Petit...

This French ruby and diamond ring in platinum-topped 18K gold dates from circa 1910. The slender form centers a ruby surrounded by swirlin...

Dating from the 1960s-1970s, this hammered 18K gold and rock crystal bombé ring was created by David Webb, New York. The ring is set with a high domed rock crystal cabochon with a faceted pavilion above a hammered gold mount with an obliquely ribbed high-relief surface. Oversize and playful, this bold volumized ring...

An Art Deco platinum and 14 karat ring with diamonds and rubies. The ring is designed in a classic platinum-on-gold plaque motif, with the 3 larger diamonds architecturally framed by...

This architectural stepped gold and diamond ring by Cartier Paris presents a clever and sparkling commentary on artistry and illusion. From different viewpoints, this Retro ring is alternately a sculptured triple diamond band...

A Mid-20th Century platinum, diamond and blue sapphire moi et toi ring. The classic crossover ring has a round-cut diamond with an approximate weight o...

An English Antique 15 karat gold/silver top ring with sapphire and diamonds. The ring has a no heat oval-cut sapphire with an approximate weight of .9...

This substantial cabochon blue sapphire and diamond ring is a beautiful example of Art Deco opulence. Elegantly proportioned an...

This mid-century Van Cleef & Arpels bombé ring is a striking and sensuous period design is set with over ten carats of diamonds. The voluminous form, dripping and patterned with roun...