Modern Cocktail Rings
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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2010s Asian Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Yellow Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Beryl, Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Modern Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s French Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1960s American Vintage Modern Cocktail Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Cocktail Rings
Onyx, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
20th Century Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Modern Cocktail Rings
Chalcedony, Quartz, Sterling Silver
1990s Brazilian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Aquamarine, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Asian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Modern Cocktail Rings
Coral, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s English Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Modern Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald
2010s Turkish Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
About Angara:
At Angara, every piece of jewellery is a handcrafted expression of love and individuality. We design with intention—using vivid coloured gemstones and ethically...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Morganite, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White...
2010s Turkish Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cocktail Rings
Opal, Ruby, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Topaz, Sterling Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Garnet, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Kunzite, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 14k Gold
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Cocktail Rings
Black Opal, Opal, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1980s Vintage Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Quartz, Yellow Gold
2010s European Modern Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold
About Angara:
At Angara, every piece of jewellery is a handcrafted expression of love and individuality. We design with intention—using vivid coloured gemstones and ethically...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Opal, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum





