Georgian Signet Rings
GEORGIAN STYLE
Georgian jewelry is named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who in succession ruled England starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). A slew of beautiful pieces were produced during the period, and today antique Georgian rings, necklaces and other accessories are coveted by fine jewelry collectors.
There are certain features that distinguish jewelry from this era, including the fact that pieces from the 18th and early 19th centuries were handmade (so don’t let the absence of a maker’s mark lead you to believe otherwise). Antique Georgian jewelry also has a certain “look.” It’s a bit gray because stones were often set in silver, and because stonecutting techniques were not as advanced as they are today, the gems do not possess the level of sparkle to which we have become accustomed.
Intricate metalworking techniques such as repoussé (the hammering of metal into ornate designs) and cannetille (a method of working the gold wire to make it look woven) allowed goldsmiths to really flex their muscles. These gold pieces, either on their own or combined with gemstones, made for highly original and dramatic jewelry. The era also saw pieces with ornately woven strands of human hair.
Pearls, along with colored gemstones like garnets, rubies and sapphires, were widely used in Georgian jewelry. These were often cut in the shape of a cabochon or teardrop. It was fashionable to combine garnets or rubies with seed pearls. In Georgian diamond rings, popular cuts for diamonds included rose, old mine and table. Around the 1780s, paste jewelry, or hand-cut glass on foil, was used to imitate diamonds.
Browse a collection of antique Georgian diamond rings, earrings, brooches and other authentic Georgian jewelry today on 1stDibs.
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Style: Georgian
Georgian Foiled-Back Rock Crystal Ring Size 9.5 Sterling
Located in Northampton, MA
A luminous and dramatically scaled Georgian foiled-back rock crystal, glowing with warm golden light, crowns this extraordinary ring—an elegant marriage of authentic 18th-century cra...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Sterling Silver
Extraordinary 18th-Century Steel, Gold
Silver Learned Man’s Signet Ring
Located in Northampton, MA
A masterpiece of early European craftsmanship, this spectacular 18th-century mixed-metal signet ring represents the rarest category of men’s jewelry: a fully engraved learned man’s s...
Category
Mid-18th Century Unknown Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Gold, Silver, Steel
Antique 18th century 15 Karat Yellow Gold Ring Tassie Purple Glass Melancholia
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This ring was created around 1800-1810. It is made out of 15 karat yellow gold. The ring is finely engraved with scrollwork, leaves and flowers. The large oval purple glass cast of ...
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1790s English Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Tiffany
Co. George Washington Crest Intaglio 14k Gold Signet Ring
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Exilus Acta Probat, George Washington Family Coat of Arms intaglio Tiffany & Co. 14K gold signet ring.
The Crest is composed of a raven with wings elevated and addorsed proper atop a coronet, Blazon- Argent two bars Gules, in chief three mullets of the second, Motto- Exitus acta probat (The outcome is the test of the act)
References: Bolton's American Armory. Boston: F. W. Faxon Co, 1927
The motto is a reference to Ovid's Heroides II, with the translation from Latin: the outcome justifies the deeds. Another translation is-
Judge me by the results of my actions.
"In a letter dated 7 December 1791, George Washington received the confirmation from Sir Isaac Heard, Garter Principal King of Arms of the College of Arms...
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Late 19th Century Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Georgian Style Bloodstone Intaglio Rose Gold Signet Ring, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Classic Georgian style antique bloodstone intaglio and 9K rose gold signet ring.
Late 19th Century
The bloodstone intaglio of interconnected symbols and the letter W or M, depending ...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Rose Gold
Georgian 18K Gold Hercules and Omphale Tassie Intaglio Ring
Located in Venice, CA
This 18k gold ring features an intaglio attributed to James Tassie, circa 1760-1780. The deep, red cast glass intaglio is embossed with an image of Hercules and Omphale, standing in ...
Category
18th Century Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
18k Gold
Large Antique Georgian Sun in Splendor Carnelian Intaglio 14K Gold Signet Ring
Located in New York, NY
Fine large antique 14K yellow gold and carnelian Sun in Splendour intaglio Georgian signet ring
Early 19th Century
Superbly carved oval carnelian intaglio of an ornate heraldic crest with a central shield shaped coat of arms depicting a human face environed in rays of the sun, termed Sun in Splendour, surrounded by scrolled foliate mantling and topped by a crest of a nude crowned female figure raising her right hand in which she holds a Sun in Splendour. Substantial 14K yellow gold setting with stylized sea...
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19th Century English Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Carnelian, Gold, 14k Gold
22KT Antique Gold Signet Ring with Griffon Motif, c.18th Century
Located in Braintree, GB
A rare antique gold signet ring finely crafted in high-purity 22KT gold and weighing 14.4 grams. The ring features an oval bezel deeply engraved with a griffon — a mythical creature ...
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1790s British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Gold, 22k Gold
Victorian 9kt Gold Ring with Georgian Intaglio
Located in Braintree, GB
A Victorian 9ct gold ring set with an earlier 18th-century Georgian intaglio depicting a classical female figure. The deep reddish-brown intaglio shows elegant flowing drapery and fi...
Category
1790s British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Gold
Large 19th Century Georgian 14K Yellow Gold Onyx Intaglio Medusa Signet Ring
Located in New York, NY
Impressive Georgian period 14K yellow gold onyx intaglio signet ring depicting Medusa with coiled snakes.
Early 19th Century
The story of Medusa is one of the best known in Greek myt...
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19th Century English Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Georgian Mourning Ring, 18 Karat Yellow Gold, Blue Enamel and Hairwork
Located in NEWARK, GB
This beautiful antique Georgian era, late 18th century mourning ring is truly a beautifully crafted piece.
It features a beautiful large oval face housing a lock of plaited dark blo...
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18th Century British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
XVIIIc c1768 22K Gold, Old Cut Diamond Memento Mori Ring in memory of WM Rudd.
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Mourning Jewellery has a long & fascinating history,
going back to as far as Middle Ages,
nowadays these pieces are exceptionally rare,
unrivalled in value & highly collectable
This enchanting Georgian Memento Mori Ring...
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18th Century English Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Diamond, 22k Gold
Silver and Gold Large Carnelian Signet Men
s Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
In silver and yellow gold with large, oval carnelian seal engraved with a heraldic crest.
Top size 31mm x 25mm
Size 9
Weight:32.71gr
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Carnelian, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Seventeenth Century Intaglio Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
Sard intaglio of Athene holding Nike. The “large” intaglio is set in 15 ct gold ca 1820.
Measurement of bezel:19 x 17 mm
Size 7
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Gold
18th Century Agate Cameo Of A Gryllos
Located in Firenze, IT
The cameo depicts four conjoined heads that take the name of gryllos, which means the union of two or more heads of human and animal origin, often with mythological associations and ...
Category
1790s Italian Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Agate, Gilt Metal
Authentic Georgian 18K Gold
Paste Citrine Ring — Rare Large-Scale Size 9
Located in Northampton, MA
An exceptionally beautiful Georgian-era ring (circa 1780–1820), crafted in rich 18k gold and set with its original hand-faceted paste “citrine” of remarkable brilliance. This is a mu...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Citrine, 18k Gold
Victorian Gold Ring with 18th-Century Intaglio
Located in Braintree, GB
A Victorian 12ct gold ring set with an 18th-century intaglio carved in rich amber-toned agate. The oval intaglio depicts a classical male profile typical of Georgianera seal engravin...
Category
1790s British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Gold
Berlin Iron Signet Ring with Cast of Faithful Dog and Band of Laurel Leaves
Located in Baltimore, MD
Historic signet ring of Berlin iron, engraved with the symbol of fidelity and loyalty, a loyal dog lifting his paw and looking upwards at his human. The band is carved of laurel lea...
Category
1830s German Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Berlin Iron
Georgian Diamond Black Enamel Locket Mourning 18 KT Ring
Located in Napoli, IT
An antique Georgian period Diamond and Black enamel mourning ring in 18 Kt yellow gold, set with an old cut Diamond in a border of black enamel, the engraved shoulders decorated with...
Category
1820s British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
18th Century
Catalan
Mourning Ring
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
This unusual mourning ring is not only unique, but in really lovely condition for its age. The elongated octagonal fronted ring has a frame of 9 karat yellow gold which encloses a fi...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Georgian Royal Blue Enamel Diamond Natural Pearl 18 KT Ring
Located in Napoli, IT
Past Treasure
This quite outstanding antique ring is genuine Georgian period, 1790/1800 ca
Marvellous large Marquee shaped with a very flat profile when worn
It displays the skilful ...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Georgian Garnet Seal Ring, c.1800s
Located in London, GB
A true piece of history, this extraordinary ring dates back to the early 1800s in the Georgian period. Sat atop the ring a seal of garnet features the imprint of a lady. The imprint ...
Category
Early 1800s British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Georgian Dendritic Agate Garnet 18 KT Cluster Ring
Located in Napoli, IT
The Magic Georgian Trees
A beautiful Georgian ring set with Dendritic Agate within a border of table cut Garnets
Dendritic Agate is a form of Agate displaying magic landscapes, much ...
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1780s European Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Agate, Garnet, Gold
Hardstone Cameo of a Man, 18th-19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
The classical head facing left, clean shaven with short curling hair, in a later ring mount, ring size 8, length 30mm, width 20mm
Weight : 29,4gr
Category
1790s Italian Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18th Century 18K Gold Ring Miniature Grisaille Portrait on Porcelain
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This substantial ring was created in the 3rd quarter of the 18th century out of solid 18K yellow gold. The ring is set with a three quarter portrait of a gentleman wearing an elegant...
Category
1760s French Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Georgian Carnelian Intaglio Ring
Located in London, GB
A Georgian carnelian intaglio ring, the oval carnelian measuring 20 x 17mm, seal engraved with the head of Zeus Ammon, depicted in profile with ram’s horn, ...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Carnelian
Antique Georgian Memorial Gold Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1780 - 1810 Yellow Gold Memorial Ring, most likely British and testing as 15k, the top measures 5/8 X 5/7 inch, fine Granulation work surrounding the bezel, original domed Gl...
Category
Early 1800s British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Gold, 15k Gold
Georgian 18 Karat Gold, Enamel and Seed Pearl Mourning Ring
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
An 18kt yellow gold, black enamel, and seed pearl mourning ring dating to 1817. The piece centres on a piece of likely Essex crystal which sits atop of the letters 'WF' cut from gold. Surrounding this crystal is halo of seed pearls set in a bed of black and white enamel. The beauty of this piece is that the ring is entirely as it was manufactured 200 years ago, with the shank unaltered, evidenced by the uninterrupted patterns on the piece. An absolutely stunning piece of Georgian era jewellery...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Crystal, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Bague du début du 19ème siècle en or 9 carats ornée d
une intaille sur verre
Located in PARIS, FR
Bague ancienne en or jaune 9 carats (350 millièmes) du début du 19ème siècle sertie d'une plaque de verre portant l'inscription en intaille "Une lettre adoucit les peines de l'absenc...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
10k Gold
Georgian Carnelian Intaglio Gold Signet Ring
Located in London, GB
A Georgian carnelian intaglio ring, the oval cornelian measuring 21 x 18mm, seal-engraved with a classic male head, bearded and in profile, in a yel...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Carnelian, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique Gold Cameo Ring Greek Theatre Mask Silenus Hardstone Intaglio Signet
Located in London, GB
A very unusual antique gold ring set with a carved brown and white hardstone cameo depicting the theatrical comic mask of Silenus, the Greek mythological old rustic god of wine-making and drunkenness. The ring was made in the late 19th century and carries French control marks for 18K gold, whilst the cameo is probably Italian and made slightly earlier, circa 1800.
Silenus was a companion to the wine god Dionysus, and suitably he was a notorious consumer of wine, usually drunk and supported by satyrs or carried by a donkey. Silenus was described as the oldest, wisest and most drunken of the followers of Dionysus, and was said to possess special knowledge and the power of prophecy when intoxicated. He presides over the other satyrs and is related to musical creativity, prophetic ecstasy, drunken joy and drunken dances.
Silenus was usually depicted as a jovial old man, bald yet bearded, with a pot-belly, thick lips and snub-nose. The masks worn to play him in theatre really emphasised these features, as you can see with this cameo carving
Theatre was a key part of ancient Greek culture. The theatrical masks worn by the actors, known as ‘prosopon’, served various purposes. They enabled individual actors to play multiple roles (or genders) in the same performance; the exaggerated expressions helped define the character being portrayed; they helped spectators in the back rows to tell the characters apart. This particular masked as mentioned before is a comedic Silenus, please see final photo for other examples of Silenus masks in museum collections.
UK size N 1/2, US size 7
4.84g 18K gold
French ‘tête...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Agate, 18k Gold
Late 18th Century Gold and Smokey Quartz Family Crest Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
The oval panel carved with a the arms of the BATEMAN family of Middleton Hall and Lomberdale Hall, Youlgreave Derbyshire, to a curved gold surmount ring.
Size : 7
The arms of the B...
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1780s British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Quartz, Gold
Antique 19th Century Georgian Style Cabochon Garnet 14K Yellow Gold Signet Ring
Located in New York, NY
Fine antique Georgian style oval cabochon garnet 14K yellow gold signet ring with gold rope twist halo detail
19th Century
Beautiful antique oval garnet signet ring with a lovely, u...
Category
19th Century Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Georgian Hardstone Cameo Ring
Located in London, GB
A Georgian hardstone cameo ring, the oval-shaped cameo depicting the profile of a patrician, rub-over set within a yellow gold mount with ridged d...
Category
1820s British Antique Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
Agate, 18k Gold
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