Cabochon Rings
1990s North American Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Chalcedony, Rhodolite, Kyanite, Rhodium, Silver, Silver Plate,...
20th Century American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Citrine, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Retro Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Star Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Japanese Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Fire Opal, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Retro Cabochon Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Fire Opal, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1860s British Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Carnelian, 18k Gold
2010s French Artisan Cabochon Rings
Moonstone, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Native American Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Cabochon Rings
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Asian Cabochon Rings
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Bulgarian Modern Cabochon Rings
Peridot, 18k Gold
2010s American Cabochon Rings
Jade, 18k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold
1970s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s Danish Contemporary Vintage Cabochon Rings
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s German Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Opal, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern Cabochon Rings
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Cabochon Rings
Chrysoberyl, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Cabochon Rings
Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Art Nouveau Cabochon Rings
Turquoise, Moonstone, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s American Art Nouveau Cabochon Rings
White Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
2010s Australian Contemporary Cabochon Rings
White Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Cabochon Rings
Emerald, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Black Opal, Platinum
2010s North American Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Rubelite, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modernist Cabochon Rings
Jade, Quartz, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Chalcedony, Rhodolite, Kyanite, Rhodium, Silver, Silver Plate,...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
1920s Art Deco Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1990s British Late Victorian Cabochon Rings
White Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Bulgarian Modern Cabochon Rings
Rubelite, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
20th Century English Cabochon Rings
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Cabochon Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple S...
1980s Modern Vintage Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Tourmaline, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century European Retro Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Italian Artisan Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Art Deco Cabochon Rings
Onyx, Turquoise, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Cabochon Rings
Amethyst, Rose Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Cabochon Rings
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cabochon Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Cabochon Rings
Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Shop Antique and Vintage Cabochon-Sapphire Rings, Cabochon-Emerald Rings and Other Cabochon Rings
Vintage cabochon-emerald rings, cabochon-ruby rings and other rings featuring cabochon-cut gems are polished, intense and enthralling, like the screen sirens who wore them.
The ongoing popularity of statement jewelry and the desire among vintage jewelry enthusiasts for beautifully crafted 20th-century designs have contributed to the return of pieces showcasing bold, juicy cabochon-cut gemstones — on the red carpet, in contemporary design studios, in campaigns by renowned brands and in dealers’ collections. And when we talk about cabochons, we can’t help but think of the stunning jewels worn during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Ladies of the silver screen such as Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich and Mary Pickford often wore their own cabochon jewelry in films and worked with such legendary houses as Trabert Hoeffer-Mauboussin, Cartier, Van Cleef Arpels and Verdura to create their favorite pieces.
A cabochon-cut gem is most often an oval or round stone with a flat bottom and a polished dome top. Another much-admired style of cabochon is the sugarloaf, which is shaped more like a high pyramid with a rounded tip.
Softer stones — those that score 7 or lower on the Mohs Hardness Scale — are traditionally cut into cabochons since scratches tend to be less noticeable on a cab’s convex surface than on the flat planes of a faceted cut. Emeralds, which register around 7.5 or 8, are commonly cut as cabochons, although the highest-quality examples are often faceted.
Thanks to its depth, a cabochon cut can intensify the hue of a colored stone like an emerald, sapphire or ruby. And it enhances the optical effects seen in some gems, such as the iridescence, or rainbow-like play of color, in opals; the adularescence, or milky glow, of moonstones; the chatoyancy, or cat’s-eye effect, of tigereyes; and the asterism, or star-shaped display, in star sapphires and rubies.
While they dazzled onscreen in the 1940s and '50s — and were coveted by women wanting to emulate their matinee idols — today, cabochon rings and other cabochon jewels are back, conveying all the glamour of the past.
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