Burma Ruby Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Stud Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stud Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Stud Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby
2010s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Stud Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Hoop Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Ruby, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Ruby, Vermeil, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
2010s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Stud Earrings
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Stud Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Ruby
20th Century Stud Earrings
Ruby, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Platinum
Vintage 1970s German Revival Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Burmese Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Stud Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Silver
Vintage 1950s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Drop Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern More Earrings
Ruby, White Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Retro Stud Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, Sterling Silver, Silver, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Stud Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
20th Century Thai Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Indian Artisan Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sterling Silver
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Burma Ruby Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much are Burma Ruby Earrings?
The Legacy of Ruby in Jewelry Design
This deep red gem is the color of heat and passion — vintage and antique ruby jewelry is perfect for those born in the middle of summer.
Rubies are one of the few gemstones that can give diamonds a run for their money. Just consider the Van Cleef & Arpels “scarf” necklace the Duke of Windsor presented to the Duchess on her 40th birthday, in 1936 — set with diamonds and dripping with rubies, a testament to the deep-red gemstone’s power — or the slippers encrusted with 4,600 rubies that Harry Winston made to commemorate The Wizard of Oz’s golden anniversary. July babies have permission to adorn themselves with this beautiful red stone even when it’s not their birthday.
Rubies are considered precious stones — along with diamonds, sapphires and emeralds — and have a hardness of 9.0 on the Mohs Scale, surpassed only by Moissanite and diamonds. They are composed of corundum, a colorless mineral that is also the basic material of sapphires. In the July birthstone, the red of the gemstone — and the various hues seen in sapphires — are produced by the presence of trace elements. In the case of a ruby, this element is chromium. Rubies range in color from vermilion to a violet red. They are also pleochroic, which means that a stone’s hue can vary depending on the direction of viewing. The most sought-after color is pigeon’s blood: pure red with a hint of blue.
Rubies that are hosted in dolomite marble are the most prized: Because the marble is low in iron, so are the rubies, resulting in a more intense color. Rubies found in basalt, which has a higher iron content, are generally darker and less intense.
When shopping for antique and vintage ruby jewelry, remember that the 4Cs of selecting the perfect diamond — color, clarity, cut and carat — also apply to rubies.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, the color of the July birthstone should be a vibrant to slightly purplish red, and the stone should be clear and inclusion-free. Accordingly, the cut should show off its color and clarity. As for the last criterion, fine rubies more than a carat in weight are rare. Often, large rubies are more expensive than diamonds of comparable weights.
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Finding the Right Earrings for You
In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ‘60s, but our desire for a dazzling pair of vintage earrings has deeper roots than that. In fact, wearing earrings actually goes back thousands of years, and you can find many tangible connections between now and then in how we continue to talk about these treasured accessories.
Women wore ornamental earrings — studs and hoops at the very least — in Ancient Egypt, which is home to mines that are among the earliest sources of emeralds in the world. Emerald earrings are highly prized today, and their quality lies in their rich, saturated color. The highest-quality emeralds are green or bluish-green. Earrings worn by the affluent in early Roman civilizations were set with precious stones such as diamonds and pearls, and a clean-looking pop of pearl on the front of the lobe is as timeless as ever. Hoop earrings are imbued with symbolism and cultural significance for many, and on view in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ancient Near Eastern Art Gallery is a pair of simple gold hoops from Mesopotamia dating to between 2600 and 2500 B.C.
Today, ear piercing is very popular all over the world, and, as a result, it is difficult to overstate how much everyone pines for a good pair of earrings — modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings, you name it. Sure, jewelry trends and the fashion darlings of social media come and go, but earrings have a staying power that seems impenetrable: The still-strong love affair between British royals and Cartier earrings is more than a century old, glossy 1970s hoops from legacy houses such as Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels remain the statement makers they’ve always been and although people have been stacking earrings for many moons, the allure of an expertly mismatched stack of charms and studs still feels fresh and new.
While there is no shortage of modern earring designs to choose from, the classics, like coral earrings, Art Deco–style earrings and diamond drop earrings are still heavy hitters. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique, new and vintage earrings today.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The most important factor in determining the authenticity of an old Burma ruby is to look at the color. In most lights, the color will be a true red to a pinkish red color. Shop a collection of Burma rubies from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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