Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.
The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.
However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)
While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.
Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.
A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Carnelian, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Diamond, White Diamond, Aquamarine, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Black Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Crystal, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Garnet, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1990s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Gold Plate
2010s Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
1920s Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold
1930s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Star Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Topaz, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Emerald, White Diamond, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, White Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Citrine, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Bronze
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Black Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Turquoise, Brown Diamond, Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
1940s Portuguese Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Rock Crystal, White Diamond, Agate, Yellow Gold, White Gold,...
1930s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Rock Crystal, Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Rock Crystal, Lapis Lazuli, Crystal, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Amethyst, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Rubelite, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Garnet, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Iolite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Turquoise, Brown Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Brown Diamond, Pink Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold,...
1930s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Burmese Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Rock Crystal, Agate, White Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold