Art Deco Solitaire 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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2010s American Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold
1920s Australian Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1930s Polish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Citrine, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1920s Australian Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
Early 1900s German Antique Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
1940s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 22k Gold, Platinum
1930s Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Platinum
1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Zircon, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Emerald, 18k Gold
1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Amethyst, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Zambian Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Emerald, 14k Gold
2010s Colombian Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Emerald, 18k Gold
1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Emerald, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Ruby, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
1920s European Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Jade, 18k Gold
1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Silver, 18k Gold
1940s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Silver
1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Silver, 14k Gold
1920s German Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
1960s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Chalcedony, 18k Gold
1920s German Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Silver, 14k Gold
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Citrine, 14k Gold
1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1920s European Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1940s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Beryl, 18k Gold
1990s Swedish Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1910s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Gold, 22k Gold, Platinum
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
1940s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Jade, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1930s Asian Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Black Opal, Opal, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1920s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, White Gold
1920s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Vintage Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold