Vintage Tigers Eye and 9 Carat Gold Signet Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This tigers eye stone is truly mesmerising. They give the classic brown colour with fine stripes of darker brown running through it. The setting is modelled in 9ct gold. Size: Y or...
Tiger's Eye, Gold
Vintage Tigers Eye and 9 Carat Gold Signet Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This tigers eye stone is truly mesmerising. They give the classic brown colour with fine stripes of darker brown running through it. The setting is modelled in 9ct gold. Hallmarked C...
Tiger's Eye, Gold
Antique 14kt Yellow Gold Micromosaic Colosseum Signet Ring, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
14kt yellow gold on the lid with a micromosaic of the Colosseum within an black glass frame. Size: 7 Weight: 11,40gr. Top size diameter : 22mm
Gold, 14k Gold
Victorian 0.60ct Diamond Signet Ring, c.1880s
Located in London, GB
Traditionally used as a gents pinkie ring, this signet ring is now commonly used as a more understated engagement ring.
Diamond, 18k Gold
Medieval Silver Signet Ring with Arm Holding Sword Ref: 179526
Located in Chicago, IL
circa 1300 – 1400 The bezel of this medieval silver ring is engraved with a simple yet meaningful design depicting an arm holding a sword between a star and a crescent. The motif may...
Silver
Antique Victorian Bloodstone 18k Gold Intaglio Signet Ring, Circa 1890
Located in Altrincham, GB
A fantastic Victorian period ring set with a shield shaped bloodstone agate, intaglio carved with a heraldic crest above a motto. This one was quite a difficult one to translate, but...
Agate, 18k Gold
Antique Garnet and 9 Carat Gold Signet Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This simple style signet ring holds a garnet stone measuring approx 1.5carat.
Garnet, Gold
Yellow Gold Art Deco Men's Signet Ring - 14k Vintage Engravable
Located in Greensboro, NC
Size: 12 Sizing Fee: Up 3 sizes for $60 or Down 2 sizes for $40 Era: Art Deco Date: 1920s - 1930s Metal Content: 14k Yellow Gold & 14k Rose Gold Style: Signet Features: Engravable...
14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 14K Gold & Bloodstone Cabochon Signet Ring by Jones & Woodland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique gold & bloodstone or heliotrope ring In 14 karat yellow gold. By Jones & Woodland of Newark, NJ (active ca. 1930 - 1950). With a bezel-set bloodstone cabochon to th...
Jasper, 14k Gold
Early Byzantine Gold Signet Ring with Crosses c. 500 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
Easter Roman Empire (Byzantine), circa 500 AD An unusual and historically important Byzantine gold (approximately 18.77 Kt) ring, featuring a box-shaped bezel set with a carnelian i...
Carnelian, Gold
19th Century Italian Silver Rock Crystal Intaglio Signet Ring, Unisex
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: second half 19th century Provenance: Italy Ring size: 6 Weight: 2,41 gr The ring, dated to the mid-19th century, features a rock crystal intaglio set in a coeval setting. T...
Rock Crystal, Silver
18kt Yellow Gold Garnet Intaglio Signet Ring, Italy, 17th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: 17th century Top size: 18mm Ring size: 8 Weight: 19 This XVII century erotic garnet intaglio, made of 18 carat gold, represents a peculiar erotic scene which is supposed ...
Garnet, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
18K Gold Hand-Engraved Enamel Signet Ring with Symmetrical Design
Located in Venice, CA
This elegant and bold 18 karat gold ring features elaborate hand-engraved and carved rhythmic curling motifs that create a symmetrical pattern. The decorative elements cover the flat...
18k Gold, Enamel
Eighteenth Century Gilt Metal Agate Gryllos Cameo Signet Ring, Italy
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 ...
Agate, Gilt Metal
Victorian 14k Gold Banded Agate Intaglio Signet Ring with Shield
Located in Venice, CA
Set in 14k gold, the banded agate intaglio ring is hand-carved with a unique image: a shield topped by a knight’s helmet and a plume of feathers. The shield contains a six-pointed st...
Agate, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian 18kt Yellow Gold Cameo Bearded Man's Signet Ring, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
Cameo on the shell depicting a bearded man in profile (25mm x 20mm) mounted in gold. Finger size 7 Weight : 13.4gr
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Edwardian Yellow Gold Signet Ring, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, 1910
Located in Firenze, IT
Depicting the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards coat of arms with the inscription Waterloo, most likely done to commemorate the victory of Wellington against Napoleon. Weight: 5,1 gr Siz...
Yellow Gold
Antique Signet Ring Intaglio Bull Taurus Carnelian 18K Yellow Gold ØUS7/12.3gr
Located in SE
Unusual antique Gold and Carnelian Signet Ring with fine hand-carved intaglio of Taurus or Bull / Baal ?
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Edwardian c1905 Sardonyx Shield 9K Yellow Gold Hallmarked Mens' Signet Ring
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Of desirable signet design, this Antique Edwardian Gents’ Ring is meticulously crafted in 9K Yellow Gold The front panel is set with shield-shaped Sardonyx (11mm x 8mm) Split sho...
Yellow Gold
Roman Gold Octagonal Epigraphic Signet Ring, Circa 3rd Century A.D.
Located in Firenze, IT
This very rare epigraphic ring, dating around the 3rd century, is made entirely of gold and inlays in black mastic, necessary to make the inscribed letters stand out. Furthermore, th...
Jasper, Gold, Yellow Gold
Etruscan Revival Victorian Jade 14K Gold Antique Granulated Crane Signet Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Centering a bezel set jade tablet measuring approximately 16.0 mm round Translucent pastel green in color - pierced and carved with intaglio Depicting a heron with fanning fluted win...
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 0.40ct Diamond Signet Ring, hallmarked 1929
Located in London, GB
A single old cut diamond sits central in this wonderful signet ring, hallmarked 1929. The diamond is 0.40 carat in weight and is of high quality at F in colour and VS in clarity.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 19th Century Carnelian Intaglio 18 Karat Yellow Gold Signet Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
Ring in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle's head hallmark. The top of this splendid ring is set with an intaglio on carnelian bearing the initials "TH". The ring consists of 5 gold threads...
Carnelian, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Ancient 22k Gold Roman Jasper Intaglio Signet Ring, 2nd Century Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: 2nd century Dimensions: 9 x 13 mm Ring Size: 7 Weight: 8,30 gr The intaglio of the second century of Roman production, depicts the profile of a male figure wearing a radiate...
Jasper, Gold, 22k Gold
Antique Intaglio Signet Ring Carnelian solid 20K Gold Ø US8 / 3.7gr
Located in SE
Signet intaglio Ring featuring natural Carnelian stone with naturalistic and symbolic intaglio of a middle aged Woman - Wife , Mother or Sister measuring 10 mm x 5 mm .
Carnelian, 18k Gold
Victorian Carved Agate 14 Karat Yellow Gold Antique Heraldic Signet Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Centering an oval-shaped agate tablet measuring 15.0 x 10.5 mm Banded opaque black and grayish-white - carved with intaglio Depicting a heraldic coat of arms with banner and capped m...
Agate, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Georgian 18k Gold and Silver Large Oval Carnelian Signet Ring, UK
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
Carnelian, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Silver Armorial Signet Ring, Size 9
Located in Firenze, IT
Engraved with the crest to a plain band. Size 9 Top size 22m diameter Weight: 25gr
Silver
Art Deco Garnet and 18 Carat Gold Signet Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This simple style signet ring holds a garnet stone. Fully hallmarked Chester 1916, modelled in 18carat gold.
Garnet, Gold
Antique Signet Ring Wilkinson Courtenay 18.5 ct Jasper 18K Gold US 3.75/12.8g
Located in SE
Gold and Jasper Signet Ring with concave shaped heraldic impalement Intaglio of two noble Families Coats of Arms forever embedded into the dark Red of the stone with great skill.
Jasper, 18k Gold
$8,555 / item
22 Karat Gold Minoan-Inspired Signet Ring
By Romae Jewelry
Located in New York, NY
22 Karat Yellow Gold Minoan-Inspired Signet Ring by ROMAE Jewelry - Inspired by Ancient Designs.
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Bloodstone 14K Yellow Gold Antique Heraldic Crest Intaglio Signet Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Centering a cushion-shaped bloodstone tablet measuring approximately 14.0 x 12.0 mm Opaque dark bluish-green in color and accented by orangy-red mottling Centering an intaglio of a h...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Hellenistic 22k Gold Signet Ring with Ruler Bust, Greece, Circa 300 BC
Located in Firenze, IT
Ca. 300 - 100 BC A gold finger ring with a slender, rounded hoop expanding at the shoulders to an oval bezel, the field edged by a beaded border and bearing in relief the right-facin...
Gold, 22k Gold
Victorian 14 Karat Yellow Gold Owl Antique Unsiex Bird Animal Signet Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Centering an oval-shaped high polish gold signet face Flanked by stylized owl motif shoulders With grooved details Tested as 14 karat gold With maker's mark Circa: 1890s Ring Size:...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Art Nouveau Collectible 10k Gold Enamel Work Initial "FLT" Signet Ring
Located in Montclair, NJ
Material: Solid 10 Rosy Yellow Gold w/ White, Black & Blue Enamel Work Weight: 4.9 Grams Ring Size: 12.5 (Fitted on a finger. We can custom size this ring - please contact us prior t...
Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique von Aminoff Intaglio Signet Ring solid 18K Gold Carnelian ØUS11.75/7.5gr
Located in SE
Signet Intaglio Ring featuring banded / two-layered Carnelian (type of Agate) stone with the heraldic depiction of a Coat of Arms of Russian / Swedish / Finnish noble family von Amin...
Carnelian, 18k Gold
Antique Men Signet Ring Banded Red Onyx solid 18K Gold ØUS12.25 / 11.5gr
Located in SE
ϟignet Ring - adorned with bezel set polished Red plate of banded Red Onyx stone 15 mm x 12 mm x 4.3 mm with open back / ca 9 ct. This charming stone looks like sliced jelly with def...
Onyx, 18k Gold
Old Hay Signet Ring Rock Quartz Stone Intaglio solid 14K Gold Ø 10.5 US/17gr
Located in SE
Great Intaglio Signet Ring with wide band and remarkable Coats of Arms of ancient Scotch Clan of Hay of Tweeddale ( moto " Spare Nought " ) / hand-engraved into the deep of natural R...
Quartz, 14k Gold
Art Deco Bloodstone and 18 Carat Gold Engraved Signet Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This chunky bloodstone signet ring has engraving of the initials 'CCS' highlighted in gold.
Gold
Antique Art Nouveau Larter & Sons 14k Yellow Gold Black Onyx Masonic Signet Ring
By Larter & Sons
Located in Montclair, NJ
--Stone(s):-- (1) Natural Genuine Black Onyx - Pierced Oval Cut - Bezel Set - Black Color - 15.7x13.5mm (approx.) Material: Solid 14k Yellow Gold w/ Blue Enamel Work Weight: 11.8 Gr...
Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Child's Heart Shaped Signet Ring Marked 14K Yellow Gold
Located in valatie, NY
Child's Heart Shaped Signet Ring Marked 14K Yellow Gold. Initialed "LBB."
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco 1927 14 Karat Yellow Gold Antique New York Police Unisex Signet Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as a cushion shaped face centering a raised shield form Inscribed with "New York SPS 27" - for special police services Decorated with geometric grooved edge surround Flanked...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Signet Russian Gold Ring
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique 14k gold Russian signet ring centered with red carnelian carved portrait ring was made in Moscow during the imperial Russian era 1907 1917 hall marked 56 imperial Russian gol...
1916 Signet Ring 2.75 ct. natural Carnelian solid 18K Gold Ø 7 US / 2.2 gr
Located in SE
ϟignet Ring in solid 18K Yellow Gold decorated with natural Carnelian stone rectangular cut and polished 9 mm x 8 mm x 2.2 mm deep / about 2.75 ct. Note the intricate hand - engraved...
Carnelian, 18k Gold
A Rare English High-Carat Gold Signet Ring
Located in London, GB
A Rare English High-Carat Gold Signet Ring Gold England Circa 1600 / late 16th or early 17th Century Size: 54 (EU) N (UK) 6 1/2 (US) Weight: 6.2 grams Provenance: Ex Private Engl...
Gold
C1890 18K Heavy Gold Signet Ring w Persian Lion Engraving, size 8.25
Located in Baltimore, MD
This wonderful, heavy signet ring weighs a hefty 18 grams and has an engraving of a persian lion.
Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Sardonyx Signet 18k Yellow Gold Ring Circa 1910
Located in South Pasadena, CA
Antique Sardonyx Signet 18k Yellow Gold Ring Circa 1910. The Antique Sardonyx signet ring made in 18k yellow gold from around1910 is a basic example of these style of rings made dur...
Chalcedony, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Art Deco Heraldic Ring 14k Rose Gold Enamel Band Family Crest Signet
Located in Torrance, CA
Finely detailed vintage Art Deco family crest signet ring (circa 1920s to 1930s) crafted in 14k rose gold.
Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Edwardian 14 Karat Gold Double Round Carnelian Signet Ring
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This is an Edwardian signet ring crafted in 14K gold. The piece features two round carnelians.
Carnelian, Gold, 14k Gold
Roman Blackened Silver Intaglio Men's Ring With Profile Portrait
Located in Firenze, IT
Roman Blackened Silver Signet Ring with profile portrait on bronze 1st-3rd century AD Top size 25mm Size: 7 3/4 Weight 18,58gr.
Silver
Victorian Engraved Signet Baby Ring 14K Yellow Gold Antique Original 1860's
Located in Dearborn, MI
Victorian Engraved Signet Baby Ring 14K Yellow Gold Antique Original 1860's Engraved Signet Ring $170 in Gold Value Alone 14K Yellow Gold Circa 1860's The Victorian Era in Jew...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian 14k Gold & Carved Agate Cameo Signet Style Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Simply a wonderful Victorian cameo signet ring! Date: 19th Century Overall Condition: They are in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.
Agate, Gold, 14k Gold
Antique Victorian 14k Gold & Carved Agate Cameo Signet Style Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Simply a wonderful Victorian cameo signet ring! Date: 19th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.
Agate, 14k Gold
Vintage Antique Carnelian Intaglio Engraved Gold Ring
Located in Montreal, QC
Vintage Antique Hand carved Carnelian Intaglio Unisex Signet Ring. Set in a Hand crafted 15K Yellow Gold mounting.
Carnelian, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Body Armor Men's Signet Ring Sundial Band
By K. Brunini Jewels
Located in Solana Beach, CA
The K. Brunini Body Armor Collection features sterling silver time traveler pendants, functioning sundials, compass pendants, and fire-blasted sterling silver cuffs.. These amulets c...
Sterling Silver
Victorian Single Stone Signet Ring, circa 1900s
Located in London, GB
This delicate little ring, made to be worn on the little finger, holds an oval old cut. The shining diamond weighs 0.45 carat and is G in colour, VS2 in clarity. It has been claw set...
Diamond, 18k Gold
C1880 15K Banded Agate Ring size 9 1/2
Located in Baltimore, MD
Victorian banded agate signet ring set in a 15 carat (stamped) gold band.
Agate, 15k Gold
Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself.
Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.
Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.
For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.
Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.
In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so.
Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.
Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle.
BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.
A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in.
Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.
Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.
Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.
Traditionally considered a ring for men, a vintage signet ring is a popular gift today for anyone who desires an expressive, timeless piece of jewelry that can feature all manner of engraved motifs, gemstones, specific symbols or monograms.
Whether it's an antique gold signet ring, diamond signet ring or some other classic iteration, signet rings get their name from signus, which means “sign” in Latin.
These rings, which may historically be referred to as “seal rings,” date back thousands of years and were used as a form of signature. Whatever may have been engraved on the ring — a married couple’s initials, a family crest — identified ownership for the purposes of authenticating documents and more when impressed on soft wax. During the Middle Ages, signet rings were symbols of power and prestige and common accessories for nobility. Later, during the 19th century, precious and semiprecious stones such as rubies and diamonds were added to gold signet rings as they took on a more ornate appearance than they had previously.
In recent years, fashion has been primarily about individuality, and nothing is more personal than a jewel bearing a name or monogram. That is the reason jewelers have revived traditional signet rings, custom-engraving their designs with customers’ preferred words or symbols. Those who prefer the thrill of the hunt have a range of vintage letter charms and pendants to sift through.
And it isn't all about men's signet rings anymore, either — the accessory is for everyone. Princess Diana wore a signet ring that was a gift from Charles before their wedding, and we all know that the royals are top-tier fashion influencers, especially when it comes to rings.
Find vintage diamond signet rings, onyx signet rings and other types of rings on 1stDibs.
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