Vintage Rings

Discover exceptional vintage rings from the finest makers including Cartier, Tiffany and Van Cleef & Arpels, all vetted for quality, condition, and authenticity.  Pieces more than 100 years old are typically classified as antique while the term vintage generally refers to pieces made 50 or more years ago. Our collection features authentic vintage rings from the Victorian, Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Art Deco, Retro and mid-century periods. Romantic Victorian gold and platinum rings set with old mine and rose-cut diamonds set in silver over gold to old European-cut diamonds in the geometric designs of the Deco period to the bold gold modernist forms of the 1970s exemplify the enormous range and variety of styles and traditions that comprise the vintage category. Every jewel we sell is vetted for quality, condition and authenticity. We stand behind every piece with complete documentation, relevant GIA certification, and the best return policy in the industry, a full money-back guarantee, no exceptions. 

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FAQs

What is a vintage ring?

Vintage rings are typically pre-owned or estate pieces encompassing all eras and design periods from antique Georgian pieces of the 18th century to glamorous Art Deco rings, to modern rings up to and including the turn of this century. Vintage rings from the Victorian, Edwardian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Retro, and 1950s and ‘60s mid-century periods offer collectors truly special pieces that are both wearable, rare and fascinating as mementos from bygone years. 

Beladora’s vintage ring collection features exceptional quality and attention to detail often missing in many mass-manufactured items today. The workmanship and intricate design work make vintage rings an appealing choice for those buyers who value originality, rarity and exceptional quality.

How does Beladora verify the authenticity of a piece?

Authenticating pieces of jewelry requires more nuanced expertise. Many thousands of pieces of jewelry have passed through our hands for over 40 years from every era and every maker. This familiarity enables us to know what a piece should look and feel like and if it has the expected quality of material and workmanship, the accurate makers marks and the correct signature in all the right places. Indeed, one of the easiest ways non-experts can be fooled is to assume a designer piece of jewelry is truly by that maker as pieces by commercial manufacturers are often outright fakes or signed fraudulently by a third party. 

In practice, we first look at the front and back of a bracelet, ring or brooch, turning it over in our hands to see​ that the workmanship on ​the reverse is just ​as ​fine as the detail on the front. Using the jeweler’s important tool, the loupe, we look carefully at many different touchpoints including the precision with which the ​diamonds are mounted in their settings, the manner in which gold or platinum links are connected to each other, the quality of the azuring, a most difficult and refined aspect of metalwork, the fineness of the material and we look for ​flawless ​polish.

If we have any doubts whatsoever as to authenticity, we submit the piece to the firm itself, be it Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Verdura, David Webb and others. We also request the original bill of sale, box and papers for those items most commonly faked such as Cartier Love brackets and VCA Alhambra pieces. And just as banks know their customers, we, too, ensure we know enough about our clients to assure ourselves of their ownership and provenance. 

Our team of GIA-certified jewelry experts has such a well-regarded reputation in the international jewelry industry that we are frequently called upon to advise auction houses, appraisers and other dealers in matters of authenticity and value.