19th Century Vanitas Memento Mori Skull on Diamond Gold Oversize Ring
Located in Geneva, CH
A unique piece of Art. The skull is antique circa 19th Century incredibly enameled on gold.
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique Victorian Gold Skull and Crossbones Ring, Italy, Size 8.5
Located in Firenze, IT
Of skull and crossbones design, the gold mouth between bifurcated shoulders. Size : 8 1/2 Weight: 3.65
Gold
Silver and Agate Skull Pendant Necklace, Italy Circa 1850s
Located in Firenze, IT
A hook is attached to the top of the skull, from which hangs a ring made of the same material, designed to allow it to be worn as a pendant or amulet.
Agate, Silver
Pendant Memento Mori Red Corallum Rubrum Italy 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
A hook is attached to the top of the skull, from which hangs a ring made of the same material, designed to allow it to be worn as a pendant or amulet.
Silver
Framed Antique Tibetan Thangka of Yamantaka with Consort
Located in Atlanta, GA
They are decorated with rings of skulls, and further elaborately surrounded by a halo of flames and other deities and Buddhas.
Textile
Unavailable
Georgian Mourning and Memento Mori Ring
Located in New York, NY
Georgian mourning & memento mori ring featuring a skull under square faceted rock crystal in silver bezel, with scrolled black enamel* band reading "JAMES SHIPPARD OB:20 JUN:1735 AE:...
Crystal, 18k Gold, Silver
Harlequin Skull Ring, a Zorab Creation
By Zorab Creation
Located in San Diego, CA
Get a jump on this leading fashion trend and add some blithe in your step with your Harlequin Skull ring. As with any original Zorab ring, this design will be sent with a serial nu...
Brown Diamond, Spinel, 18k Gold, Palladium
Georgian memorial skull ring, circa 1777.
Located in London, GB
Georgian memorial skull ring. A gold D-shape shank, engraved to the exterior with a stylised skull, decoratively enhanced with traces of black enamel, the interior inscribed 'Tho Fol...
Silver Gilt and Enamel Late Renaissance Skull Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
Late renaissance Memento Mori skull ring. "Memento Mori" jewelry translates to "remember thou must die", a reminder to all to live life fully, as death awaits.
Silver
Post Medieval gold skull ring, circa 1676.
Located in London, GB
Post Medieval gold skull ring. A smoothly conforming D-shape band engraved to the exterior with a stylised skull, the interior engraved in italic script 'R W Esqr ob 9 Dec 76', appro...
Yellow Gold
Post-Medieval enamel skull ring, circa 17th century.
Located in London, GB
Post-Medieval enamel skull ring. A gold ring composed of a flat circular plaque featuring a black and white enamel skull, leading to rounded shoulders which flow directly through to ...
Antique Memento Mori Skull ring
Located in Firenze, IT
The ivory skull with rose cut diamond eyes mounted on a snake shape setting in 18Kt gold and old-cut diamond. Size 7
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Imperial Russian Diamond Skull Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Dimensions of the emblem 16 x 16 mm (5/8 x 5/8 in.) US ring size 7 (18 mm) Marked with 56 zolotnik old Russian gold standard (14K) with a symbol of Moscow assay office and a ...
Diamond
Victorian Skull and Snake Motif Ring
Located in Aspen, CO
Antique ring in 18K with platinum skulls which have rose cut diamond eyes.
Diamond, Ruby, 15k Gold, Platinum
Silver and Garnet Eyes Devil Skull Men's Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
Silver Devil Magical Skull with cross and star david on the top, garnet eyes Size : 8 1/4 Weight : 42.9gr
Garnet, Silver
Georgian 22 Karat Gold Memento Mori Skull Unisex Band Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Half-round style band centering a highly detailed engraved skull Inscribed on the inside with "S.W. Blackett Bar ob 25 Sept 1728 Alt 39" Memento Mori bands reached the height of t...
22k Gold
Tortoiseshell Skull, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A low-grade gold hook is attached to the top of the skull, from which hangs a ring made of the same material, designed to allow it to be worn as a pendant or amulet.
Ivory
Antique 18k Gold Carnelian Intaglio Skull Ring, Italy Circa 1850s
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: 1850’s circa Dimension: 24 mm Ring Size: 8 ¾ Weight: 25,52 gr
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique Totenkopf Skull and Crossbones Men Ring solid 18K Gold Ø 11.5 US / 5.4gr
Located in SE
ϟiignet Ring for Men in solid 18K Yellow Gold decorated with Skull and Crossbones, oak leaves and coiled snakes on the shoulders.
18k Gold
Framed Antique Tibetan Buddhist Thangka
Located in Atlanta, GA
They are decorated with rings of skulls, and further elaborately surrounded by a halo of flames and other deities and Buddhas.
Textile, Acrylic
Antique Lapis Gold Platinum Skull Ring
Located in New York, NY
Fascinating antique "skull" ring. A carved lapis skull, surrounded by rose cut diamonds set in platinum.
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold, Platinum
Memento Mori Diamond Skull Ring 18 Carat Gold
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This 18ct Yellow Gold and Silver Memento Mori Diamond Skull ring is fabulous. Skull jewellery (Memento Mori) is very collectable.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
18th Century Memento Mori Garnet Skull Ring
Located in Austin, TX
18th Century memento mori enamel skull garnet and diamond ring. Table cut garnet and rose cut diamonds set in silver on gold settings, with forked shoulder details.
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, Silver
Georgian Memento Mori Diamond Skull Ring 18ct Gold Dated 1813 Boxed
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This remarkable Memento Mori ring features a Crystal window with a hand painted Enamel skull and crossbones underneath with the words ‘Memorium’ written above.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Memento Mori Diamond Skull Diamond Ring 18 Carat Gold
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This fabulous 18ct Yellow Gold Memento Mori Diamond Skull ring is fabulous. The skull is set with Diamond eyes, approx. 0.22ct each Diamond 0.44ct in total.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Deakin & Francis Bloodstone Skull Intaglio Ring
By Deakin & Francis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The ring features a beautifully carved skull intaglio with smooth contours and a lovely sense of depth.
Other, 18k Gold
Momento Mori Diamond Ruby Skull Snake Ring 18 Carat Gold
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This 18ct Yellow Gold Memento Mori Diamond Skull and Snake ring is stunning. Skull jewellery (Memento Mori) is very collectable.
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Georgian Baroque Mourning Ring with Skull and Crossbones and Cipher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The head of the ring features a flat cut rock crystal with an oval collet.
Rock Crystal, 22k Gold
Early Georgian Skull and Crossbones Stuart Crystal Mourning Ring c.1740
Located in London, GB
An exquisite mid-18th century Georgian period mourning ring. The hexagonal crystal is inlaid with a memento mori skull and crossbones motif.
Crystal, 22k Gold
Sold
H 9 in W 7 in D 10 in
18th Century Oak and Iron Mounted Memento Mori Doorstop Carved as a Human Skull
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The unique oak Momentum Mori door stop, being carved in the round as a slightly larger than life-sized human skull mounted with an iron ring handle to the top and with a beautiful Pr...
Iron
Victorian Style Momento Mori Rose Cut Ruby and Diamond Skull Ring 18 Karat Gold
Located in Lancashire, Oldham
An 18 karat yellow gold, silver set ruby and diamond skull ring in the memento mori style. The ruby eyes and diamonds are rose cut (an early form of diamond/stone cutting where the b...
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
17th Century Stuart Crystal Diamond Memento Mori Skull Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
This is a rare, and somewhat unusual, example of a Stuart Crystal memento mori ring. The central cut crystal rests in front of a charming skull and crossbones motif, while the should...
Diamond, Rock Crystal, 15k Gold
Antique Skull and Bones Diamond Memento Mori Ring
Located in Napoli, IT
Beautiful example of authentic Georgian Memento Mori Skull ring. Crafted of solid 16 KT and silver Tested.
Diamond, Gold
Antique and vintage rings have long held a special place in the hearts of fine jewelry lovers all over the world.
No matter their origin or specific characteristics, rings are timeless, versatile accessories. They’ve carried deep meaning since at least the Middle Ages, when diamond rings symbolized strength and other kinds of rings were worn to signify romantic feelings or to denote an affiliation with a religious order. Rings have also forever been emblematic of eternity.
Over time, rings have frequently taken the form of serpents, which have long been associated with eternal life, health and renewal. Italian luxury jewelry house Bulgari has become famous for its widely loved Serpenti motif, for example, and its Serpenti ring, like the other accessories in the collection, began as an homage to jewelry of the Roman and Hellenistic eras. The serpent is now a popular motif in fine jewelry. Jewelry devotees have long pined for rings adorned with reptiles, thanks to antique Victorian rings — well, specifically, Queen Victoria’s illustrious engagement ring, which took the form of a gold snake set with rubies, diamonds and an emerald (her birthstone). Designs for Victorian-era engagement rings often featured repoussé work and chasing, in which patterns are hammered into the metal.
Engagement rings, which are reliably intimidating to shop for, are still widely recognized as symbols of love and commitment. On 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.
The most collectible antique engagement rings and vintage engagement rings are those from the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras. Named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who in succession ruled England starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign), antique Georgian rings, be they engagement rings or otherwise, are also coveted by collectors. Pearls, along with colored gemstones like garnets, rubies and sapphires, were widely used in Georgian jewelry. The late-1700s paste jewelry was a predecessor to what we now call fashion or costume jewelry.
The Art Nouveau movement (1880–1910) brought with it rings inspired by the natural world. Antique Art Nouveau rings might feature depictions of winged insects and fauna as well as women, who were simultaneously eroticized and romanticized, frequently with long flowing hair. Art Deco jewelry, on the other hand, which originated during the 1920s and ’30s, is by and large “white jewelry.” White metals, primarily platinum, were favored over yellow gold in the design of antique Art Deco rings and other accessories as well as geometric motifs, with women drawn to the era’s dazzling cocktail rings in particular.
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