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Located in Boca Raton, FL
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Emilio Jewelry No Heat Untreated Pigeon Blood Ruby Earrings
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Emilio Jewelry No Heat Untreated Pigeon Blood Ruby Earrings
By Emilio!
Located in New York, NY
From Emilio Jewelry, a well known and respected wholesaler/dealer located in the Iconic Gem Tower/Gia Building in New York's Diamond District. This item has been appraised by the exp...
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Emilio Jewelry Grs Certified Pigeon Blood Vivid Red Untreated Ruby Earrings
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
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Emilio Jewelry GRS Certified 6.00 Carat Untreated Pigeons Blood Ruby Earrings
By Emilio!
Located in New York, NY
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Located in Tokyo, JP
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Emilio Jewelry 10.00 Carat Certified Unheated Ruby Earrings
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Untreated Burma Ruby and Pearl Drop Earrings
Located in New Orleans, LA
Four brilliant untreated Burma rubies, weighing approximately 2.32 total carats, dazzle in these drop earrings.
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Located in Tokyo, JP
A beautiful pair of drop earrings set in Platinum featuring a total of 2.19 Carat GIA certified Natural Unheated (Untreated) Rubies and 1.64 Carat Diamonds.
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Located in Tokyo, JP
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0.73 Carat Natural Untreated Ruby and Diamond Pierced Earrings Made in Platinum
Located in Tokyo, JP
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Ruby Earrings Untreated For Sale on 1stDibs
You are likely to find exactly the ruby earrings untreated you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Every item for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using gold, 18k gold and platinum. Find an antique version now, or shop for 5 vintage or 60 modern creation for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. Making the right choice when shopping for a ruby earrings untreated may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. As it relates to this specific piece, our collection includes designs that are universally popular, but 2.5 carat and 3 carat carat weights, specifically, are sought with frequency. A ruby earrings untreated from Ella Gafter, Emilio! and Antinori Fine Jewels — each of whom created a beautiful version of this treasured accessory — is worth considering. A ruby earrings untreated can make for a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 58 ruby versions can add an especially stylish touch. Today, if you’re looking for an oval cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes round cut and pear cut alternatives. Most of our ruby earrings untreated for sale are for women, but there are 17 pieces available to browse for men.
How Much is a Ruby Earrings Untreated?
On average, a ruby earrings untreated at 1stDibs sells for $7,200, while they’re typically $280 on the low end and $262,500 for the highest priced versions of this item.
The Legacy of Ruby in Jewelry Design
This deep red gem is the color of heat and passion — vintage and antique ruby jewelry is perfect for those born in the middle of summer.
Rubies are one of the few gemstones that can give diamonds a run for their money. Just consider the Van Cleef & Arpels “scarf” necklace the Duke of Windsor presented to the Duchess on her 40th birthday, in 1936 — set with diamonds and dripping with rubies, a testament to the deep-red gemstone’s power — or the slippers encrusted with 4,600 rubies that Harry Winston made to commemorate The Wizard of Oz’s golden anniversary. July babies have permission to adorn themselves with this beautiful red stone even when it’s not their birthday.
Rubies are considered precious stones — along with diamonds, sapphires and emeralds — and have a hardness of 9.0 on the Mohs Scale, surpassed only by Moissanite and diamonds. They are composed of corundum, a colorless mineral that is also the basic material of sapphires. In the July birthstone, the red of the gemstone — and the various hues seen in sapphires — are produced by the presence of trace elements. In the case of a ruby, this element is chromium. Rubies range in color from vermilion to a violet red. They are also pleochroic, which means that a stone’s hue can vary depending on the direction of viewing. The most sought-after color is pigeon’s blood: pure red with a hint of blue.
Rubies that are hosted in dolomite marble are the most prized: Because the marble is low in iron, so are the rubies, resulting in a more intense color. Rubies found in basalt, which has a higher iron content, are generally darker and less intense.
When shopping for antique and vintage ruby jewelry, remember that the 4Cs of selecting the perfect diamond — color, clarity, cut and carat — also apply to rubies.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, the color of the July birthstone should be a vibrant to slightly purplish red, and the stone should be clear and inclusion-free. Accordingly, the cut should show off its color and clarity. As for the last criterion, fine rubies more than a carat in weight are rare. Often, large rubies are more expensive than diamonds of comparable weights.
Find a collection of ruby necklaces, ruby rings and other accessories on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right Earrings for You
In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ‘60s, but our desire for a dazzling pair of vintage earrings has deeper roots than that. In fact, wearing earrings actually goes back thousands of years, and you can find many tangible connections between now and then in how we continue to talk about these treasured accessories.
Women wore ornamental earrings — studs and hoops at the very least — in Ancient Egypt, which is home to mines that are among the earliest sources of emeralds in the world. Emerald earrings are highly prized today, and their quality lies in their rich, saturated color. The highest-quality emeralds are green or bluish-green. Earrings worn by the affluent in early Roman civilizations were set with precious stones such as diamonds and pearls, and a clean-looking pop of pearl on the front of the lobe is as timeless as ever. Hoop earrings are imbued with symbolism and cultural significance for many, and on view in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ancient Near Eastern Art Gallery is a pair of simple gold hoops from Mesopotamia dating to between 2600 and 2500 B.C.
Today, ear piercing is very popular all over the world, and, as a result, it is difficult to overstate how much everyone pines for a good pair of earrings — modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings, you name it. Sure, jewelry trends and the fashion darlings of social media come and go, but earrings have a staying power that seems impenetrable: The still-strong love affair between British royals and Cartier earrings is more than a century old, glossy 1970s hoops from legacy houses such as Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels remain the statement makers they’ve always been and although people have been stacking earrings for many moons, the allure of an expertly mismatched stack of charms and studs still feels fresh and new.
While there is no shortage of modern earring designs to choose from, the classics, like coral earrings, Art Deco–style earrings and diamond drop earrings are still heavy hitters. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique, new and vintage earrings today.
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