Bulgari Lighter
Late 20th Century Desk Accessories
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s American Cocktail Dresses
Antique Mid-19th Century English Art Deco Vanity Items
Gold Plate
Late 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Vanity Items
Gold Plate
Late 20th Century French Artist Vanity Items
Palladium, Enamel
Antique Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Vanity Items
Gold
Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1970s Japanese Art Deco Vanity Items
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chain Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Dome Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary French Tote Bags
Late 20th Century French Baroque Vanity Items
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Italian Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Recent Sales
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sunglasses
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern More Objets d'Art and Vertu
18k Gold
1970s Decorative Objects
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
Late 20th Century More Jewelry
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian More Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold
Bulgari for sale on 1stDibs
Greek silversmith Sotirios Voulgaris arrived in Rome in 1881 and set up his own shop there in 1884, calling it Bulgari, an Italianization of his last name (in the brand's logo, it's styled BVLGARI, using the classical Latin alphabet in a nod to ancient Roman culture). In 1905, he opened the company’s flagship boutique on Rome’s Via dei Condotti. Since then, Bulgari has looked to Rome as a source of reference for its fanciful and decidedly romantic designs for necklaces, bracelets, earrings and other accessories.
Although the iconic jewelry house found success with its silverwork and Art Deco designs, popular through the 1920s, Bulgari’s signature style — bold, often using yellow gold embellished with big colorful gemstones — began to emerge when Sotirios’s sons inherited the business, in 1932.
The brand truly hit its stride in the dolce vita era of the 1950s and ’60s, when the founder’s grandsons Paolo, Gianni and Nicola Bulgari decisively departed from demure traditional styles to develop the house’s exuberant multi-gem looks, attracting celebrity collectors like Elizabeth Taylor.
In the 1940s, Bulgari debuted perhaps its most famous design, the Serpenti bracelet watch. The piece’s snakelike coils were made possible by the tubogas jewelry technique, which links a flexible series of thin horizontal bands. Both the sleek, modern tubogas construction and the sinuous snake motif continue to be synonymous with the Bulgari brand.
On 1stDibs, the collection of vintage Bulgari jewelry includes rings, pendant necklaces, watches and other accessories.