Ilias Lalaounis Silver
20th Century Greek Modern Band Rings
Gold, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Greek Retro Engagement Rings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
1990s Greek Bangles
18k Gold, Silver
20th Century Greek Hellenistic Candleholders and Candelabra
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Modernist Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
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Diamond, Gold, Silver
2010s Australian Artist Engagement Rings
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Wrist Watches
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Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Cocktail Rings
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Sterling Silver
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Sterling Silver
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Vintage 1970s Greek Modernist Band Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Greek Charm Bracelets
Gold, Silver
20th Century Greek Classical Greek Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Greek Contemporary Band Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s Greek Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Greek Bangles
18k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1960s Greek Retro Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1970s Greek Modernist Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Greek Modernist Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Greek Modernist Band Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Greek More Earrings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Greek Cuff Bracelets
Sterling Silver
Greek Cuff Bracelets
Vintage 1980s Greek Cufflinks
Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Greek More Bracelets
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Greek More Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Greek Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Ilias Lalaounis for sale on 1stDibs
It’s fitting that Ilias Lalaounis (1920–2013) is the only jeweler ever inducted into the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts — the Greek jeweler’s creations, such as his decorative gold necklaces and rings, are less fashion adornment and more works of art.
Lalaounis was born in Athens in 1920 to a family of goldsmiths and watchmakers with origins in Delphi. Before turning to the family business, Lalaounis studied law, economics, business and music and trained with the painter Alexandros Alexandrakis. Such a well-rounded education laid the foundation for his unique approach to jewelry.
Lalaounis took the helm of his uncle’s jewelry company in 1940. The impact of the Second World War on Greece inspired the jeweler to celebrate his country’s history by reinterpreting its artifacts into new works of art. In 1957, Lalaounis founded the Greek Jewelers’ Association and exhibited at the Thessaloniki International Fair, showcasing the first of his “collections,” as he would come to define his phases of work. This, the Archaeological Collection, was informed by classical and Hellenistic history.
Lalaounis would go on to find new ways to render historic motifs in gold and gemstones after founding his namesake house in 1969. For his 1970s-era collection, Blow Up, he displayed gold pieces inspired by Minoan art on his models’ entire bodies; after opening a store in Tokyo, he presented a collection informed by Japanese art. Later, Lalaounis introduced a collection inspired by Native Americans at his Madison Avenue store in Manhattan. One of the jeweler’s most important commissions came in 1976, when he designed a collection that drew on Persian art for Empress Farah of Iran.
In 1984, Lalaounis explored his unique creative vision with a book, Metamorphoses. By the 1990s, he had stores across Europe as well as in Tokyo, Hong Kong and New York City, and his work had been exhibited at the National Museum of American History and the Penn Museum in Philadelphia, to name a few. In 1994, he founded his own eponymous museum in Athens, with a permanent collection of pieces from 45 of his collections. Lalaounis died in 2013.
Lalaounis’s research-driven approach to jewelry design gives his pieces a depth on par with any art form.
Find an ornate assortment of Ilias Lalaounis’s yellow-gold necklaces, rings and more on 1stDibs.