David Webb Retro Bracelets
“Women are tired of jewelry-looking jewelry,” celebrated American designer David Webb once noted. In response, he created a menagerie of whimsical animals rendered as rings, brooches, earrings and, especially, bangle bracelets. This playfulness permeates all Webb’s work, which is characterized by brightly hued enamel and color-saturated semiprecious stones like coral, azurmalachite and turquoise, the notable exception being the clear, elegant rock crystal for which he had an affinity.
The North Carolina native apprenticed with his uncle, a silversmith, before moving to New York, where he established David Webb Inc. in 1948. He had no formal training in jewelry design. Instead, he culled inspiration from the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Americas, as well as the traditions of India and China — influences discernible in such pieces as his collar necklaces and talisman-like sautoirs.
Webb’s first animal bracelet was produced in 1957. His most famous, the zebra, took shape in 1963; its stripes now form the company’s logo. Although Webb died in 1975, his company continues to produce designs drawn from his extensive archives, and every piece is still made in the workshop above its Madison Avenue store.
Find an alluring collection of David Webb jewelry on 1stDibs, including earrings, brooches and other accessories.
20th Century American Modern David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Retro Bracelets
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Retro Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Retro Bracelets
Carnelian, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl
1960s Italian Modern Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern David Webb Retro Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1980s French Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s French Retro Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
Emerald, Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist David Webb Retro Bracelets
Sapphire, Ruby, Multi-gemstone, Emerald, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow...
1950s Italian Retro Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1990s Italian Contemporary David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Platinum
1960s American Retro Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
14k Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown David Webb Retro Bracelets
1970s Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
Crystal, 18k Gold
1950s American Modern Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
Pearl, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Retro David Webb Retro Bracelets
18k Gold
1970s American Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
18k Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s Vintage David Webb Retro Bracelets
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American David Webb Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
20th Century American David Webb Retro Bracelets
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold