Gold Jewelry
Mid-20th Century European Retro Gold Jewelry
Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Gold Jewelry
Topaz, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Gold Jewelry
Jade, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Gold Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Gold Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Portuguese Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Citrine, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Aesthetic Movement Gold Jewelry
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Gold Jewelry
Opal, 22k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Gold Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s German Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Silver, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Gold Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Gold Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Gold Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Gold Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Swiss Gold Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Gold Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Gold Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Gold Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
15th Century and Earlier Greek Greek Revival Antique Gold Jewelry
22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Gold Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modernist Gold Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Romantic Gold Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1940s American Modern Vintage Gold Jewelry
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Gold Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Modern Vintage Gold Jewelry
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s German Modern Gold Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Gold Jewelry
Yellow Diamond, Brown Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Palladium
2010s American Gold Jewelry
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Gold Jewelry
18k Gold
20th Century Gold Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Gold Jewelry
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Early Victorian Antique Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Gold Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artisan Gold Jewelry
Sapphire, Rubelite, Sterling Silver, Rhodium, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1950s French Modern Vintage Gold Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, Rubelite, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s Swiss Gold Jewelry
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Modern Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gold Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique and Vintage Gold Jewelry for Sale on 1stDibs — Shop Gold Necklaces, Gold Watches and Other Accessories
Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself.
Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.
Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.
For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.
Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.
In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so.
Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.
Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle.
BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.
A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in.
Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.
Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.
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