Bulgari 18K Yellow/Steel Tubogas Ribbed Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This striking Bvlgari Tubogas bangle bracelet features a wide, flexible coil of alternating polished yellow gold and stainless steel segments, creating a bold and iconic two-tone des...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Bvlgari Gold Tubogas Bangle
By Bulgari
Located in istanbul, TR
Bvlgari 18k Gold Tubogas Bangle Elevating the jewellery technique cherished by the Roman Maison since the 1940s into an iconic collection, Bvlgari Tubogas intertwines the past and th...
18k Gold
Bulgari Bvlgari Tubogas 18k Yellow Gold Flexible 1980 Bangle Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Bulgari Bvlgari Tubogas 18k Yellow Gold Flexible 1980 Bangle Bracelet Detail: 18k yellow gold, 1980s, flexible and stretchable, Weight 24.8 grams.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari Tubogas 18K Yellow Gold Onyx Cuff Bulgari Bangle Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in Miami, FL
This vintage Bvlgari Tubogas cuff bracelet is a timeless icon of Italian craftsmanship. Featuring sleek round onyx inlays framed in polished 18K yellow gold, the flexible Tubogas des...
Onyx, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari Bulgari Parentesi Tubogas Alveare Bangle Bracelet Cuff 18k Gold Steel
By Bulgari
Located in Birmingham, GB
Very Rare Vintage Bvlgari Bracelet Bangle Cuff In 18k Yellow Gold & Stainless Steel.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Bvlgari Bulgari Tubogas 18k Yellow Gold Steel Twist Bangle Bracelet Cuff
By Bulgari
Located in Birmingham, GB
Rare Vintage Bvlgari Parentesi Tubogas Bracelet Twist Cuff 18k Yellow Gold & Stainless Steel. Stunning Bvlgari bracelet cuff with signature Tubogas style. 18k yellow gold and stainl...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Unavailable
W 0.48 in L 2.6 in
Bvlgari Vintage Parentesi Tubogas Diamond Yellow Gold Stainless Steel Bangle
By Bulgari
Located in London, GB
This vintage bangle bracelet is an exquisite piece was crafted by the renowned Italian luxury brand Bvlgari, and features a sleek and minimalist design that is characteristic of the ...
Bvlgari Parentesi Tubogas M Diamond Bangle in 18K Yellow Gold &Stainless Steel
By Bulgari
Located in London, GB
Bvlgari Parentesi Tubogas M Diamond Bangle in 18K Yellow Gold &Stainless Steel Additional Information: Brand: Bvlgari Gender: Women Line: Parentesi Model: Parentesi Tubogas Bangle G...
Yellow Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel
Bvlgari Tubogas Cuff Bangle Bracelet 18K Yellow Gold with Onyx
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Circumference: 6.25 ", Width: 9.00 mm Designer: Bvlgari Model: Tubogas Cuff Bangle Bracelet 18K Yellow Gold with Onyx Exterior Color: Yellow...
1990s Bulgari Blue Topaz Steel Gold Tubogas Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
This iconic Bvlgari Tubogas bangle bracelet is made in stainless steel and features an oval cabochon blue topaz stone set in 18k yellow gold.
Topaz, 18k Gold, Stainless Steel, Yellow Gold
Vintage Parentesi Bangle in Yellow Gold and Stainless Steel
By Bulgari
Located in London, England
A vintage Bvlgari Tubogas bangle bracelet in 18-karat yellow gold and stainless steel.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Bvlgari Italy 18k Yellow Gold & Stainless Steel Tubogas Bangle Bracelet Vintage
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bvlgari Italy 18k Yellow Gold & Stainless Steel Tubogas Bangle Bracelet Here is your chance to purchase a beautiful and highly collectible designer bangle bracelet.
Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
Rare Vintage Bvlgari Tubogas Parentesi Serpenti Bangle Bracelet 18k Gold & Steel
By Bulgari
Located in Birmingham, GB
Very Rare Vintage Bvlgari Tubogas 18k Yellow Gold & Stainless Steel Bracelet. Stunning Bvlgari bracelet with signature Tubogas Parentesi style. The origins of the Serpenti collectio...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Bvlgari Tubogas 18K Yellow Gold Amethyst and Tourmaline Heart Bangle Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
The Bvlgari “Tubogas” bracelet is crafted from 18K yellow gold and set with an amethyst and a tourmaline. The bracelet weighs 33.6 grams and measures 6.65” in length. This jewelry p...
Amethyst, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari 18K Yellow Gold Vintage Flex Chevron Link Tubogas Bangle Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
18K Tri color Bulgari tubogas bracelet in 18K rose, yellow and white gold. Wrist size 6.25 inches. Flexible cuff.
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari 18K Yellow and White Gold Peridot and Tourmaline Tubogas Bangle Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
This Bvlgari tubogas bracelet is made out of 18K yellow and white gold and embellished with a peridot and a tourmaline. The bracelet weighs 26.3 grams and measures 6.65” in length. ...
Gold
Bvlgari Tubogas 18k Yellow Gold and Stainless Steel Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bvlgari Tubogas Cuff Bracelet Circa 1990 Stainless Steel and 18k Yellow Gold Tubogas Bracelet 7" x 3/4 inch Medium size 50 g total weight Hallmark: Bvlgari 750 factory marks the ...
Yellow Gold, Steel
Bvlgari Tubogas Torque Bracelet in 18 Karat Yellow Gold and Steel
By Bulgari
Located in London, England
A rather interesting Bvlgari Tubogas torque bracelet set in 18k yellow gold and stainless steel. The bracelet is composed of 24 polished yellow gold pipe bands on top of a flexible ...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel
Bulgari Bvlgari Tubogas Yellow & White Gold Bangle Bracelet Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
18k yellow and white gold Tubogas bangle bracelet watch by Bulgari. Details: Model: BB 19 2T Movement Type: Quartz Case Size: 20mm x 20mm Crystal: Anti-glare Sapphire Wrist Size: Len...
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari Italy 18k Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel & Pink Tourmaline Tubogas Bangle
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bvlgari Italy 18k Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel & Pink Tourmaline Tubogas Bangle Bracelet Vintage Here is your chance to purchase a beautiful and highly collectible designer bracelet.
Tourmaline, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
Bvlgari Bulgari Parentesi Tubogas Bangle Bracelet Cuff 18 Karat Gold Steel
By Bulgari
Located in Birmingham, GB
Bvlgari Parentesi Tubogas Bracelet Cuff 18k Yellow Gold & Stainless Steel. Stunning Bvlgari bracelet cuff with signature Parentesi Tubogas style. Stainless steel flexible body of th...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Bvlgari Diamond "Tubogas" Bangle in Polished Steel and 18 Karat Pink Gold
By Bulgari
Located in London, England
Bvlgari diamond "Tubogas" bangle in highly polished stainless steel and 18k pink gold.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Stainless Steel
Bvlgari Lvcea Tubogas 18K Yellow & White Gold Bangle Watch Quartz Ref. BB 23.2T
By Bulgari
Located in Towson, MD
One 18 Karat yellow and white gold Bvlgari wristwatch bangle with a polished finish. The case is in yellow gold with a polished finish and has BVLGARI engraved around the bezel. Blac...
Quartz, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari Tubogas 18K Yellow Gold and Stainless Steel Coil Bangle Bracelet
Located in Southampton, PA
The bracelet measures 6.28 and weighs 17 grams.This Bvlgari Tubogas 18K Yellow Gold and Steel Coil Bangle Bracelet is offered in estate condition, inclusive of a gift box.
Yellow Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel, 18k Gold
Rare Vintage Bvlgari Tubogas Parentesi Serpenti Bangle Bracelet 18k White Gold
By Bulgari
Located in Birmingham, GB
Very Rare Vintage Bvlgari Tubogas 18k White Gold Bracelet Bangle Stunning Bvlgari bracelet with signature Tubogas Parentesi style.
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Bvlgari Tubogas Diamond Gold Bracelet, circa 1960s
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
There are 30 round brilliant diamonds in this fabulous Bulgari Tubogas 18k gold bracelet, that weigh approximately 0.45 carats and are graded as E,F color VS clarity. Signed Bvlgari ...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Bvlgari Lapis Lazuli Yellow Gold Bangle Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in Stamford, CT
Bvlgari 18k Yellow Gold Tubogas Lapis Bangle Bracelet.
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari Bulgari Parentesi Tubogas Bangle Bracelet Cuff 18 Karat Gold Steel
By Bulgari
Located in Birmingham, GB
Bvlgari Parentesi Tubogas Bracelet Cuff 18k Yellow Gold & Stainless Steel. Stunning Bvlgari bracelet cuff with signature Parentesi Tubogas style. Stainless steel flexible body of th...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Bvlgari Bulgari Parentesi Tubogas Bangle Bracelet Cuff 18 Karat Gold Steel
By Bulgari
Located in Birmingham, GB
Bvlgari Parentesi Tubogas Bracelet Cuff 18k Yellow Gold & Stainless Steel. Stunning Bvlgari bracelet cuff with signature Parentesi Tubogas style. Stainless steel flexible body of th...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Bvlgari Bulgari Diamond Parentesi Tubogas Bangle Bracelet Cuff 18k Gold Steel
By Bulgari
Located in Birmingham, GB
Rare Vintage Bvlgari Diamond Parentesi Tubogas 18k Yellow Gold & Stainless Steel Cuff Bange Bracelet. Stunning Bvlgari bracelet cuff with signature Parentesi Tubogas style. Stainle...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Vintage Bvlgari Alveare Parentesi Tubogas Bangle Bracelet Cuff 18k Gold Steel
By Bulgari
Located in Birmingham, GB
Vintage Bvlgari Alveare Tubogas Bracelet Cuff 18k Yellow Gold & Stainless Steel. Stunning Bvlgari bracelet cuff with signature Alveare Tubogas/Parentesi style. Stainless steel flexi...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Vintage Bvlgari Parentesi Tubogas Bangle Bracelet Cuff 18k Yellow Gold & Steel
By Bulgari
Located in Birmingham, GB
Vintage Bvlgari Parentesi Bracelet Cuff 18k Yellow Gold & Stainless Steel. Stunning Bvlgari bracelet cuff with signature Parentesi Tubogas style. Stainless steel flexible body of th...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Bvlgari 'Tubogas' Yellow Gold Onyx Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Bvlgari 'Tubogas' bangle bracelet crafted in 18 karat yellow gold with stainless steel interior mechanism.
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari Tubogas Cuff Bangle Bracelet Stainless Steel with Onyx
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Circumference: 6.00 ", Width: 8.35 mm Designer: Bvlgari Model: Tubogas Cuff Bangle Bracelet Stainless Steel with Onyx Exterior Color: Silver...
Stainless Steel
Bvlgari 18K Yellow Gold Vintage Flex Tubogas Bangle Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in Torino, IT
Italian 1980’s flexible Bracelet signed Bvlgari, with the iconic Tubogas linear pattern, crafted in 18k polished Yellow Gold. Bvlgari’s Tubogas is a flexible band with rounded contou...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari Tubogas Cuff Bangle Bracelet 18K Yellow Gold with Onyx
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Circumference: 6.00 ", Width: 8.40 mm Designer: Bvlgari Model: Tubogas Cuff Bangle Bracelet 18K Yellow Gold with Onyx Exterior Color: Yellow...
Bvlgari 1980s Sugarloaf Cut Rubelite, Citrine, Tourmaline Gold Tubogas, Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
One Tubogas Bracelet Composed Of 18kt Yellow Gold Centering Three Semi Precious Custom Cut Sugarloaf Stones.One Rubelite,One Green Tourmaline And With One Citrine Measuring Approxima...
Citrine, Rubelite, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Antique Roman coin of Massimiliano Ercole 18K yellow gold cuff bangle
Located in Surfside, FL
Antique Roman coin of Massimiliano Ercole (286-305) set in 18K yellow gold Bvlgari style tubogas cuff bangle. Will fit under 6.75 size wrist.
18k Gold
Bvlgari Tubogas Hearts Open Flex Bangle Bracelet Stainless Steel with 18k
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Circumference: 6", Width: 7.58 mm Designer: Bvlgari Model: Tubogas Hearts Open Flex Bangle Bracelet Stainless Steel with 18K Yellow Gold Ext...
Stainless Steel
Bvlgari Tubogas Hearts Open Flex Bangle Bracelet Stainless Steel with 18K Yellow
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Circumference: 6.25", Width: 7.55 mm Designer: Bvlgari Model: Tubogas Hearts Open Flex Bangle Bracelet Stainless Steel with 18K Yellow Gold ...
Stainless Steel
Bulgari Ladies Tubogas Serpenti Bangle Quartz Wristwatch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Ladies Bvlgari Tubogas 18K Yellow Gold Bangle Wristwatch 18k Yellow Gold Double Bangle Bracelet 18K Yellow Gold Case Quartz Movement Square Face Measuring 22mm x 22mm 6mm Deep Black ...
18k Gold
Bvlgari “Tubogas” Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bvlgari Stainless Steel and 18K yellow gold “Tubogas” bracelet
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Bvlgari Bulgari Tubogas Cuff Bangle Bracelet Stainless Steel with Onyx 25.4g
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bvlgari Bulgari Tubogas Cuff Bangle Bracelet Stainless Steel with Onyx 25.4g For sale is a beautiful Bvlgari Tubogas Cuff bangle bracelet.
Onyx, Steel, Stainless Steel
Bulgari 1980s Doppio Gold Ring, 1.7ct Blue Topaz & 1.13ct Iolite, Italy
By Bulgari
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
A gem-set doppio ring by Bvlgari. Signature piece of design, created in Rome Italy by the acclaimed jewelry house of Bulgari. This popular ring is part of the iconic doppio collecti...
Iolite, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$59,500
H 8.67 in W 4.49 in D 2.49 in
Hermes Mini Picnic Kelly 20 Rouge de Coeur Swift Osier Wicker Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Aventura, FL
This Hermes Mini Picnic Kelly, crafted in 2020, is a delightful fusion of traditional craftsmanship and whimsical design. This exquisite bag combines Rouge de Coeur Swift leather wit...
BVLGARI Spiga Diamond Pink Rubellite Heart Yellow Gold 3-Row Adjustable Ring
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
This stunning ring from Bulgari's iconic Spiga collection features a flexible 3-row design crafted in 18k yellow gold and set with a heart-shaped pink rubellite and brilliant-cut ro...
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Vintage Bvlgari Parentesi 18k Gold Steel Flex Ring
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This Bvlgari ring from the 1980s is part of the brand's Parentesi collection, a design inspired by architectural motifs and Roman heritage. Crafted in 18k yellow gold, the ring featu...
18k Gold, Steel
Van Cleef & Arpels Sapphire, Green Emerald And Diamond Pendant Necklace
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in New York, NY
Van Cleef & Arpels 18K Yellow Gold Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, and Mother-of-Pearl Necklace is a rare and exquisite vintage masterpiece. This exceptional necklace features a beautifu...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Bulgari Ancient Coin Ring Monete 18k Yellow Gold Jewelry Jewelry
By Bulgari
Located in Torrance, CA
Stylish vintage Bulgari ancient coin ring crafted in 18 karat yellow gold (circa 1970s to 1980s). The iconic coin ring was created by Bulgari back in the 1960s. The enduring 'Monete...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Monete Ancient Roman Coin Braided Necklace
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
A classic Bulgari Monete piece featuring an ancient bronze Roman coin inscribed ‘Rome Constantinus I Aug. A.D. 307-337’ suspended from a two-color 18 karat gold braided necklace. Int...
18k Gold
Cartier Vintage Tubogas 18K Gold Tri Color Link Bracelet
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
The timeless elegance and beauty from Cartier, Is represented on this signature Tri-Color Tubogas Link Bracelet. Made in solid 18K Gold, with highly polished white, rose & yellow ...
18k Gold
Chanel Shiny Alligator Jumbo Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Rare Item - Chanel Shiny Alligator Jumbo Double Flap Bag Shiny black iconic handbag crafted in Alligator skin and gold hardware. Double front flap and signature 'CC' turn-lock clos...
Cartier Panther Panthere Diamond Lacquer Tsavorite Yellow Gold Band Ring
By Cartier
Located in Southampton, PA
18k Yellow Gold Panther Diamond Lacquer Tsavorite Ring by Cartier. From Cartier's "Panthere" collection. The Cartier Panther Panthère 18k Gold Diamond Lacquer Tsavorite Ring showca...
Diamond, Tsavorite, Yellow Gold
Van Cleef and Arpels Tubogas Diamond Necklace/Bracelets Set
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautiful vintage VCA Tubogas 18k Yellow Gold and Diamond Set that includes a choker (14")and two bracelets (7 1/2") ea. The bracelets can be connected to become another choker. Th...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Bulgari Allegra Pearls Diamonds & Multi-gemstone Necklace
By Bulgari
Located in Flushing, NY
Bulgari Allegra Pearls Diamonds & Multi-gemstone Necklace Bulgari Allegra necklace crafted in yellow gold Features Pearls and Colored gemstones Elegantly set with brilliant-cut...
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, Gold, Yel...
$32,640Sale Price|20% Off
Bvlgari 18K Yellow Gold Serpenti Vintage BB19 1 T Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Bvlgari 18K Yellow Gold Serpenti Vintage BB19 1 T Watch. Bulgari’s Tubogas Snake watch is an internationally recognizable classic. Immaculately crafted from 18K yellow gold, this ra...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari Parentesi Diamond & 18K Yellow Gold Bracelet Watch, Ref BJ01
By Bulgari
Located in Honolulu, HI
Authentic Bvlgari Parentesi ladies bracelet watch in 18k yellow gold, Ref. BJ 01. This stunning watch features a 20mm 18k gold case with closed solid snap back. The watch has an gold...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Hermès Portefeuille pochette 2010 Kelly Black Epsom Leather Wallet Clutch Hermes
By Hermès
Located in PARIS, FR
Hermès Kelly model wallet in black leather (Epsom) and silver metal (palladium), 2 large interior compartments separated by a zipped coin purse with pull tab in the Kelly padlock mot...
David Webb Turquoise Diamond Platinum Wrap Ring
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous David Webb platinum wrap coil ring with two turquoise cabochons (measuring 15mm x 10mm and 20mm x 13.5mm), surrounded with a total of approx. 7.00ctw H-SI1 diamonds. Ring si...
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
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.
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.
Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.
Today, antique and vintage bracelets are versatile and universally loved accessories that can add polish and pizzazz to any ensemble.
Bracelets were among the jewels discovered to have been buried with Pharaoh Tutankhamun when his tomb was unearthed in 1922, and wrist and arm bracelets were allegedly worn by Queen Puabi in Sumer, southern Mesopotamia. But preceding the adornments of Ancient Egypt and elsewhere, the people of prehistoric times likely wore the decorative accessory, fashioning it from shells and fish bones. When the Bronze Age allowed for more durable materials and semiprecious stones to be incorporated into jewelry, bracelets became a treasured symbol of wealth.
In the thousands of years following the debut of the world’s first bracelets, the artistry behind this common accessory has only broadened, with designers at popular jewelry houses growing more venturesome over time. David Webb looked to nature for his Animal Kingdom bracelets, and for her best-selling bracelets and more at Tiffany & Co., Elsa Peretti would frequently do the same. From bangles to tennis bracelets, the modern age offers plenty of options.
Internationally acclaimed bracelet designs have on occasion become powerful symbols of status, style and, in the case of Cartier's iconic design, love. The Cartier Love bracelet can be found on the wish list of most jewelry lovers and on the wrist of some of the world’s biggest stars. Its arrangement of mock screwheads and distinctive functionality — it was initially locked and unlocked with an accompanying vermeil screwdriver — is an enduring expression of loyalty, unity and romance. (Do you know how to spot a fake Cartier Love bracelet?)
While the Love bracelet has played a role in the skyrocketing popularity of cuff-style bracelets, they are far from the only glamorous option for collectors. Make a statement with an Art Deco design, a style that sees all kinds of iterations fitted with studded cuffs, one-of-a-kind shapes and dazzling insets. A chunky vintage gold bracelet in the Retro style will prove eye-catching and elevate any outfit.
One of the best things about bracelets, however, is that you never have to choose just one. Style icon Jacqueline Kennedy stacked her Croisillon bracelets — designed by Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. — with such frequency that the ornate bangles were eventually dubbed “Jackie bracelets” by reporters. Contemporary silver pieces can easily complement each other, rendering a layering of luxury almost a necessity.
Find a diverse collection of bracelets that you can sort by style, stone cut and more on 1stDibs.