Secessionist Jade and Gold Bracelet
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1910, 14k, Austro-Hungarian. This spectacular Secessionist jade bracelet is made in the manner of the Weiner Werkstatte. The compartmentalized design is hand-hammered in gold a...
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Jade Disc and Gold Link Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
Jade Disc and Gold Link Bracelet A yellow gold link bracelet with 3 circular jade links. Circa 1940’s Approximate Length: 7.75 inches Approximate Weight: 18.8 grams Metal Type: 1...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Estate 14K Yellow Gold Jade Bangle with Green and Brown Tone - VHK#1005a
Located in Hicksville, NY
Estate 14K Yellow Gold Jade Bangle with Green and Brown Tone - VHK#1005a Year: 1980s Item Details: Metal Type: 14K Yellow Gold [Hallmarked, and Tested] Weight: 46.9 grams Diameter...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Jade Eclipse 14K (or 18k upon request) Yellow Gold Emerald Cut Bracelet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Jade Eclipse 14K Yellow Gold Emerald Cut Bracelet embodies timeless sophistication with its intricate detailing and vibrant gemstones. Crafted in 14K gold, available in yellow an...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Natural Black Nephrite Jade Yellow Gold Bracelet
Located in Stamford, CT
Natural black AGL certified Nephrite Jade and 14k yellow gold Chinese motif bracelet. 4 cylinders of well-polished black Jade are connected by cut out oval links with Chinese charact...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
15ct Vintage Estate Natural Jade Bracelet 14kt
Located in New York, NY
15 carat natural pear-shaped Jade vintage estate bracelet. Jade properly calibrated measures 7.6x6.2 mm average each. Even greens throughout. Bracelet measures 13.5 mm wide / dept...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
GIA Certified Jadeite Jade Yellow Gold Bracelet
Located in Stamford, CT
1940's Original Art Deco Retro jadeite jade bracelet. GIA certified 4 oval carved variegated flower design jade 14k yellow gold bracelet. circa 1940's. Certified natural, untreated j...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
14 Karat Yellow Gold Jade Beaded Bracelet
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A natural jade 14 karat gold two-strand beaded bracelet. The jade beads of this bracelet are round-shaped and are beautifully mottled with different hues of dark green. The round gol...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Black Jade Fire Opal Raoul Sosa Diamond Cuff Bracelet 14K Yellow Gold
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful bracelet is carefully made using hand-inlaid stones in 14kt yellow gold. This bangle features black jade, fire opal and diamonds. With 3 diamonds weighing 0.24ctw, ins...
14k Gold
$3,880Sale Price|20% Off
Jade Bracelet Translucent Certified Untreated Natural White Jadeite, Midcentury
Located in Northampton, MA
It weighs just over 19 grams, so it's light and you can wear it with your other favorite bracelets. This irresistible bracelet ships with a certificate from Stone Group Labs statin...
Jade, 14k Gold
1980's 14 Karat Green Moss Chinese Jade Bangle Bracelet
Located in Laguna Hills, CA
This is a vintage Chinese hinged bangle bracelet made from light blue-green jadeite with moss-grouped deeper colors and capped with 14k gold. Material: The bracelet features two soli...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Chinese Jade Bracelet 7.25 Inch Length Weighing 40 Grams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Chinese jade bracelet measuring approximately 7.25 inches in length and weighing 40 grams total. The bracelet features beautifully polished natural jade segments joined in a ...
Jade, 14k Gold
1960's 14 karat Lavender Jade Solid Bangle Hinged Bracelet
Located in Laguna Hills, CA
This vintage-style hinged bangle bracelet, likely originating from China around the 1960s, is lavender jade in 14k gold fill mounts. The bracelet features hinged metal components t...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
14 Karat Yellow Gold Dyed Multicolored Jade Bracelet #20007
Located in Washington Depot, CT
14 Karat Yellow Gold Dyed Multicolored Jade Bracelet This beautiful bracelet features multicolored dyed jade stones set in 14K yellow gold for a gorgeous finish! Size: 7" Width: 9....
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
$2,040Sale Price|20% Off
Jade Necklace and Beaded Bracelet, Colorful, Unisex, 17" Certified Untreated
By Augusten Burroughs
Located in Northampton, MA
This brand-new beaded jade necklace features both jadeite jade and omphacite jade beads. The beads represent a spectrum of gorgeous, vivid colors -from warm reds and oranges to cool ...
Jade, 14k Gold
Art Deco Jadeite Jade Pearl Carnelian Gold Bracelet
Located in Stamford, CT
1920's Art Deco original bracelet with natural certified carved Jadeite Jade and carved natural translucent Carnelian. 14k yellow gold with green and black enamel separators. Natural...
Carnelian, Jade, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Gump's San Francisco Lavender Jade Link Bracelet and Earring Set
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 1990 matched set featuring GIA certified Type A natural jadeite in 14K yellow gold bezel settings. The bracelet is GIA certified and the earrings are not. Both piece stamped....
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Jade Diamonds 14 Karat Yellow Gold Clamper Bracelet
Located in Marcianise, IT
This exclusive bangle, a flawless fusion of 14-karat yellow gold and sterling silver, is an ode to refinement and elegance. The structure of the bracelet, with its brilliant alchemy ...
Diamond, Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
GIA Certified Natural IOrange Brwon Jade Bangle Bracelet 14kt
Located in New York, NY
GIA Certified: Jade vintage estate bracelet. Report # 6214761818 No Impregnations Brown-Orange Even Color throughout. Inner Bracelet measures 57mm Beautiful intricate graver d...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Genuine Jadeite Jade Green Gold Carved Link Bracelet
Located in Stamford, CT
Round Jade Handmade 14k green gold bracelet. Art Deco 1930s. Set with three AGL certified genuine natural color carved Jadeite Jade. AGL certified. Mottled green color. Circa 1930's...
Jade, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Jadeite Jade Yellow Hand Engraved Art Deco Yellow Gold Bracelet
Located in Stamford, CT
Hand engraved jade bracelet. Art Deco bracelet with natural patina and three natural certified untreated 17 to 18mm round carved Jadeite Jades. 7.5 inches long. Certified by the AGL ...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 12k Gold Curved Rounded Jade w/ Polished Chinese Symbol Link Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
This unique vintage bracelet was crafted in solid 14k yellow gold and features 4 long and curved jade stones with each showing a gorgeous and well matched deep green color throughout...
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
GIA Certified Art Deco Carved Natural Jadeite Jade Gold Bracelet
Located in Stamford, CT
1940's Art Deco Jade bracelet in slightly green gold with certified untreated round Jadeite Jade. 5 green 18.7mm x 2.0mm round carved Jadeite Jade, natural, no enhancements and no t...
Jade, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Larter & Sons GIA Certified Natural Green Jadeite Jade Marquise Gold Bracelet
By Larter & Sons
Located in Stamford, CT
They eventual expanded their product line to include women's jewelry, creating brooches, bracelets, and necklaces. 6 Marquise natural green Jadeite Jade, 17.25 x 7.28 x 2.55mm GIA #...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
18k Rose Gold Oval Bracelet Bangle with Jade & Diamonds
By Baikalla
Located in Portland, OR
* Design Concept--- This ring features a cabochon genuine Sir Lanka Star Sapphire. The design is simplistic yet elegant. The ring looks very exquisite with some diamonds tracing the ...
Diamond, Jade, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
14 karat yellow gold, solid green jade 9.40 mm clamp bracelet
Located in Laguna Hills, CA
Solid Jade bangle is hinged with three sections of 14 karat yellow gold, measuring up to 21.58 mm. The gold is etched in design with a solid yellow gold safety chain, this bracelet m...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
14ct Gold Jade Buddha Charm
Located in London, GB
Mid Century Circa 1950 Jade Buddha Pendant with 14ct Gold hat and Back support Unknown red gemstone in front of hat Size - 3cm x 2cm (cm = centimeters) Stamped - 14k (fading mark) W...
Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage Yellow Gold GIA Burma Purple Arc A Jade Hinged Open Bangle Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
--Stone(s):-- (2) Natural Genuine Jade - 100% Natural - Type A - Arc Shape Segment - Mottled Purple Color - 70.22x9.46mm (exact - certified) ** See Certification Details Below for Co...
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
GIA Certified Cultured Pearl Natural Jade Multi-Row Gold Bracelet
Located in Stamford, CT
1950's GIA Certified natural, no impregnation Cultured Pearl Natural Jade Multi-Row Gold Bracelet, a true masterpiece of elegance and sophistication. The multi-row Japanese Akoya pea...
Cultured Pearl, Jade, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1970's Carved Jade 14 Karat Yellow Gold Floral Shou Vintage Bracelet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Comprised of oval shaped jade cabochon links carved to depict flowers Measuring 15.0 x 20.0 mm - translucent dark mossy green in color Set with talon prongs on pierced links connecte...
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Carnelian Jade Opal Citrine Tiger Eye Porcelain Gold 7 Section Bracelet
Located in Stamford, CT
Classic slide bracelet in 14k yellow gold. Carnelian Jade Opal Citrine Tiger Eye Porcelain. Two small cracks in the laid mosaic flower piece. Circa 1920-1930. 7 14k slides Carneli...
Carnelian, Citrine, Jade, Opal, Tiger's Eye, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Jade Art Nouveau Pansy Flower Bracelet 14 Karat Gold Pearl Antique
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS A SUPERB RARE JADE ART NOUVEAU BELLE EPOQUE BRACELET WITH 6 EXTRAORDINARY NATURAL ANTIQUE JADE CABOCHONS OF INCREDIBLE BEAUTY SET IN A 14 KARAT GOLD ART NOUVEAU SETTING WITH ...
Jade, Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Ming's Hawaii White Jade and Hawaiian Quilt Design 14 Karat Yellow Gold Bracelet
Located in Honolulu, HI
Beautiful vintage Ming's Hawaii white jade sectional bracelet in 14k yellow gold. The Bracelet features 5 cabochon navette shape white jade pieces seperated by a square link with a r...
Jade, 14k Gold
14kt 10 Charm Bracelet Fairy Horn Irish Lock Cross Jade Mary Slipper Heart Dice
Located in New York, NY
10 Charm Locket Bracelet Amazing Intricate Detail Fairy charm 27mm 14kt Horn 26mm 14kt Irish Claddagh 20mm 14kt Lock 22mm 14kt Cross 25mm 14kt Jade 23mm 14kt V. Mary 18mm 14k...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 14k Yellow Gold Lavender Jadeite Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
This vintage bracelet is crafted in 14k yellow gold and features elegant panels of Type-C lavender jadeite, prized for its soft, dreamy hue. The jade exhibits a translucent, lilac-to...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
$3,510Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Handcrafted 14k Gold Natural Stones Decorated Bracelet
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
VINTAGE ORIGINAL 14K GOLD NATURAL NATURAL AGATHE JADE ONYX STONES DECORATED STRONG BRACELET In very good condition. Total weight is 30 grams. Dimention is bracelet 17.6 cm. Pleas...
Agate, Jade, Onyx, 14k Gold
14k White Gold 8.81ctw Jadeite Cabochon Infinity Link Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
This white gold bracelet features a rhythmic infinity-link design set with vivid jadeite cabochons totaling approximately 8.81 carats. The jadeite stones are oval cabochons with a ri...
Jade, 14k Gold, White Gold, Silver
Custom Made Link Bracelet with Nephrite & Single White Pearl in 14K White Gold
By Hand Made
Located in New York, NY
Custom Made Material: 14K White Gold Condition: New Nephrite: 9,8 - 7,8mm White Pearl: 10,1 -10,1mm Bracelet Dimension: Bracelet: 8" Fits wrist up to: 7 1/2" Link Width: 12,7mm Lin...
Jade, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage GIA Yellow Gold Type A White Jadeite Hinged Engraved Bangle
Located in New York, NY
Vintage GIA-certified Type A white jadeite jade bangle bracelet featuring softly translucent jade with a smooth, polished finish. The circular jade form is completed by engraved 14K ...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
14 Karat Yellow Gold Lavender Dyed Jadeite and Amethyst Link Bracelet 1980s
Located in Towson, MD
The bracelet measures 7 inches in length and 3/8 inch wide, weighs 12.9 grams, and is stamped 14K. Lavender jadeite is among the more sought after color varieties of jade, prized for...
Amethyst, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
14 karat yellow gold butterscotch colored 7.40 mm Jadeite bangle bracelet
Located in Laguna Hills, CA
This jewelry item is a vintage yellow jade hinged bangle bracelet with 14K yellow gold fitting, that completely wraps on the inside of the entire Bangle. Item Details Material: The ...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
14 karat multicolor, Jadeite solid 7.60 mm bangle 1960"s bracelet
Located in Laguna Hills, CA
This is a vintage multi-colored jade and 14k yellow gold hinged bangle bracelet. It is a classic example of Mid-Century Chinese jewelry, characterized by its combination of hand-engr...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Clarissa Bronfman Artemis ii Emerald Gold Diamond Malachite Symbol Tree Necklace
By Clarissa Bronfman
Located in New York, NY
Our signature Symbol Tree Necklaces are each unique and made to be versatile. Attaches to 16 inch Silver Silk Cord with Silver Auto Lock Clasp (included) so charms cascade down - top...
Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Malachite, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Sterling...
Art Deco Jade Pearl Necklace and Two Bracelets Set 14 Karat Yellow Gold
Located in New York, NY
The jade and pearls are 9mm in diameter. The bracelets are hallmarked 14K.
Jade, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable|$1,110
Viceroy's Circular Lavender Jade Bangle Bracelet (with 14K Yellow Gold)
Located in Kowloon, HK
Using the best Handpicked Lavender Jadeite (B/C) from Burma, we created an authoritative and classy statement bangle bracelet. The 'Viceroy's Circular Lavender Jade Bangle Bracelet' ...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable|$1,788
Viceroy's Circular Burmese A-Jade Bangle Bracelet (with 14K Yellow Gold)
Located in Kowloon, HK
Viceroy's Circular Burmese A-Jadeite Jade Bangle Bracelet (with 14K Yellow Gold) with locking clasp Using the best Handpicked untreated natural Jadeite from Burma, we created an aut...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Natural Untreated GIA Certified Jadeite Jade, 14K Gold Hinged Bangle Bracelet
Located in Pleasant Hill, CA
Featuring (2) carved variegated light grey and green, translucent jadeite jade segments, 70.50 X 9.16 mm, accompanied by a GIA Jade report #2225941954, dated May 26, 2023, stating NA...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable|$1,995
Mason Kay Certified Natural Grey Jadeite Jade, 14K Yellow Gold Bangle
Located in Pleasant Hill, CA
Featuring (2) carved natural untreated grey, semi-translucent, textured jadeite jade segments, 69.60 X 8.94 mm, accompanied by a Mason Kay Authenticity Report #230624-4158, dated Jun...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Natural Untreated GIA Certified Jadeite Jade, 14K Gold Hinged Bangle Bracelet
Located in Pleasant Hill, CA
Featuring (2) carved light grey, translucent jadeite jade segments, 70.30 X 8.73 mm, accompanied by a GIA Jade report #2225941949, dated May 26, 2023, stating natural and no indicati...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Natural Untreated GIA Certified Jadeite Jade, 14K Gold Hinged Bangle Bracelet
Located in Pleasant Hill, CA
Featuring (4) carved textured, light grey, translucent jadeite jade segments, 35.55 X 8.1. mm, accompanied by a GIA Jade report #5221941958, dated May 26, 2023, stating NATURAL COLOR...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Natural Untreated GIA Certified Jadeite Jade 14K Gold Hinged Bangle Bracelet
Located in Pleasant Hill, CA
Featuring (2) carved variegated purple light grey and green, translucent jadeite jade segments, 70.40 X 8.61 mm, accompanied by a GIA Jade report #5221941956, dated May 26, 2023, sta...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable|$2,495
Mason Kay Certified Natural Green Jadeite Jade, 14K Yellow Gold Bangle
Located in Pleasant Hill, CA
Featuring (2) natural untreated mottled green, translucent, jadeite jade segments, 73.65 X 9.69 mm, accompanied by a Mason Kay Authenticity Report #230623-4903, dated June 23, 2023, ...
Jade, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Unavailable|$2,099
Mason Kay Certified Natural Green Jadeite Jade, 14K Yellow Gold Bangle
Located in Pleasant Hill, CA
Featuring (2) carved natural untreated light green, semi-translucent, textured jadeite jade segments, 79.07 X 9.25 mm, accompanied by a Mason Kay Authenticity Report #230624-4648, da...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable|$2,495
Mason Kay Certified Natural Green Jadeite Jade, 14K Yellow Gold Bangle
Located in Pleasant Hill, CA
Featuring (4) carved natural untreated green, semi-translucent, textured jadeite jade segments, 31.85 X 6.7 mm, accompanied by a Mason Kay Authenticity Report #230624-2364, dated Jun...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1881 Viceroy's Elliptical Burmese A-Jade Bangle Bracelet (with 14K Yellow Gold)
Located in Kowloon, HK
1881 Viceroy's Elliptical Green Burmese A-Jade Jadeite Bangle Bracelet (with 14K Yellow Gold) Using the best Handpicked untreated natural A-Jadeite from Burma, we created an authori...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1884 Viceroy's Elliptical Burmese A-Jade Bangle Bracelet (with 14K Yellow Gold)
Located in Kowloon, HK
1884 Viceroy's Elliptical Green and Lavender Purple Burmese A-Jade Jadeite Bangle Bracelet (with 14K Yellow Gold) Using the best Handpicked untreated natural A-Jadeite from Burma, w...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1882 Viceroy's Elliptical Burmese A-Jade Bangle Bracelet (with 14K Yellow Gold)
Located in Kowloon, HK
1882 Viceroy's Elliptical Green and Lavender Purple Burmese A-Jade Jadeite Bangle Bracelet (with 14K Yellow Gold) Using the best Handpicked untreated natural A-Jadeite from Burma, w...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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.
This iconic jewel has captured countless hearts with its elegant design and its amatory symbolism. Counterfeiters have taken note of the demand and created fake versions. If you’re looking for a genuine Cartier Love bracelet, it’s crucial to check all the elements for authenticity. Our guide will teach you the telltale traits of a knockoff.
Mid-20th-century designer Andrew Grima upended tradition with his avant-garde aesthetic.
As elegant as they are versatile, these jewels have become chic staples.
From cameos to cigar bands, here are the looks on our radar this season.
The decades-old design is one of the most sought-after pieces of jewelry in the world.
Organic shapes, surprising textures, shimmering colors and inventive embellishments take the new generation of pearl jewelry from classic to cutting-edge.
Soak up the pleasures of the season with a these bold gems.
The philanthropist and heiress was an avid jewelry collector, and her trove of Jean Schlumberger creations embodies the love of nature she shared with the famed designer.