Boucheron Ruby
1990s Unknown Fashion Rings
Ruby, Platinum
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Cluster Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Cluster Rings
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1930s French Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Modern Link Bracelets
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Retro Brooches
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vanity Items
Ruby, Gold, Silver
Vintage 1930s French Aesthetic Movement Vanity Items
Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Boxes and Cases
Ruby, Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s British Decorative Boxes
Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modern Brooches
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Bangles
Ruby, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Brooches
Ruby, Enamel
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vanity Items
Ruby, Gold, Silver
Vintage 1960s French Brooches
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Cuff Bracelets
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s French Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Boxes and Cases
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century French More Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Retro Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Jewelry Boxes
Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century French Retro Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Modern Brooches
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s European Wrist Watches
Ruby, Gold
Mid-20th Century French Vanity Items
Ruby, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Books
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary French Couture
Early 20th Century Vanity Items
Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1950s French Retro Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Fashion Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Retro Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Brooches
Natural Pearl, Ruby, Diamond, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s French Retro Vanity Items
Blue Sapphire, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1960s French Brooches
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s French Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary More Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Brooches
Turquoise, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1960s French Contemporary Brooches
Ruby, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Retro Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Cocktail Rings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Gold
2010s Multi-Strand Necklaces
Amethyst, Ruby, Tsavorite, White Gold
Late 20th Century More Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s More Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cufflinks
Ruby, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Modern More Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Boxes
Vintage 1950s French Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century French Brooches
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold
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Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship
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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