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Buccellati San Marco

Mario Buccellati Vintage Over-size 18K Yellow Gold San Marco Bracelet
Mario Buccellati Vintage Over-size 18K Yellow Gold San Marco Bracelet

Mario Buccellati Vintage Over-size 18K Yellow Gold San Marco Bracelet

By Mario Buccellati

Located in Miami, FL

A bold expression of Italian gold artistry, this vintage San Marco link bracelet by Buccellati is crafted in luminous 18K yellow gold with a rich satin finish.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Retro Link Bracelets

Materials

Yellow Gold

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"San Marco" Cufflinks in 18K Yellow Gold by Buccellati
"San Marco" Cufflinks in 18K Yellow Gold by Buccellati

"San Marco" Cufflinks in 18K Yellow Gold by Buccellati

By Buccellati

Located in San Rafael, CA

A fantastic pair of 18K yellow gold "San Marco" cufflinks from the Torchon Collection by Buccellati.

Category

20th Century Italian Contemporary Cufflinks

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Buccellati 'San Marco' Link Macaroni Necklace
Buccellati 'San Marco' Link Macaroni Necklace

Buccellati 'San Marco' Link Macaroni Necklace

By Buccellati

Located in New York, NY

Buccellati 'San Marco' Link Macaroni Necklace in 18k yellow gold.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Link Necklaces

Materials

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18K Yellow Gold Mario Buccellati San Marco Bracelet #15203
18K Yellow Gold Mario Buccellati San Marco Bracelet #15203

18K Yellow Gold Mario Buccellati San Marco Bracelet #15203

By Mario Buccellati

Located in Washington Depot, CT

Vintage 18K Yellow Gold Mario Buccellati San Marco Bracelet This gorgeous San Marco bracelet by designer Mario Buccellati is crafted from 18K yellow gold with beautiful detailing!

Category

Late 20th Century Link Bracelets

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

BUCCELLATI Gold Torchon San Marco Link Bracelet
BUCCELLATI Gold Torchon San Marco Link Bracelet

BUCCELLATI Gold Torchon San Marco Link Bracelet

By Buccellati

Located in New York City, NY

Elegant 18K yellow gold link bracelet from the "Torchon" collection by Buccellati. This particular link is known as the San Marco, or "peanut" link, because of the way the links are ...

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Italian Link Bracelets

Buccellati Modernist Yellow Gold San MarCo Link Bracelet
Buccellati Modernist Yellow Gold San MarCo Link Bracelet

Buccellati Modernist Yellow Gold San MarCo Link Bracelet

By Buccellati

Located in Greenwich, CT

Looking and feeling like spun silk, this Buccellati modernist San Marco link 18 karat yellow gold bracelet is simply sublime.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Link Bracelets

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Buccellati Modernist White Gold San Marco Link Bracelet
Buccellati Modernist White Gold San Marco Link Bracelet

Buccellati Modernist White Gold San Marco Link Bracelet

By Buccellati

Located in Greenwich, CT

Looking and feeling like spun silk, this Buccellati modernist San Marco link 18 karat white gold bracelet is simply sublime.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Link Bracelets

Materials

18k Gold, White Gold

Buccellati Vintage San Marco 18k Yellow Gold Clip-on Earrings
Buccellati Vintage San Marco 18k Yellow Gold Clip-on Earrings

Buccellati Vintage San Marco 18k Yellow Gold Clip-on Earrings

By Buccellati

Located in Miami, FL

These  vintage Clip-on San Marco Earrings are handcrafted using traditional Buccellati Rigato techniques with a satin finish This very fermion collectible piece is very Good Conditi...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Yellow Gold

Buccellati 'San Marco' Collection Necklace and Bracelet
Buccellati 'San Marco' Collection Necklace and Bracelet

Buccellati 'San Marco' Collection Necklace and Bracelet

By Gianmaria Buccellati

Located in New York, NY

Buccellati 'San Marco' Collection Necklace and Bracelet This set has 18k yellow gold necklace and braceletin the 'San Marco' motif.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Link Necklaces

Materials

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Buccellati San Marco Engraved Textured Gold Ear Clips
Buccellati San Marco Engraved Textured Gold Ear Clips

Buccellati San Marco Engraved Textured Gold Ear Clips

By Buccellati

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A stylish pair of Buccellati earrings. The 5/8" x 4/8" engraved textured ear clips in a wave like shape. Very flattering and comfortable. A lovely pair of every day earrings. Classic...

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Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings

Materials

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BUCCELLATI San Marcos Clips On Earrings In Two Tones Of Solid 18Kt Gold
BUCCELLATI San Marcos Clips On Earrings In Two Tones Of Solid 18Kt Gold

BUCCELLATI San Marcos Clips On Earrings In Two Tones Of Solid 18Kt Gold

By Buccellati

Located in Miami, FL

These earrings has been designed with the San Marcos links and crafted in solid yellow and white gold of 18 karats.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Buccellati "Torchon San MarCo" Link Bracelet
Buccellati "Torchon San MarCo" Link Bracelet

Buccellati "Torchon San MarCo" Link Bracelet

By Buccellati

Located in New York, NY

Buccellati Torchon San Marco Link bracelet in 18k two tone gold.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Link Bracelets

Materials

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Buccellati Gold ​"San Marco" Earrings

Buccellati Gold ​"San Marco" Earrings

By Buccellati

Located in Greenwich, CT

"San Marco" earrings, in textured 18k yellow gold, with white gold clip backs and posts, signed Buccellati. 1" length and 0.9" width.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Buccellati Torchon San Marco Gold Earrings
Buccellati Torchon San Marco Gold Earrings

Buccellati Torchon San Marco Gold Earrings

By Buccellati

Located in Atlanta, GA

This pair of San Marco earrings is from the Torchon collection.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

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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