Bulgari Compact
20th Century Wallets
Late 20th Century Contemporary Vanity Items
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Belt Bags
People Also Browsed
Early 2000s Italian Top Handle Bags
Vintage 1970s Italian Wrist Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Pouches and Wristlets
1980s Italian Structured Shoulder Bags
Early 2000s Italian Belt Bags
Vintage 1980s Swiss Wrist Watches
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1960s Italian Wrist Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Evening Bags and Minaudières
21st Century and Contemporary French Multi-Strand Necklaces
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Rose Gold
2010s Italian Shoulder Bags
1990s Swiss Wrist Watches
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Beaded Necklaces
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Clutches
2010s Italian Top Handle Bags
2010s Italian Tote Bags
Recent Sales
20th Century Unknown Clutches
Vintage 1940s Italian Retro Boxes and Cases
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Wallets
2010s Italian Wallets
Mid-20th Century Boxes and Cases
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Wallets
2010s Italian Wallets
2010s Italian Wallets
2010s Italian Wallets
2010s European Clutches
2010s Italian Shoulder Bags
2010s Italian Shoulder Bags
20th Century Swiss Modern Wrist Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Wallets
21st Century and Contemporary Wallets
Bulgari for sale on 1stDibs
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.