$4,650
W 0.44 in L 0.88 in
Bulgari 1990's 18K Gold Stainless Steel Vintage Spiga Tubogas Serpenti Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as double j-hoop style earrings deeply grooved with "Serpenti" tubogas Alternating in
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel
Bvlgari Spiga Vintage Yellow Gold Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Feasterville, PA
A fabulous pair of Bvlgari earrings from the highly sought after Spiga collection. The earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage BVLGARI Spiga 18k Yellow Gold Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
. These vintage hoop earrings from their iconic Spiga collection are crafted of 18k yellow gold and are a
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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A Pair of Bulgari Gold Spiga Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of 18k yellow gold â??Spigaâ?? hoop earrings. Engraved Bulgari. All of our prices exclude
18k Gold
Bulgari 18 Karat Yellow Gold Spiga Diamond Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spiga hoop earrings from Estate BVLGARI. Polished 18-karat yellow gold hardware. Zigzag hoops with
Diamond, 18k Gold
Bulgari Spiga Diamond Yellow Gold Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Feasterville, PA
An iconic set of authentic Bulgari Spiga earrings adorned with round brilliant cut diamonds in
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Bulgari Spiga Diamond Yellow Gold Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Feasterville, PA
An iconic set of authentic Bulgari Spiga earrings adorned with round brilliant cut diamonds in
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Bulgari Spiga Diamond Gold Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bulgari's ideals are built on unconventional style, breaking the mold of the mundane and bringing
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Bulgari Spiga Yellow Gold Diamond Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Feasterville, PA
An iconic pair of Bulgari Spiga diamond earrings showcasing the chevron pattern adorned with the
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Bulgari Spiga Yellow Gold Diamond Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Feasterville, PA
An iconic pair of Bulgari Spiga diamond earrings showcasing the chevron pattern adorned with the
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Spiga White Gold Diamond Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Feasterville, PA
An iconic set of Bulgari earrings from the Spiga collection, each earring is adorned with the
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Bulgari Spiga White Gold Diamond Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Feasterville, PA
An iconic set of Bulgari earrings from the Spiga collection, each earring is adorned with the
Diamond, White Gold
Bulgari Spiga Vintage Diamond Ruby Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A pair of Spiga earrings by Bulgari, made of 18k yellow gold. Features ruby and diamond. Total
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari 'Spiga' 18k Gold Earrings, circa 1980
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
A Vintage Pair of Bulgari Gold Earrings from the 'Spiga' Collection, crafted in 18k yellow gold
18k Gold
Bulgari Spiga Yellow Gold Clip-On Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
Gracing these fabulous earrings with an intriguing and seemingly dynamic look, Bulgari employed a
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Spiga Yellow Gold Clip-On Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
Gracing these fabulous earrings with an intriguing and seemingly dynamic look, Bulgari employed a
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Gold Steel Spiga Ear Hoops
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Bulgari ear hoops in 18kt yellow gold and steel, from the "Spiga" collection. Circa 1990s.
18k Gold
Bulgari Spiga Diamond Earrings in 18K Yellow Gold 1.20 CTW
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Bulgari Spiga Diamond Earrings in 18K Yellow Gold 1.20 CTW PRIMARY DETAILS SKU: 111571 Listing
Yellow Gold
Bulgari Bvlgari Spiga Yellow Gold and Stainless Steel Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
18k Yellow Gold And Stainless Steel Spiga Earrings by Bulgari. These earrings are for non pierced
Yellow Gold, Steel
Bulgari Spiga Diamond and Ruby Yellow Gold Clip-On Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
, these gorgeous Bulgari earrings boast a captivatingly feminine appeal. The pair is set with a total of
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Carat Pavé Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold Vintage Spiga Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Half hoop earrings are designed with a deeply ridged chevron motif. With one chevron band pavé set
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Bulgari 1990's Stainless Steel 18 Karat Gold Vintage Spiga J-Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as double j-hoop style earrings Deeply ridged with chevron zig-zag motif Yellow gold with
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel
Bulgari Spiga 18k white and yellow gold clip-on earrings, part of a set
By Bulgari
Located in London, GB
These classic Bulgari Spiga clip-on earrings are highly wearable both day and night. The classic
18k Gold
Bvlgari Yellow Gold Spiga Curved Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
The earrings is finely crafted in 18k yellow gold and weighing approximately total of 31.1 dwt
18k Gold
Bvlgari Spiga 18K Yellow Gold Clip-On Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
Incredibly opulent, these 18K Yellow Gold Bvlgari Spiga earrings have a sleek, sophisticated sense
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BVLGARI ITALY 18k Yellow Gold Spiga Collection Earrings w/Box Circa 1980s
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bvlgari Italy 18k Yellow Gold Spiga Collection Earrings Vintage Circa 1980s Here is your chance to
Yellow Gold
Bvlgari Spiga 18 Karat Yellow Gold Diamond Pave Hoop Clip-On Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
These stunning “Spiga” earrings that are designed by Bvlgari and made of luxurious 18K yellow gold
Diamond, Yellow Gold
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W 0.78 in L 0.78 in
Hoop Earrings from Spiga Collection in 18 Karat Yellow and White Gold by Bvlgari
By Bulgari
Located in Lucerne, CH
These Bvlgari Spiga Collection earrings are crafted in 18 Karat yellow and white gold, featuring
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Bvlgari Spiga 18 Karat Yellow Gold 1.27 Carat Diamond Clip-On Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
The Bvlgari SPIGA earrings are top-notch pieces of jewelry. They are crafted from 18 karats yellow
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Spiga Yellow Gold Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1980s, 18k, by Bvlgari, Italy. The very embodiment of chic, these Bulgari Spiga earrings in
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Bulgari Spiga Vintage Gold Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Napoli, NA
Classic Bulgari design for these Bold earrings, designed and made in Italy in solid 18k yellow gold
Gold, 18k Gold
Bulgari Spiga Yellow Gold Diamond Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Feasterville, PA
An iconic pair of Bulgari Spiga diamond earrings showcasing the chevron pattern adorned with the
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Bulgari Spiga Diamond Gold hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Austin, TX
Bulgari from the Spiga collection, 18k yellow gold and diamonds hoop post earrings. 24 Round Full
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Bulgari Spiga Gold Clip-On Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
This Spiga collection from Bulgari is renowned for its uniquely designed pieces. This pair of
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Bulgari Spiga Yellow Gold Clip-On Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
Gracing these fabulous earrings with an intriguing and seemingly dynamic look, Bulgari employed a
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Bulgari Spiga Diamond Gold Clip-on Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
Designed in the brand's distinctive and renowned style, these fabulous 18K yellow gold earrings
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Bulgari Spiga Diamond Pave White Gold Omega Back Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
Created for the exemplary “Spiga” collection, these stunning Bvlgari earrings boast a splendidly
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Pair of 18 Karat Gold 'Spiga' Earrings, Bulgari
By Bulgari
Located in Zurich, Zollstrasse
Each half hoop modelled as a line of chevron motifs, length approximately 25mm, signed Bulgari
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari 1990's 18 Karat Yellow Gold Vintage Spiga J-Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as double j-hoop style earrings Deeply ridged with chevron zig-zag motif Completed by
Gold, Yellow Gold
18 Karat Yellow Gold Spiga Earrings by Bvlgari
By Bulgari
Located in Zurich, CH
Elegant pair of 18 karat yellow gold Spiga earrings by Bvlgari. Each half-hoop designed as a series
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari 'Spiga' Yellow Gold Diamond Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Bvlgari hoop earrings from the Spiga collection crafted in 18 karat yellow gold and set
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Bulgari "Spiga" Gold Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Vail, CO
"Spiga" double row hoop earrings designed with a chevron motif in 18k yellow gold, signed Bulgari
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Spiga Gold Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Lambertville, NJ
18K Yellow Gold, Earrings Are 23mm x 11mm (Inch=25mm) Marked/Tested: Bvlgari, 750, 2337AL, Made In
BULGARI Spiga Gold Diamond Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Lambertville, NJ
: Diamonds - Approx. 0.96Ctw Clarity: Vs Color: G Measurements: Earrings 26Mm X 11Mm (1 Inch = 25Mm) Weight
Bulgari Diamond Gold Spiga Earclips
By Bulgari
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of 18 karat yellow gold and diamond half-hoop 'Spiga' earclips by Bulgari, Italy, designed
Diamond, 18k Gold
BULGARI SPIGA Diamond Gold Ear Clips
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Chic BULGARI double row Spiga ear clips. Chevron pattern, set in 18k gold interspersed with diamond
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BULGARI EARRINGS
By Bulgari
Located in NY, NY
8KY BULGARI CONTEMPORARY SPIGA EARRINGS, 24.00 dwt.
18k Gold
Bulgari Spiga Diamond Gold Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Houston, TX
Brand: Bulgari Style: Spiga Stones: Diamonds Diamonds: 24 total Diamond Weight
Diamond, 18k Gold
Bulgari Spiga Two-Tone Hoop Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, NY
These beautiful earrings are from of the famous "Spiga" Collection by world-renowned Italian
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Bulgari 18 Karat Gold and Diamond Spiga Clip Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Bulgari's iconic interlocking chevron-patterned Spiga earrings featuring 24 diamonds
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage Cartier 18K Yellow Gold Floral Petal Clip-On Earrings, 20g
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
A Timeless Expression of Luxury and Heritage Elevate your jewelry collection with these exquisite Vintage Cartier 18K Yellow Gold Floral Petal Shaped Clip-On Earrings. Steeped in the...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
BVLGARI ITALY 18k YG & Diamond Doppio Cuore Heart Necklace 1980s Vintage
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bvlgari Italy 18k Yellow Gold & Diamond Doppio Cuore Heart Necklace Vintage 1980s Here is your chance to purchase a beautiful and highly collectible designer necklace. The nec...
Diamond, 18k Gold
BULGARI Parentesi vintage earrings
By Bulgari
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of vintage BVLGARI Parentesi earrings in 18k yellow gold, water sapphires (iolite) and citrine. A rare piece from the late 1980s. Condition: very good condition. Dimensions: 2 x...
Citrine, Iolite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Van Cleef & Arpels Ladies Diamond Emerald Yellow Gold Wristwatch
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in Stamford, CT
The Van Cleef & Arpels Ladies Diamond Emerald Yellow Gold Wristwatch is an exquisite blend of timeless elegance and modern artistry. This luxurious timepiece sparkles with an array o...
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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BVLGARI Vintage Unheated Vivid Sapphire and Diamond Necklace
By Bulgari
Located in Chicago, IL
This exceptional Bulgari necklace is centered on a natural vivid sapphire, accompanied by a GIA certificate stating “natural sapphire, no indications of heating”, a highly prized cha...
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
BULGARI Spiga Diamond Yellow Gold 3 Row Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous Bulgari bracelet is crafted in 18k yellow gold and is designed as a flexible wrap bracelet of chevron links, accented with round E-F-G VVS1-VVS2 diamonds weighing an es...
Diamond, Yellow Gold
$3,190 / item
W 0.44 in L 0.95 in
14K White Gold Tsavorite and Diamond Panther Statement Stud Earrings
By VR Jewels
Located in New York, NY
Studs create a subtle beauty while showcasing the colors of the natural precious gemstones and illuminating diamonds making a statement. Round cut tsavorite studs with diamonds in 1...
Diamond, Tsavorite, White Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
Exceptional Diamond & Colored Stone Earrings by Marina B.
By Marina B
Located in San Francisco, CA
The pop of color that every collection deserves! From famed designer Marina Bulgari come these 18 karat yellow gold earrings featuring a 3.30 carat pink tourmaline and a 3.30 carat b...
Diamond, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold
Cartier Double Heart Shaped Yellow Gold Hoop Earrings
By Cartier
Located in Southampton, PA
18k Yellow Gold Double Heart Shaped Hoop Earrings by Cartier. These earrings are for not pierced ears, but they can be converted by adding posts. Details: Weight: 31.4 grams Measure...
Yellow Gold
Bulgari Serpenti Seduttori Emerald & Diamond 18K White Gold Ring
By Bulgari
Located in Rugby, England
Crafted from 18ct White Gold, this pre-owned ring is a true testament to the renowned Bvlgari brand's expertise in fine jewellery. With its immaculate design and exceptional craftsma...
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage Bvlgari Bulgari Ruby Diamond Jewelry Set 18k Gold Estate Jewelry
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A stunning Bulgari ruby and diamond jewelry set crafted of 18k gold. The set includes a matching necklace, bracelet, and pair of earrings, created with Bulgari’s signature geometric ...
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Piramide Citrine White Gold Ring
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
18k white gold Piramide ring by Bvlgari, with citrine gemstone. Ring size - 6.75, ring top - 18mm x 18mm. Marked: 750, Italian mark, Bvlgari. Weight - 15.5 grams.
Citrine, White Gold
Vintage Bvlgari 18k Gold Green Tourmaline Cornucopia Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A bold design from the 1980s, these Bvlgari earrings feature a cornucopia-inspired motif, crafted in rich 18k yellow gold. Each earring is topped with a high-domed cabochon green tou...
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Cartier Ring c1945 Bombe Fluted Dome 14k Gold Sz 5.75 Shell Jewelry
By Cartier
Located in Torrance, CA
Finely detailed vintage Cartier bombe cocktail ring (circa 1945) crafted in 14 karat yellow gold. The stylish vintage ring features a fluted high dome in a textured shell motif. Th...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Bvlgari Tri-Tone Curb Link Bracelet with Diamonds
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Finely crafted in 18k yellow, rose, and white gold with Round Brilliant cut Diamonds weighing approximately a total of 3.00 carats. Circa 1980s Signed by Bvlgari Size 7 1/4 inches
Diamond, 18k Gold
Cartier Panthere Diamond Pearl 18k Yellow Gold Vintage Clip On Earrings
By Cartier
Located in Feasterville, PA
The Cartier Panthère Yellow Gold Diamond and Onyx Earrings embody timeless elegance and the iconic spirit of Cartier’s Panthère collection. Crafted in 18k yellow gold, each .85" circ...
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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.
In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ‘60s, but our desire for a dazzling pair of vintage earrings has deeper roots than that. In fact, wearing earrings actually goes back thousands of years, and you can find many tangible connections between now and then in how we continue to talk about these treasured accessories.
Women wore ornamental earrings — studs and hoops at the very least — in Ancient Egypt, which is home to mines that are among the earliest sources of emeralds in the world. Emerald earrings are highly prized today, and their quality lies in their rich, saturated color. The highest-quality emeralds are green or bluish-green. Earrings worn by the affluent in early Roman civilizations were set with precious stones such as diamonds and pearls, and a clean-looking pop of pearl on the front of the lobe is as timeless as ever. Hoop earrings are imbued with symbolism and cultural significance for many, and on view in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ancient Near Eastern Art Gallery is a pair of simple gold hoops from Mesopotamia dating to between 2600 and 2500 B.C.
Today, ear piercing is very popular all over the world, and, as a result, it is difficult to overstate how much everyone pines for a good pair of earrings — modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings, you name it. Sure, jewelry trends and the fashion darlings of social media come and go, but earrings have a staying power that seems impenetrable: The still-strong love affair between British royals and Cartier earrings is more than a century old, glossy 1970s hoops from legacy houses such as Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels remain the statement makers they’ve always been and although people have been stacking earrings for many moons, the allure of an expertly mismatched stack of charms and studs still feels fresh and new.
While there is no shortage of modern earring designs to choose from, the classics, like coral earrings, Art Deco–style earrings and diamond drop earrings are still heavy hitters. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique, new and vintage earrings today.