Attilio Codognato Signed 800 Silver & Red Coral Holly Tree Objet d'Art, Ca. 1990
By Attilio Codognato
Located in New York, NY
Founded in the mid-19th century by his great-grandfather Simeone, Casa Codognato became under Attilio's stewardship a destination not merely for jewelry but for a complete aesthetic ...
Coral, Silver
Vintage 1970s A.Codognato Crystal and Sapphire Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
Finely crafted in 18k white gold with Rock Crystal and Cabochon Sapphires. Signed by A.Codognato Circa 1970s Size 6 inches
Crystal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
CODOGNATO Skull Pendant & Choker
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Skulls head with snake in diamonds and enamel by Codognato of Venice, Italy measuring 18.5 inches in length with a pendant size of approximately 2.5 inches by 1.75 inches.
Unavailable
CODOGNATO Elephant Pendant with Chain
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Codognato of Venice Italy created this elephant pendant on 18Kt yellow gold chain. Elephant pendant has ivory tusks with gemstone ornamentation of aquamarine, topaz and turquoise. Pe...
Aquamarine, Topaz
Unavailable
CODOGNATO Vanity Crowned Skull Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Vanity crowned ring. The ring with a skull cap with a crown is the most famous of the working Codognato, the most popular and most copied. "Expresses the crown as on the tables, the...
A. Codognato Enamel Rock Crystal Diamond Silver Gold Pendant Brooch
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Paris, FR
A rose cut diamonds, rock crystal, cream enamel, yellow gold and silver pendant brooch. Signe A. Codognato.
Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
Unavailable
H 6.3 in W 3.35 in L 31.5 in
Attilio Codognato Memento Mori Double Face Medallion and Chain
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Napoli, IT
Attilio Codognato Large double face Memento Mori Medallion with matched chain Hand crafted of solid 14 Kt and silver depicting two Memento Mori enamelled scenes embellished by Rock...
Agate, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 14k Gold, Silver
Ring Codognato in Gold and a Round Cabochon-cut Blue Sapphire
By Attilio Codognato
Located in PARIS, FR
18K Yellow Gold and a Round Cabochon-cut Blue Sapphire weighing approx. 1.50 ct Signed A. Codognato Dimension: 6 cm Weight: 15 grams Ring size: 18.5
Blue Sapphire, Gold
Codognato Emerald with Secret Skull Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Black and white enamel in renaissance style with emerald secret memento mori skull ring. Mounted in 18Kt gold Signed Codognato Weight: 14.2gr. Finger size: 7
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Codognato Enamel Gold Skull Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels. With diamond eyes. Mounted in 18Kt gold Signed A. Codognato Venezia Weight: 7,32 gr Finger size: 9
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Codognato Enamel Diamonds Gold Skull Poison Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multi colored enamels.With a secret compartment on the skull on the top Mounted in 18Kt yellow gold Signed A. Codognato ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Codognato Enamel 18k Gold Snake Bangle Bracelet
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Stunning snake bangle by a Venetian designer Attilio Codognato. Made of 18 karat yellow gold and enamel. Measurement: 2” x 6 ¾” (5.2 x 17 cm). Fits up to 6 ½-inch (16.5-cm) wrist. ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Codognato Gold and Silver Memento Mori Skull Earrings
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Pendant earrings depicting the skull, snake and cross in 18kt gold, silver and green enamel. Lenght : 9cm
Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Attilio Codognato Renaissance Revival Enamel Ruby Gold Skull Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
The ruby eye black enamel Memento Mori skull surmounted by a dark green enamel quatrefoil, the shoulders decorated with multi colored enamel scrolls. Mounted in 18Kt yellow gold Sign...
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Codognato Silver Gold and Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Bracelet
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Designed as a line of seven Memento Mori gold and silver crossed bones skulls, the larger at the centre with diamond eyes, connected by other small skulls and single bone links. ...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
18 Karat Gold Enamel and Diamond Small Ring by Codognato
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Small memento mori skull with diamond and enamel signed Codognato Size : 7
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Attilio Codognato Renaissance Revival Enamel Diamond Four Skull Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
PLEASE NOTE: OUR PRICE IS FULLY INCLUSIVE OF SHIPPING, IMPORTATION TAXES & DUTIES. The bezel designed with four skulls, the double face centre one set with a rose gold diamond, ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Attilio Codognato Enamel Onyx Diamond Skull on Tray Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels, a round onyx, and rose cut diamonds Mounted in 18Kt gold Signed A. Codognato Venezia ...
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Attilio Codognato Enamel Diamond Ruby gold Skull Shell Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels, rose cut diamonds eyes and square shape collet set ruby. Mounted in 18Kt gold Signed A. ...
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Attilio Codognato Renaissance Style Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Snake Lizard Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
The Renaissance style Memento Mori skull with a snake entering inside and a lizard ring made with champleve multicolored enamels, round cut diamonds eyes and pear cut diamond at ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
18kt Yellow Gold Diamond and Enamel Skull Ring by Codognato
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Depicting the skull with diamond eyes and shell on the side. Size 7 1/2 Signed A. Codoganto Weight: 11,27gr.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Attilio Codognato Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Bones and Dices Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels and rose cut diamonds eyes. Mounted in 18Kt gold Signed A. Codognato Weight: 21.1 gr ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Attilio Codognato Diamond Enamel and Gold Four Headed Skull Ring Circa 1980
Located in New York, NY
No other jeweler can compete with Codognato for their iconic skull and snake jewelry.
Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Codognato Enamel Gold Skull Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels. Mounted in 18Kt gold Signed A. Codognato Venezia Weight: 14.2 gr Finger size: 7
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Codognato Renaissance Style Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
The Renaissance style Memento Mori skull with champleve multicolored enamels, round cut diamonds eyes and pear cut diamond at the top. Mounted in 18Kt yellow gold Signed A. Codognato...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Attilio Codognato Memento Mori Double Face Medallion and Chain
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Napoli, IT
Attilio Codognato Large double face Memento Mori Medallion with matched chain Hand crafted of solid 14 Kt and silver depicting two Memento Mori enamelled scenes embellished by Rock ...
Agate, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 14k Gold
A late 18th Century Cameo Later Mounted By Codognato
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
A late 18th century cameo later mounted by Codognato, the oval carved agate measuring 2.2 x 1.9 cm and depicting Platone's profile, set in yellow gold with black enamel decorations a...
Agate, 18k Gold
Codognato Renaissance Style Enamel Diamond Ruby Gold Skull Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
The Renaissance style Memento Mori skull with champleve multicolored enamels, round cut cognac diamonds eyes and round cut ruby at the top. Mounted in 18Kt yellow gold Signed A. Codo...
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
Codognato Enamel Diamond Ruby Gold Skull Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels, diamonds eyes ,round shape collet set ruby, snake and grey mouse on the side. Mounted in 18Kt gold...
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
18kt Yellow Gold And Diamond Samorodok Ring By Codognato
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
18kt yellow gold and rose cut diamond approximately 10ct. Size 6 1/2 It's the famous samorodock ring, an iconic model by Codognato, which was given as a gift during the 1920s by Ser...
Diamond, 18k 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.
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