Bvlgari Roma
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Modernist Link Bracelets
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modernist Cufflinks
Sterling Silver, Silver
Vintage 1980s Italian Modernist Cufflinks
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modernist Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Topaz, White Diamond, Topaz, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Cocktail Rings
Rhodocrosite, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Models and Miniatures
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Italian Modernist Link Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Bronze, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Modernist Band Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modernist Cocktail Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Brooches
Turquoise, Diamond, Coral, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Fashion Rings
Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Agate, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Pendant Necklaces
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Cuff Bracelets
Hematite, 18k Gold
2010s Swiss Modern Wrist Watches
Rose Gold, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Band Rings
18k Gold
Recent Sales
2010s Italian Fashion Rings
Rose Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Art Deco Bangles
Rubelite, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Italian Cufflinks
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Steel
2010s Italian Aesthetic Movement Pendant Necklaces
2010s Italian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Pendant Necklaces
Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Chalcedony, Chrysophrase, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow...
Vintage 1980s Italian Modernist Band Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Bangles
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modernist Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Band Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist More Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Tiger's Eye, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Modernist Cuff Bracelets
Steel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modernist Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Band Rings
Agate, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Vintage 1980s Italian Modernist Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modernist Cluster Rings
Diamond, Ruby, White Diamond, Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Modernist Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Signet Rings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modernist More Objets d'Art and Vertu
18k Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Modern Chain Necklaces
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, White Diamond, Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Band Rings
Hematite, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Topaz, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Modernist Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yel...
Vintage 1970s Italian Classical Greek Signet Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Cocktail Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Band Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Chain Necklaces
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Link Bracelets
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Link Bracelets
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Chain Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Modernist Band Rings
Tourmaline, Iolite, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Wrist Watches
2010s Italian Contemporary Band Rings
2010s Italian Contemporary Wrist Watches
2010s Italian Wrist Watches
Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Aesthetic Movement Wrist Watches
People Also Browsed
2010s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Swiss Cufflinks
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Classical Greek Clip-on Earrings
Gold
1990s French Modern Fashion Rings
Amethyst, 18k Gold
1990s Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Blue Diamond
Vintage 1970s Italian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bangles
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Signet Rings
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
1990s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s North American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Bangles
Diamond, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s European Cufflinks
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari Roma For Sale on 1stDibs
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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.
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.
Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.
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