Mario Buccellati Compact
Vintage 1940s Italian Vanity Items
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Retro Boxes and Cases
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, Silver, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Vintage 1980s American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Pearl
2010s British Signet Rings
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold
20th Century English Modern Necklace Enhancers
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Silver
2010s British Belle Époque Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapp...
1980s French Structured Shoulder Bags
Vintage 1970s American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Platinum
Antique 1880s Link Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Turkish Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Citrine, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bangles
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Artist Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
Antique 1830s English Georgian Brooches
Turquoise, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Pink Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Emerald
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Italian Vanity Items
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Italian Brooches
Ruby, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Boxes and Cases
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Vanity Items
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Vanity Items
Yellow Gold
Mario Buccellati for sale on 1stDibs
A love of tradition set Mario Buccellati and his fine jewelry house apart in the competitive Italian market and remains a point of pride for the family.
In 1919, Mario launched Buccellati with the opening of his first shop in Milan and quickly built a reputation for his richly embellished traforato, or finely pierced goldwork. The Ancona, Italy–born jeweler’s workmanship was in a class of its own. His rings, earrings, bracelets and other accessories were exquisite, yet the gemstones themselves were never too flashy, elevated instead by the designs’ intricate metalsmithing.
Today the Buccellati family is still closely tied to the business even as it is now owned by Richemont, a luxury conglomerate that also counts Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels among its subsidiaries.
A young Mario Buccellati apprenticed with famed goldsmith Beltrami e Besnati in the early 1900s, although many of the goldsmithing techniques synonymous with Buccellati go as far back as the Italian Renaissance. The family lineage is also said to include 18th-century jeweler Contardo Buccellati.
Owing to the founder’s advanced metalworking skills, the brand is known for designs that feature metal with the delicacy of lace and draw on the wonders of the natural world. The house’s work is typified by intricate gemstone settings that emphasize their natural color and dense engraving techniques that transform the texture of gold.
One of the time-honored engraving techniques that has come to characterize Buccellati’s work — techniques that require apprenticeships and training in the fine jeweler’s workshops — is called rigato. It involves the engraving of a precious metal with a series of parallel lines to achieve a fabric-like effect.
Rigato is on luminous display in the house’s Macri collection of earrings, cuff bracelets and other accessories. A painstaking attention to detail is pronounced in the celebrated Macri, Bartolomeo and Unica collections — witness the striking honeycomb motif, a house signature, that characterizes the Unica collection’s Caterina bracelet, for example.
The Macri collection was the work of Mario’s son, Gianmaria Buccellati, an award-winning jeweler and internationally renowned silversmith who worked to bring the brand to the global stage by overseeing the opening of boutiques in Tokyo, Paris, California and elsewhere.
In 1951, Mario opened his first store in New York City; today the company operates boutiques worldwide. In 2019, the company celebrated its centennial with a new flagship in Paris and the Vintage collection, which features some of its most enduring designs.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic Mario Buccellati jewelry today.