Mid Century Modern Gold Jewelry Charm
Late 20th Century Modernist Charm Bracelets
Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Charm Bracelets
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Charm Bracelets
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Charm Bracelets
Ruby, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Charm Bracelets
Turquoise, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Malachite, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Charm Bracelets
Quartz, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Charm Bracelets
White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Charm Bracelets
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Etruscan Revival Charm Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Charm Bracelets
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Charm Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Modern Charm Bracelets
Pearl, 14k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Link Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Modernist Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Irish Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Ye...
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Coral, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Necklace Enhancers
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Link Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Modernist Cocktail Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century European Pendant Necklaces
14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Brooches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Revival Pendant Necklaces
Coral, 14k Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Chain Bracelets
Amber, Chalcedony, Coral, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century European Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century European Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s British Modern Brooches
Onyx, Emerald, Diamond, Bronze, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Link Bracelets
18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Revival Pendant Necklaces
Agate, Base Metal
Mid-20th Century German Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Revival Pendant Necklaces
Agate, Base Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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A Close Look at modern Jewelry
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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