Parentesi Cuff
Late 20th Century Italian Bangles
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Modernist Modern Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s Swiss Classical Roman Wrist Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Cuff Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Diamond
Late 20th Century Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Wrist Watches
18k Gold, Steel
Vintage 1980s Italian Contemporary Clamper Bracelets
18k Gold, Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Cuff Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Beaded Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Pearl, Topaz, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s French Cuff Bracelets
Vintage 1970s Italian Link Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Bangles
18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Link Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Retro Bangles
18k Gold
20th Century Italian Artisan Signet Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Cuff Bracelets
Silver, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold
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20th Century Italian Retro Cuff Bracelets
Yellow Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Cuff Bracelets
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Vintage 1980s Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Vintage 1980s Italian Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Cuff Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Vintage 1980s Italian Neoclassical Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
1990s Italian Cuff Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
1990s Italian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s Italian Modernist Cuff Bracelets
Steel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Wrist Watches
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
1990s Italian Contemporary Bangles
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Bangles
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Bangles
Gold
20th Century Wrist Watches
Steel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Contemporary Band Rings
18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Cuff Bracelets
Vintage 1980s Italian Contemporary Bangles
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Bangles
18k Gold
1990s Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Cuff Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
2010s Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Yellow Gold, Steel, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Bangles
Stainless Steel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bangles
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
1990s Italian Contemporary Band Rings
18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
21st Century and Contemporary More Bracelets
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bangles
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold
Italian Cuff Bracelets
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
White Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian More Bracelets
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian More Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Bangles
Swiss Wrist Watches
Late 20th Century Italian Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Stainless Steel
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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.
Finding the Right bracelets for You
Today, antique and vintage bracelets are versatile and universally loved accessories that can add polish and pizzazz to any ensemble.
Bracelets were among the jewels discovered to have been buried with Pharaoh Tutankhamun when his tomb was unearthed in 1922, and wrist and arm bracelets were allegedly worn by Queen Puabi in Sumer, southern Mesopotamia. But preceding the adornments of Ancient Egypt and elsewhere, the people of prehistoric times likely wore the decorative accessory, fashioning it from shells and fish bones. When the Bronze Age allowed for more durable materials and semiprecious stones to be incorporated into jewelry, bracelets became a treasured symbol of wealth.
In the thousands of years following the debut of the world’s first bracelets, the artistry behind this common accessory has only broadened, with designers at popular jewelry houses growing more venturesome over time. David Webb looked to nature for his Animal Kingdom bracelets, and for her best-selling bracelets and more at Tiffany & Co., Elsa Peretti would frequently do the same. From bangles to tennis bracelets, the modern age offers plenty of options.
Internationally acclaimed bracelet designs have on occasion become powerful symbols of status, style and, in the case of Cartier's iconic design, love. The Cartier Love bracelet can be found on the wish list of most jewelry lovers and on the wrist of some of the world’s biggest stars. Its arrangement of mock screwheads and distinctive functionality — it was initially locked and unlocked with an accompanying vermeil screwdriver — is an enduring expression of loyalty, unity and romance. (Do you know how to spot a fake Cartier Love bracelet?)
While the Love bracelet has played a role in the skyrocketing popularity of cuff-style bracelets, they are far from the only glamorous option for collectors. Make a statement with an Art Deco design, a style that sees all kinds of iterations fitted with studded cuffs, one-of-a-kind shapes and dazzling insets. A chunky vintage gold bracelet in the Retro style will prove eye-catching and elevate any outfit.
One of the best things about bracelets, however, is that you never have to choose just one. Style icon Jacqueline Kennedy stacked her Croisillon bracelets — designed by Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. — with such frequency that the ornate bangles were eventually dubbed “Jackie bracelets” by reporters. Contemporary silver pieces can easily complement each other, rendering a layering of luxury almost a necessity.
Find a diverse collection of bracelets that you can sort by style, stone cut and more on 1stDibs.