Roberto Coin Giraffe Earrings
Vintage 1980s Italian Retro Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Tiger's Eye, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
2010s Unknown Contemporary Cufflinks
Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Artisan Lever-Back Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Band Rings
White Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Swiss Wrist Watches
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Bangles
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
1990s French Sunglasses
Antique 1680s French Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
18k Gold
1990s Clip-on Earrings
1990s French Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Bangles
18k Gold
Italian Fashion Rings
1990s Italian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Tiger's Eye, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Roberto Coin for sale on 1stDibs
In his debut Appassionata collection in 1996, Italian designer Roberto Coin (b. 1944) made the ruby a core element of his designs. Inspired by ancient Egyptian and Burmese traditions of wearing a ruby against the skin as a talisman of love, joy and protection, Coin set a small ruby on the inside of his necklaces, rings and bracelets. The hidden ruby became Coin’s signature as he launched his brand as a groundbreaking innovator in quality Italian craftsmanship.
Coin’s talent lies in working with precious metals and creating unexpected designs by combining white, rose and yellow gold. Coin was initially a successful hotelier before leaving that career to pursue his passion for jewelry. Although he was born in Venice, Coin chose to set up his studio in Vicenza, Italy. Known as the “City of Gold,” Vicenza is the heart of the Italian gold and jewelry industry, boasting over 700 years of goldsmithing heritage.
Coin was interested in bringing new technology into Italian jewelry manufacturing, such as using machines originally intended to weave metal for car exhaust pipes to spin the gold wires for his jewelry. Coin’s brand produces hundreds of unique and limited-edition jewelry pieces every year and draws inspiration from the great Italian craft traditions as well as art, history and mythology.
Along with the signature ruby, the Appassionata collection’s most enduring legacy is the masterful fabric-like texture of the woven threads of gold. The technique of interlocking gold links that characterizes this series creates a beautiful basket weave that strengthens and elongates each piece’s life, rendering the accessories robust heirlooms. Coin’s other collections continue to offer innovations in design, from Classica Parisienne contributing to the trend for stacking white, rose and yellow gold together to Pois Moi involving square shapes and hand-etched and -carved details.
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