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Roberto Coin Nabucco

Roberto Coin "Nabucco" 18k Yellow Gold Flush Set Multi-Gemstone Ring
Roberto Coin "Nabucco" 18k Yellow Gold Flush Set Multi-Gemstone Ring

Roberto Coin "Nabucco" 18k Yellow Gold Flush Set Multi-Gemstone Ring

By Roberto Coin

Located in New York, NY

This Roberto Coin "Nabucco" ring is crafted in luxurious 18k yellow gold and showcases an elegant

Category

20th Century Modern Fashion Rings

Materials

Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Roberto Coin Nabucco Collection Diamond Earrings
Roberto Coin Nabucco Collection Diamond Earrings

Roberto Coin Nabucco Collection Diamond Earrings

By Roberto Coin

Located in Chicago, IL

From the Nabucco Collection by Roberto Coin, these earrings are crafted in 18 karat yellow and

Category

2010s Italian Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond

Roberto Coin Nabucco Rose Gold and Diamond Bracelet
Roberto Coin Nabucco Rose Gold and Diamond Bracelet

Roberto Coin Nabucco Rose Gold and Diamond Bracelet

By Roberto Coin

Located in Coral Gables, FL

Roberto Coin 18 karat rose gold wide Nabucco bracelet featuring 201 round brilliant cut diamonds of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cuff Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Roberto Coin Nabucco Rose Gold and Diamond Ring
Roberto Coin Nabucco Rose Gold and Diamond Ring

Roberto Coin Nabucco Rose Gold and Diamond Ring

By Roberto Coin

Located in Coral Gables, FL

Roberto Coin 18 karat rose gold wide Nabucco ring featuring 93 round brilliant cut diamonds of SI

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

ROBERTO COIN Estate 18k Collar Necklace
ROBERTO COIN Estate 18k Collar Necklace

ROBERTO COIN Estate 18k Collar Necklace

By Roberto Coin

Located in Narberth, PA

An extravagant gold collar necklace from Roberto Coin's Nabucco collection! This incredible piece

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage Roberto Coin 2.70 Carat Diamond Dome Ring
Vintage Roberto Coin 2.70 Carat Diamond Dome Ring

Vintage Roberto Coin 2.70 Carat Diamond Dome Ring

By Roberto Coin

Located in Miami, FL

Vintage Roberto Coin 2.70 Carat Diamond Dome Ring. The ring features swivel gold design made in 18k

Category

1990s Italian Dome Rings

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

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Roberto Coin Nabucco Cuff Bracelet
Roberto Coin Nabucco Cuff Bracelet

Roberto Coin Nabucco Cuff Bracelet

By Roberto Coin

Located in Princeton, NJ

18kt Yellow & White Gold Roberto Coin Nabucco cuff bracelet with 1 diamond station. There are 31

Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Cuff Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold

Roberto Coin’s Nabucco Diamond Hopp Earrings
Roberto Coin’s Nabucco Diamond Hopp Earrings

Roberto Coin’s Nabucco Diamond Hopp Earrings

By Roberto Coin

Located in Bethesda, MD

From Italian designer Roberto Coin’s Nabucco collection, a pair of 18 karat white and yellow gold

Category

2010s Italian Hoop Earrings

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

Roberto Coin Nabucco 18 Karat White and Yellow Gold Bangle Bracelet
Roberto Coin Nabucco 18 Karat White and Yellow Gold Bangle Bracelet

Roberto Coin Nabucco 18 Karat White and Yellow Gold Bangle Bracelet

By Roberto Coin

Located in Washington Depot, CT

Roberto Coin Nabucco 18K White and Yellow Gold Bangle Bracelet This authentic Roberto Coin Nabucco

Category

2010s Modern Bangles

Materials

18k Gold

Roberto Coin Nabucco Necklace Diamond Ruby Sapphire Emerald Choker 18k Collar
Roberto Coin Nabucco Necklace Diamond Ruby Sapphire Emerald Choker 18k Collar

Roberto Coin Nabucco Necklace Diamond Ruby Sapphire Emerald Choker 18k Collar

By Roberto Coin

Located in Northbrook, IL

Elevate your jewelry collection with this stunning Roberto Coin Nabucco necklace. Crafted from 18k

Category

Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold

Roberto Coin Nabucco Collection Ruby Diamond Gold Bracelet
Roberto Coin Nabucco Collection Ruby Diamond Gold Bracelet

Roberto Coin Nabucco Collection Ruby Diamond Gold Bracelet

By Roberto Coin

Located in Southampton, PA

18k White Gold from Nabucco Collection Diamond & Ruby Bracelet by Roberto Coin. With 65 round

Category

2010s Italian Bangles

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold

Roberto Coin Nabucco 18 Karat Yellow and White Gold Diamond Bangle Bracelet
Roberto Coin Nabucco 18 Karat Yellow and White Gold Diamond Bangle Bracelet

Roberto Coin Nabucco 18 Karat Yellow and White Gold Diamond Bangle Bracelet

By Roberto Coin

Located in Southampton, PA

with endearingly glistening diamond stones, this stunning Roberto Coin bracelet boasts a splendidly

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Bangles

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold

Roberto Coin Nabucco 1.14 ct Diamond 18K White and Yellow Gold Choker Necklace
Roberto Coin Nabucco 1.14 ct Diamond 18K White and Yellow Gold Choker Necklace

Roberto Coin Nabucco 1.14 ct Diamond 18K White and Yellow Gold Choker Necklace

By Roberto Coin

Located in Southampton, PA

Crafted beautifully from an exquisite blend of 18K white and 18K yellow gold, this sublime Roberto

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces

Materials

White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Robert Coin Rose and Diamond Set Nabucco Bangle
Robert Coin Rose and Diamond Set Nabucco Bangle

Robert Coin Rose and Diamond Set Nabucco Bangle

By Roberto Coin

Located in New York, NY

. Nabuco series. Signed Robert Coin with traditional Ruby signature. Very sexy & elegant. Split opening

Category

1990s Italian Art Deco Clamper Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

ROBERTO COIN Nabucco Diamond Huggie White Gold Earrings
ROBERTO COIN Nabucco Diamond Huggie White Gold Earrings

ROBERTO COIN Nabucco Diamond Huggie White Gold Earrings

By Roberto Coin

Located in Southampton, PA

18k White Gold Diamond Huggie Earrings by Roberto Coin. Part of the "Nabucco" Collection. With 30

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

Roberto Coin Nabucco Diamond Pink and Blue Sapphire Necklace
Roberto Coin Nabucco Diamond Pink and Blue Sapphire Necklace

Roberto Coin Nabucco Diamond Pink and Blue Sapphire Necklace

By Roberto Coin

Located in Feasterville, PA

An iconic Roberto Coin necklace from the Nabucco collection, the necklace is set with round

Category

2010s Link Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold

Roberto Coin Nabucco Diamond Collar
Roberto Coin Nabucco Diamond Collar

Roberto Coin Nabucco Diamond Collar

By Roberto Coin

Located in Miami, FL

Designer: Roberto Coin Collection: Nabucco Metal: Rose Gold Metal Purity: 18k Total Item Weight

Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

Roberto Coin Diamond Gold Nabucco Bangle bracelet

Roberto Coin Diamond Gold Nabucco Bangle bracelet

By Roberto Coin

Located in Vail, CO

sections at front, signed Roberto Coin. Forty diamonds weighing approximately 0.59 total carats (G-color

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bangles

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

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Roberto Coin Nabucco For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate roberto coin nabucco for your needs in our varied inventory. Frequently made of Gold, 18k Gold and Yellow Gold, this item was constructed with great care. In our selection of items, you can find a vintage example as well as a contemporary version. You’re likely to find the perfect roberto coin nabucco among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. A roberto coin nabucco of any era or style can lend versatility to your look, but a version featuring Diamond, from our inventory of 14, is particularly popular. Today, if you’re looking for a round cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes alternatives. If you’re browsing our inventory for a roberto coin nabucco, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and men.

How Much is a Roberto Coin Nabucco?

Prices for a roberto coin nabucco can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $2,199 and can go as high as $26,000, while this accessory, on average, fetches $5,800.

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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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.

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The Legacy of Diamond in Jewelry Design

Antique diamond rings, diamond tiaras and dazzling vintage diamond earrings are on the wish lists of every lover of fine jewelry. And diamonds and diamond jewelry are primarily associated with storybook engagements and red-carpet grand entrances — indeed, this ultra-cherished gemstone has a dramatic history on its hands.

From “A Diamond Is Forever” to “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” pop culture has ingrained in our minds that diamonds are the most desired, the most lasting and the most valuable gemstone. But what makes the diamond so special? Each stone — whether it’s rubies, sapphires or another stone — is unique and important in its own right. April babies might claim diamonds for themselves, but just about everyone wants this kind of sparkle in their lives!

There are several factors that set diamonds apart from other stones, and these points are important to our gem education.

Diamonds are minerals. They are made up of almost entirely of carbon (carbon comprises 99.95 percent; the remainder consists of various trace elements). Diamonds are the hardest gemstones, ranking number 10 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. Even its name, diamond, is rooted in the Greek adamas, or unconquerable. The only object that can scratch a diamond is another diamond. Diamonds are formed deep within the earth at very high temperatures (1,652–2,372 degrees Fahrenheit at depths between 90 and 120 miles beneath the earth’s surface) and are carried up by volcanic activity. Diamonds are quite rare, according to the Gemological Institute of America, and only 30 percent of all the diamonds mined in the world are gem quality.

In the 1950s, the Gemological Institute of America developed the 4Cs grading system to classify diamonds: clarity, color, cut and carat weight. Not all diamonds are created equal (there are diamonds, and then there are diamonds). The value of the diamond depends on the clarity (flawless diamonds are very rare but a diamond's value decreases if there are many blemishes or inclusions), color (the less color the higher the grade), cut (how the diamond’s facets catch the light, certain cuts of diamonds show off the stone better than others) and carat weight (the bigger, the better).

When you start shopping for a diamond engagement ring, always prioritize the cut, which plays the largest role in the diamond's beauty (taking the time to clean your diamond ring at least every six months or so plays a role in maintaining said beauty). And on 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement ringsvintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings

Shop antique and vintage diamond rings, diamond necklaces and other extraordinary diamond jewelry on 1stDibs.