Buccellati Jewelry
In 1919, Mario Buccellati (1891–1965) launched his eponymous jewelry house 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 pieces were exquisite, yet the gemstones themselves were never too flashy, elevated instead by the designs’ intricate metalsmithing.
A love of tradition set Mario and his fine jewelry house apart in the competitive Italian market and remains a point of pride for the family, which 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.
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20th Century Buccellati Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Buccellati Jewelry
White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Buccellati Jewelry
18k Gold, Silver
1960s Italian Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Buccellati Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
18k Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Buccellati Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1950s Italian Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Buccellati Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Buccellati Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Italian Romantic Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Buccellati Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
White Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Artist Buccellati Jewelry
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Italian Artist Buccellati Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
20th Century Italian Romantic Buccellati Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Silver
1960s Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver
1960s Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver
1960s Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Italian Buccellati Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Buccellati Jewelry
18k Gold
20th Century Italian Buccellati Jewelry
Gold, Silver
20th Century Italian Buccellati Jewelry
Coral, Gold, Silver
20th Century Italian Buccellati Jewelry
20th Century Italian Buccellati Jewelry
Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Buccellati Jewelry
Rock Crystal, Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Italian Buccellati Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Buccellati Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
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