Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
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 (eventually spelled 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.
Although the house found success with its silverwork and Art Deco designs, popular through the 1920s, its 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, BVLGARI 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 BVLGARI brand.
On 1stDibs, our collection of BVLGARI jewelry includes rings, necklaces, watches and other accessories.
Late 20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Retro Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Sterling Silver
1970s Vintage Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s Vintage Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
White Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Onyx, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Emerald, Yellow Gold
20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Diamond, Gold
Late 20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Steel
Late 20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Ruby, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Antique Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Rock Crystal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Retro Vintage Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
White Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s Vintage Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
18k Gold
1980s Vintage Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Ruby, 18k Gold
1970s Artist Vintage Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Bvlgari Objets d'Art and Vertu
18k Gold