Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Legendary Spanish jewelry house Carrera y Carrera is based in Madrid but its sculptural and wholly distinctive pieces are known all over the world. Devotees of the company’s luxurious rings, necklaces, bracelets and other adornments have included royalty and a range of high-profile pop culture figures, and its artisans’ expertise in jewelry design spans a history of more than 130 years.
The origins of Carrera y Carrera can be traced to a small shop in 1885 founded by Madrid native Saturio Carrera. A student of lapidary — the practice of carving and shaping stones and minerals — Saturio established a modest jewelry business, and later, his son, José, who studied jewelry design in Paris, took up the family business and opened a new shop near the old center of Spain’s capital city. José passed the firm onto his nephews, and Carrera y Carrera garnered international acclaim when the Spanish royal family awarded them their first royal commission in 1960 to craft a bridal tiara to be presented to Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón on her wedding day. This tiara — the house’s most prestigious piece to date — raised Carrera y Carrera’s profile significantly.
During the 1970s, the luxury house first presented their designs at the epicenter of international jewelry, Baselworld. Carrera y Carrera became a household name for Americans of means thanks to a distribution partnership that landed its offerings in the Cellini boutique at New York City’s Waldorf Astoria. Celebrities such as Sofía Vergara, Jennifer Lopez and Madonna have all worn custom Carrera y Carrera jewels on the red carpet, and the brand’s work has been exhibited at the Armoury Chamber in the Kremlin. Each of the brand’s unique designs for watches and other jewelry — which frequently draw on animal forms, mythology and art — are still made by hand, just as its founder intended.
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Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Classical Roman Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Post-War Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Hematite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Thai Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Spanish Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Quartz, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Citrine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
Agate, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Carrera y Carrera Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold