David Webb Jewelry
“Women are tired of jewelry-looking jewelry,” celebrated American designer David Webb once noted. In response, he created a menagerie of whimsical animals rendered as rings, brooches, earrings and, especially, bangle bracelets. This playfulness permeates all Webb’s work, which is characterized by brightly hued enamel and color-saturated semiprecious stones like coral, azurmalachite and turquoise, the notable exception being the clear, elegant rock crystal for which he had an affinity.
The North Carolina native apprenticed with his uncle, a silversmith, before moving to New York, where he established David Webb Inc. in 1948. He had no formal training in jewelry design. Instead, he culled inspiration from the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Americas, as well as the traditions of India and China — influences discernible in such pieces as his collar necklaces and talisman-like sautoirs.
Webb’s first animal bracelet was produced in 1957. His most famous, the zebra, took shape in 1963; its stripes now form the company’s logo. Although Webb died in 1975, his company continues to produce designs drawn from his extensive archives, and every piece is still made in the workshop above its Madison Avenue store.
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1960s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum...
1960s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s American Retro Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Contemporary Vintage David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1960s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
1960s American Modern Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Malachite, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum, Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1960s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
1960s Unknown Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold
1960s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Modern Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Unknown Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Coral, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum