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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2010s American David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
20th Century American Contemporary David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage David Webb Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary English David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
2010s British Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s French Contemporary David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American David Webb Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century David Webb Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
20th Century American David Webb Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary David Webb Jewelry
Amber, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American David Webb Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century American David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American David Webb Jewelry
Tourmaline, Onyx, Platinum, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Unknown David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum
20th Century American Contemporary David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold