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.
Find an alluring collection of David Webb jewelry on 1stDibs, including earrings, brooches and other accessories.
1990s American Modern David Webb Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18...
1940s American Modern Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Ruby, White Diamond, Coral, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum...
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1970s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1950s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
White Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1970s Contemporary Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1970s North American Modernist Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Amethyst, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage David Webb Jewelry
White Diamond, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century American David Webb Jewelry
White Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern David Webb Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Emerald, White Diamond, 18k Gold
