David Webb Clamper Bracelets
“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.
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1970s American Modern Vintage David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Yellow Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1960s Vintage David Webb Clamper Bracelets
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1980s American Vintage David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1970s American Vintage David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Emerald, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern David Webb Clamper Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Artist David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
1990s American Artisan David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
American David Webb Clamper Bracelets
David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century American David Webb Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Clamper Bracelets
18k Gold