David Webb Rings
“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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20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum...
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, Gold
1920s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18...
1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Coral, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Rings
Star Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum...
1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Rings
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Onyx, Coral, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Pearl, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Turquoise, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Coral, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Coral, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Rings
Tiger's Eye, Quartz, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Rings
Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 17th Century American Modern Antique David Webb Rings
Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Coral, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Ruby, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, Quartz, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Carnelian, Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Enamel