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.
Find an alluring collection of David Webb jewelry on 1stDibs, including earrings, brooches and other accessories.
Late 20th Century Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Platinum
1980s American Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s American Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Retro David Webb Rings
Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Crystal, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage David Webb Rings
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Modern Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Citrine, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1980s American Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century Antique David Webb Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1990s American Modern David Webb Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modern Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
1970s American Vintage David Webb Rings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American David Webb Rings
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s David Webb Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1980s American Modern Vintage David Webb Rings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American David Webb Rings
Yellow Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
1970s American Modern Vintage David Webb Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American David Webb Rings
Coral, Diamond, Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary David Webb Rings
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage David Webb Rings
White Diamond, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s American Vintage David Webb Rings
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
1970s Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American David Webb Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Contemporary David Webb Rings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American David Webb Rings
18k Gold
1970s American Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Modern David Webb Rings
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s American Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1970s Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s American Artist Vintage David Webb Rings
Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum, Gold
Mid-20th Century David Webb Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1970s American Modern Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1970s American Vintage David Webb Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold