A love of tradition set Mario Buccellati and his fine jewelry house apart in the competitive Italian market and remains a point of pride for the family.
In 1919, Mario launched Buccellati with the opening of his first shop in Milan and quickly built a reputation for his richly embellished traforato, or finely pierced goldwork. The Ancona, Italy–born jeweler’s workmanship was in a class of its own. His rings, earrings, bracelets and other accessories were exquisite, yet the gemstones themselves were never too flashy, elevated instead by the designs’ intricate metalsmithing.
Today the Buccellati family is still closely tied to the business even as it is now owned by Richemont, a luxury conglomerate that also counts Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels among its subsidiaries.
A young Mario Buccellati apprenticed with famed goldsmith Beltrami e Besnati in the early 1900s, although many of the goldsmithing techniques synonymous with Buccellati go as far back as the Italian Renaissance. The family lineage is also said to include 18th-century jeweler Contardo Buccellati.
Owing to the founder’s advanced metalworking skills, the brand is known for designs that feature metal with the delicacy of lace and draw on the wonders of the natural world. The house’s work is typified by intricate gemstone settings that emphasize their natural color and dense engraving techniques that transform the texture of gold.
One of the time-honored engraving techniques that has come to characterize Buccellati’s work — techniques that require apprenticeships and training in the fine jeweler’s workshops — is called rigato. It involves the engraving of a precious metal with a series of parallel lines to achieve a fabric-like effect.
Rigato is on luminous display in the house’s Macri collection of earrings, cuff bracelets and other accessories. A painstaking attention to detail is pronounced in the celebrated Macri, Bartolomeo and Unica collections — witness the striking honeycomb motif, a house signature, that characterizes the Unica collection’s Caterina bracelet, for example.
The Macri collection was the work of Mario’s son, Gianmaria Buccellati, an award-winning jeweler and internationally renowned silversmith who worked to bring the brand to the global stage by overseeing the opening of boutiques in Tokyo, Paris, California and elsewhere.
In 1951, Mario opened his first store in New York City; today the company operates boutiques worldwide. In 2019, the company celebrated its centennial with a new flagship in Paris and the Vintage collection, which features some of its most enduring designs.
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Italian Modern Classical Sterling Silver Wine Taster Porringer by Buccellati
By Mario Buccellati
Located in Troy, MI
Classical sterling silver gift, made by Buccellati in Italy. The curved, round, shallow bowl with wide handle can be used for wine tasting. The perfect gi...
Sterling Silver
Gucci Sterling Silver Baby Cup (A)
By Gucci
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage Gucci sterling silver baby cup. No monogram From the Tom Ford Era at Gucci, circa 1990's, this baby cup is engraved with "GUCCI BAB...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. 925 Sterling Silver Nut Candy Bowl
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Houston, TX
Brand: Tiffany & Co. Metal Type: 925 Sterling Silver Diameter: 4.50 inches Weight: 121.25 grams Silver Candy Bowl. The metal was tested and d...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$55,250Sale Price|35% Off
Exceptional Nautical Themed Silver Centerpiece by Buccellati
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Nautical Themed Silver Centerpiece by Buccellati A silver masterpiece depicting: putto, leaves, Neptune holding a trident, shell, and dolphins by master silversmiths Buc...
Silver
Cartier Apple Mid-Century Modern Picture Frame Sterling Silver
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning and rare Cartier Sterling Silver Picture Frame in an Apple Motif. The frame is signed Cartier and is a fabulous Mid-Century Modern piece of vintage Cartier. I l...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Handcuffs Key Holder
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, Sterling Silver Handcuffs key holder. Alex Jona gifts stand out, not only for their special design and f...
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Buccellati Silver Double Handle Bowl
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Buccellati silver double handle bowl, circa 1900s A magnificent work of handmade sterling silver bowl, featuring double handles and flowers motif; marked Buccellati, Made in Italy, ...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$517Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.78 in W 2.49 in D 0.48 in
Vintage Peacock brooch by REJA sterling silver, large rhinestone, 1940 USA
By Reja
Located in Stuttgart, DE
I love this animal series from Staret Chicago, they are from my privat collecton. All bodies of the animals are presented with a large cut rhinestone. Worked om sterling silver. They date from the early 1940s USA. Very raare collector pieces, you can nearly no more find. Measurement: H 4,3 cm, W 6,3 cm, D 1,2 cm, the body rhinestone 2.3 x 1.8 cm, very good condition. About RÉJA Founded by Sol Finkelstein in 1939, Deja Costume Jewelry, Inc. of New York changed its name to the Re´ja Jewelry Co. in 1941. Up until production ceased in 1952, it created many pieces of exceptional design and craftmanship. Although best know for its dramatic figural pin...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. 925 Sterling Silver Revere Bowl
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Houston, TX
Brand: Tiffany & Co. Metal Type: 925 Sterling Silver Diameter: 7.50 inches Height: 4.25 mm Weight: 429.69 grams Tiffany & Co. 925 sterling silver revere bowl 7.5". The ...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$695
H 2.13 in W 4.88 in D 2.13 in
Antique 18th C George III Sterling Silver Salt Cellar by Robert Hennell I
By Robert Hennell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Georgian salt cellar. In sterling silver. By Robert Hennell I. With scroll handles, a beaded edge & foot, repousse decoration around ...
Sterling Silver
$1,615
Sterling Silver Dog
Located in London, GB
A cast sterling silver dog model, height 7.5cms, weight 156gms, hallmarked London, bearing the Bentley & Skinner sponsor mark. This charming silv...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co Antique 925 Sterling Silver Fruit Bowl
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Houston, TX
Brand: Tiffany & Co. Metal Type: 925 Sterling Silver Diameter: 12.00 inches Height: 3.00 inches Weight: 845.00 grams Silver antique Tiffany & Co bowl. The metal was tes...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Sash Buckle by Blackinton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique sterling silver sash buckle. With etched decoration to the front. These buckles were de rigueur accessories during the Edwardian period. Marked to the reverse with...
Sterling Silver