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About Eytan's Designs

Eytan Brandes is a master jeweler whose Ventura Boulevard shop is a San Fernando Valley institution. His devoted customers, some in multiple generations, rely on him to design, buy, repair, refashion and appraise their fine jewelry. His modern and graceful custom designs stem from a love of natural forms combined with the kind of precious gem expertise that only comes with his forty-plus years' experience. With 1stdibs, we're reaching out to a broader audience with Eytan's fine custom pieces, as well as our most interesting vintage items, but without losing our long-e...Read More

Eytan's Designs

Established in 19871stDibs seller since 2019

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Yaraka Boulder Opal Drop Pendant with Diamond Box Bale on Gold Wire Collar
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This one-of-a-kind choker features a great new bale design by Eytan Brandes. Here, his box bale shares the stage with a knockout boulder opal from Broken River Mining in Australia. ...
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2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

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Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

"Diving Bell" Black Pearl Pendant with Art Deco Stickpin Top & Paper Clip Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes used the head of an old stickpin to create the bale for this unique pearl pendant. The bale mirrors the pearl's goofy center "porthole," which, combined with it's slightly flattened sides, reminds us of an old-fashioned diving bell...
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2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

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Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Go...

GIA-Certified Type A Jadeite Jade Crane & Deer Pendant with Platinum Diamond Top
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This jade pendant features a crane, a Chinese symbol of peace and longevity. Here, the crane is posed under a tree next to a reclining deer, who gazes at the crane with friendly interest. This is a popular motif for conveying a prolonged life. The back of the pendant, appropriately, shows the back of the scene. We aren't sure how old...
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2010s North American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Jade, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum

Golden South Sea Pearl Earrings with 18k Gold Filigree Tops, Diamond Accent
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
One of Eytan Brandes' evergreen designs is his lacy openwork disc -- he's used it for chains, charms and drop earrings -- in every kind of metal set with every kind of stone -- but t...
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2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings

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Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18...

"Blue Moons" Toggle Necklace in White Gold with 2.40ct Sapphire Drops + Diamonds
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes tore apart a dressy sapphire cuff link (see final photo in array) to make this incredible, one-of-a-kind* toggle necklace. The sapphire balls are an incredible feat of stone-setting; it's not easy to pave-set stones on a sphere! Six rows of faceted round sapphires -- slightly graduated in size so that the largest stones are set on the "equator" -- work their way down to the bottom where -- just to make the stone-setting challenge more challenging -- an oval (not a round!) sapphire is set in a tidy bezel. Topping each sapphire ball is a neat little white gold cone. The upper ball hangs directly from the toggle ring, but the lower sphere is connected to the ring by a chain segment plus a little diamond rondelle link (part of the original cuff link). We counted a total of 224 round sapphires plus the two ovals and came up with an estimated sapphire weight of at least 2.40 carats. The sapphires are a gorgeous range of medium blue, with a couple of lighter stones mixed in. The diamonds are all full-cut flyspecks. We counted 32 stones with a diamond weight of no more than 0.15 carats. All stones are guaranteed natural and earth-mined. The cufflinks were probably made in the 1970s; they aren't stamped (maker or purity) which, along with the workmanship, suggest a custom piece. The chain is new from our existing stock -- an Italian cable chain, 2mm wide with oval links. The toggle bar is the oldest component in the bunch -- Eytan filched it from a pocket watch chain, and it's probably around 100 years old, with a nice wavy pattern engraved or stamped on each long side. We like the choker (15.5") length, but we're not wedded to it. If you would prefer a longer length, just let us know and we'll give you an adjusted price (which be based on labor and additional gold weight -- no big deal). Weights & Measurements: Necklace: 15.5" Pendant drop: 2" Chain thickness: 2mm Sapphire sphere...
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2010s American Contemporary Drop Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold

1.20 Carat Pavé Diamond "Stingray" Plaque Leverback Earrings in Yellow Gold
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
These bold, geometric and unique earrings feature square, slightly wavy plates of pure 14 karat yellow gold with a hammered texture on one side and diamond pavé center triangle. E...
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Late 20th Century American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings

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Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

"Double Scoop" Drop Earrings with Sapphires & White Diamonds in White Gold
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Simple and elegant, these 14 karat white gold drop earrings were handcrafted in 2020 by Eytan Brandes to show off a pair of cornflower blue Ceylon sapp...
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2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold

"Shield" Modern Power Ring in White Gold with Ruby & Diamonds
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
The face of this bold, modern ring started off in life as a cufflink,* probably made in the early 1970s. Originally set with a not-aging-very-well black star sapphire, Eytan replaced it with a nice 1.02 carat natural ruby cabochon. The diamonds are original -- clean little full cut brilliants, earth-mined and untreated, weighing approximately 0.03 carats each. The wide split shoulders flare out a bit at the sides to form a carinated single shank that tapers to a width of 4mm at the back. Currently a size 7, Eytan will resize at no additional charge for full-price buyers. All metal is 14 karat white gold. This ring weighs 12.4 grams. * We made this cuff link's mate into a slider pendant -- reset with a nice sapphire -- which is also listed on Dibs. Copy and paste...
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2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold

"Spinal Spinel" Pendant in 18K Gold with Black Spinel Drop & Beaded Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan made a pendant like this in 2020 using some stray 18k discs and tubes that he had acquired so long ago he doesn't remember where they came from. That pendant sold immediately, but it was basically a one-off since he had 15 stray discs and 14 stray tubes and the pendant used up all of them. But Eytan has been making jewelry for almost fifty years and in fifty years, things get moved around, stuff gets separated, boxes get shoved here, envelopes get shoved there, the moon waxes and wanes, and before you know it, your shop is like an advent calendar...
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2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Spinel, Black Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

"Thania" Peach Moonstone & Blue Tourmaline Dangle Earrings in 18 Karat Gold
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
These beautiful, shimmery earrings by Eytan Brandes look as if they came right off the ears of an Etruscan lady, doing whatever Etruscan ladies used to...
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2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings

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Tourmaline, Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

"Tourmaline Time" Vintage Platinum & Diamond Wristwatch Conversion Bracelet
By Hamilton
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan has accumulated a lot of old ladies cocktail watches over the years. Most of them are, as watches, either beyond repairing or completely impractical because their faces are so...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Link Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum

Large Mabe Pearl Post Earrings with Freeform Yellow Gold Frames and Omega Backs
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Two gorgeous mabe pearls -- white with pink overtones -- are set in graceful 14 karat yellow gold frames hand-crafted by Eytan Brandes. The blisters m...
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2010s American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings

Materials

Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

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