David Webb Jewelry
“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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Late 20th Century North American Contemporary David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Retro Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, ...
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary David Webb Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century David Webb Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1970s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American David Webb Jewelry
Jade, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Gold
Early 17th Century American Modern Antique David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Jade, Coral, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century David Webb Jewelry
Gold
1990s Contemporary David Webb Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1980s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Modern David Webb Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Rose Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s North American Retro Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Contemporary Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American David Webb Jewelry
Crystal, Onyx, Pearl, Rock Crystal, Platinum, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century American David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Modern David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
1970s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Kunzite, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold