Modern Beaded Bracelets
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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2010s Thai Modern Beaded Bracelets
Silver
2010s Modern Beaded Bracelets
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Modern Beaded Bracelets
Mixed Metal
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Beaded Bracelets
2010s Thai Modern Beaded Bracelets
Silver
20th Century Modern Beaded Bracelets
Sterling Silver
2010s German Modern Beaded Bracelets
Aquamarine, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Turquoise
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Beaded Bracelets
Citrine
2010s European Modern Beaded Bracelets
Turquoise, 14k Gold
2010s German Modern Beaded Bracelets
Pearl, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Beaded Bracelets
Tiger's Eye
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Onyx, Silver, Gold
2010s American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Tanzanite, Gold-filled
1990s Italian Modern Beaded Bracelets
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Modern Beaded Bracelets
Citrine, Moonstone, Opal, Quartz, Rainbow Moonstone, Sapphire, Turquoise...
1990s Italian Modern Beaded Bracelets
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Beaded Bracelets
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Vintage Modern Beaded Bracelets
1950s French Vintage Modern Beaded Bracelets
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Bracelets
1960s American Vintage Modern Beaded Bracelets
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Beaded Bracelets
Garnet
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Jade, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Beaded Bracelets
Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Beaded Bracelets
20th Century American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1980s French Vintage Modern Beaded Bracelets
Early 2000s Modern Beaded Bracelets
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Beaded Bracelets
14k Gold, Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Swiss Modern Beaded Bracelets
Rubelite, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Beaded Bracelets
Sterling Silver
2010s British Modern Beaded Bracelets
Agate, Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Stainless Steel
1980s French Vintage Modern Beaded Bracelets
Late 20th Century Modern Beaded Bracelets
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Vintage Modern Beaded Bracelets
1940s American Vintage Modern Beaded Bracelets
20th Century Unknown Modern Beaded Bracelets
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Beaded Bracelets
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Beaded Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Beaded Bracelets
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Modern Beaded Bracelets
Mixed Metal
Late 20th Century European Modern Beaded Bracelets
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Beaded Bracelets
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Beaded Bracelets
White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Vintage Modern Beaded Bracelets
Mixed Metal
2010s European Modern Beaded Bracelets
Pink Sapphire, Opal, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Beaded Bracelets
Amethyst
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Beaded Bracelets
Amethyst, Other, 14k Gold
2010s Peruvian Modern Beaded Bracelets
Opal, 14k Gold
1950s American Vintage Modern Beaded Bracelets
Carnelian, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Larimar, 18k Gold, White Gold