“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.
David Webb Platinum & Yellow Gold White And Balck Enamel Tiger Diamond Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
The David Webb bracelet designed as a tiger is a true masterpiece of jewelry art. Crafted with intricate attention to detail, this magnificent piece boasts red ruby eyes that exude a...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
David Webb diamond emerald enamel 18k gold and platinum tiger bracelet
By David Webb
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This bracelet is a hallmark example of David Webb's celebrated animal jewelry, finished with two hand-enameled tiger heads rendered in crisp white and gold stripes, a labor-intensive technique in which colored glass powder is fused to the metal in successive firings to achieve such precise, durable color and detail. Each tiger's muzzle is densely pave-set with round brilliant diamonds, together with the second tiger totaling 90 stones and approximately 5.50 carats in exceptional D-E color and VVS clarity, while their eyes are each set with a cabochon-cut emerald, together weighing approximately 0.40 carat, for a flash of green amid all that white and gold. Beneath the two tiger heads, the ribbed, fluted gold band has both the flexibility and the substantial heft, at 183.54 grams, to sit securely and confidently on the wrist. Signed and hallmarked with a purity mark, the bracelet measures 6 inches in length. Circa 1960, this is a genuinely collectible, unmistakably Webb statement piece, the kind of sculptural, high-jewelry design that has made the house's animal bracelets among the most sought-after pieces in vintage jewelry collecting...
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
David Webb Gold, Diamond and Emerald Tiger Bangle Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
Fine and unusual diamond, emerald, platinum, and 18K yellow gold, bangle bracelet by David Webb. It resembles a tiger head, with cabochon emerald eyes and black enamel stripes, adorn...
Diamond, Emerald, Gold
David Webb Leopard 18 Karat Yellow Gold Spotted Bangle Diamond Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
David Webb Yellow Gold Leopard designed as a twisted bangle bracelet, decorated with black enamel spots, cabochon emerald eyes, and pavé-set diamonds. The...
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Rare, 18k Yellow Gold 4.10 Cttw Diamond Double Panther Bracelet by Emis Beros
By Emis Beros
Located in Troy, MI
Emis Beros was an award-winning jewelry designer and manufacturer. Her career started under esteemed jeweler Mr. Harry Winston in New York. Within a few years of working for him, she...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
David Webb Double Leopard Bangle Bracelet in 18K Gold
By David Webb
Located in Houston, TX
David Webb double leopard bangle bracelet in 18K yellow gold with black enamel spots and emerald eyes. The leopards are biting a pavé diamond ring with 52 round brilliant-cut diamon...
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
David Webb Platinum & Gold Enamel, Diamonds Green Emeralds Leopard Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
This is a very special animal from David Webb's Animal Kingdom collection: black enamel Leopard bracelet made with yellow gold, platinum, diamonds, emeralds, and black and white enam...
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Captivating Sapphire and Diamond Gold Panther Bracelet Fine Estate Jewelry
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Fabulous! Finely detailed Stylish Beautiful Vintage Sinuous Diamond and Sapphire Panther Bangle Bracelet. Intricately designed and Hand crafted in 18K White Gold with incredib...
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
David Webb Platinum 18K Yellow Gold Double Head Tiger White Enamel Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This spectacular David Webb bangle bracelet takes the form of two opposing tiger heads, their sculptural white enamel bodies decorated with sculpted 18k gold stripes and spots for a ...
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
David Webb 18K Yellow Gold Diamond and Black Enamel Tiger Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
A stunning bracelet by David Webb from the Kingdom collection! Tiger bracelet that is mostly made in 18k yellow gold with black enameling accross his body as stripes and diamond coll...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
