Modern Cuff 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 European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Cuff Bracelets
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Cuff Bracelets
Blue Topaz, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Cuff Bracelets
Mandarin Garnet, Black Opal, Opal, Garnet, White Diamond, Diamond, Plati...
20th Century American Modern Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Modern Cuff Bracelets
Gilt Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Cuff Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cuff Bracelets
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Modern Cuff Bracelets
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Gold Plate, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 2000s Mexican Modern Cuff Bracelets
Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Mexican Modern Cuff Bracelets
Sterling Silver
1990s Unknown Modern Cuff Bracelets
Sterling Silver
Early 2000s American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Onyx, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Cuff Bracelets
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Sterling Silver
2010s Modern Cuff Bracelets
Topaz, Sterling Silver
1990s French Modern Cuff Bracelets
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Crystal, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Cuff Bracelets
White Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Cuff Bracelets
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold