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...
Category
1960s Contemporary Vintage Emerald Link Bracelets
MaterialsDiamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel