Modern Link 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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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, ...
20th Century Italian Modern Link Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Link Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Link Bracelets
14k Gold
2010s Modern Link Bracelets
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Link Bracelets
Citrine, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Link Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Link Bracelets
White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Link Bracelets
14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s English Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Link Bracelets
20th Century Unknown Modern Link Bracelets
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Modern Link Bracelets
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Link Bracelets
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Link Bracelets
14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Bulgarian Modern Link Bracelets
Black Spinel, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Modern Link Bracelets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s French Modern Link Bracelets
Late 20th Century American Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Modern Link Bracelets
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Link Bracelets
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Link Bracelets
Rose Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
2010s Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Link Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Link Bracelets
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1980s American Vintage Modern Link Bracelets
Gold Plate, Brass
1970s Vintage Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Modern Link Bracelets
Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Link Bracelets
White Diamond, White Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Link Bracelets
Sterling Silver
1990s Chinese Modern Link Bracelets
Sterling Silver
1970s Vintage Modern Link Bracelets
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Link Bracelets
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Link Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Link Bracelets
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Vintage Modern Link Bracelets
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Link Bracelets
Blue Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , 10k Gold, Rose Gold