Modern Modern 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 Dutch Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s North American Modern Modern Bracelets
Garnet, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1960s Finnish Vintage Modern Modern Bracelets
Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Aquamarine, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Aquamarine, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Kyanite, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Modern Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Modern Bracelets
Jade, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Modern Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Modern Bracelets
18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Modern Bracelets
Citrine, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
10k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Modern Bracelets
Zircon, Geode, Druzy, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Modern Bracelets
Crystal, Base Metal
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Sterling Silver
1980s British Vintage Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Bracelets
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
2010s Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Modern Bracelets
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Modern Modern Bracelets
Amber, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Aquamarine, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Dutch Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Dutch Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Modern Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Modern Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Gold
2010s British Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Modern Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, White Gold