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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 More Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s Mexican Vintage Modern More Bracelets
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
Diamond
1970s American Vintage Modern More Bracelets
Brass
2010s British Modern More Bracelets
White Diamond, 14k Gold
1950s American Vintage Modern More Bracelets
Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern More Bracelets
Jade, Blue Sapphire, Onyx, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Brown Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Y...
1960s Unknown Vintage Modern More Bracelets
18k Gold
2010s Austrian Modern More Bracelets
White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold
Early 2000s Modern More Bracelets
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern More Bracelets
Sterling Silver
2010s Modern More Bracelets
Sterling Silver
1990s Modern More Bracelets
18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern More Bracelets
Sterling Silver
1950s Mexican Vintage Modern More Bracelets
Agate, Amethyst, Sterling Silver
2010s Modern More Bracelets
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s British Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern More Bracelets
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Vintage Modern More Bracelets
Enamel
Late 20th Century Modern More Bracelets
White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern More Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Steel, Sterling Silver, Silver, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern More Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Stainless Steel, Steel, Sterling Silver
1980s American Vintage Modern More Bracelets
Pearl, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Bracelets
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Bracelets
White Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern More Bracelets
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
1980s French Vintage Modern More Bracelets
Black Diamond
2010s American Modern More Bracelets
White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Bracelets
18k Gold, Gold
2010s Modern More Bracelets
Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Bracelets
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Modern More Bracelets
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern More Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern More Bracelets
Sterling Silver, Gold
2010s Modern More Bracelets
Sapphire, Sterling Silver