Bvlgari Bvlgari 18 Karat Rose Gold Diamond Pavé Ring

Greek silversmith Sotirios Voulgaris arrived in Rome in 1881 and set up his own shop there in 1884, calling it Bulgari, an Italianization of his last name (in the brand's logo, it's styled BVLGARI, using the classical Latin alphabet in a nod to ancient Roman culture). In 1905, he opened the company’s flagship boutique on Rome’s Via dei Condotti. Since then, Bulgari has looked to Rome as a source of reference for its fanciful and decidedly romantic designs for necklaces, bracelets, earrings and other accessories.

Although the iconic jewelry house found success with its silverwork and Art Deco designs, popular through the 1920s, Bulgari’s signature style — bold, often using yellow gold embellished with big colorful gemstones — began to emerge when Sotirios’s sons inherited the business, in 1932.

The brand truly hit its stride in the dolce vita era of the 1950s and ’60s, when the founder’s grandsons Paolo, Gianni and Nicola Bulgari decisively departed from demure traditional styles to develop the house’s exuberant multi-gem looks, attracting celebrity collectors like Elizabeth Taylor.

In the 1940s, Bulgari debuted perhaps its most famous design, the Serpenti bracelet watch. The piece’s snakelike coils were made possible by the tubogas jewelry technique, which links a flexible series of thin horizontal bands. Both the sleek, modern tubogas construction and the sinuous snake motif continue to be synonymous with the Bulgari brand. 

On 1stDibs, the collection of vintage Bulgari jewelry includes rings, pendant necklaces, watches and other accessories.

Claris A is an exclusive jewellery store nested in Monte-Carlo for over 30 years. Anything beautiful is our speciality, be it design, craftsmanship or gemstones. Integrity is what makes us strong. Second generation of jewellers our history starts with my father opening his first shop in the mid 60s where he created only unique pieces. We opened our Monte Carlo boutique in 1988 where we were already known diamond and gemstone dealers. Today , thanks to our past experience and history we have strong knowledge and connections that allow us to offer to our customers unique pieces exquisitely crafted or carefully selected . Our expertise in gemstones (we are dealers and have an in house GIA graduate gemologist ) allows us to offer the excellent deals.