Boucheron Paris Diamond Powder Box Poudrier 18K Rose Gold French Vintage 1940s
By Boucheron
Located in Lisbon, PT
Boucheron Paris Diamond-Set 18K Rose Gold Powder Box / Vanity Case, France, circa 1940s.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Cartier Art Deco Precious Coral Diamond Enamel Rose Flower Hand Yellow Gold 1930
By Cartier
Located in Lisbon, PT
A testament to Art Deco's aesthetics, this Cartier creation captivates with its vivid colors and meticulous craftsmanship.
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Fourteen Karat Rose Gold Art Deco Style Bracelet with Dark Green Quartzes
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gems are open, allowing the light to shine through, giving the bracelet a luxurious look similar to that of a gold watch. This Art Deco style bracelet is made of 14 karat rose g...
Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold
Couture Art Deco Bucherer Depose 18k Gold Crystal Lined Watch Bracelet 1930s
By Bucherer
Located in Chicago, IL
Trimmed with 40 rose-cut diamond-like stones and marked "deposee" on the Swiss clasp like antique European couture jewelry, this Art-Deco period unique Bucherer luxury snake-chain dr...
Crystal, Mixed Metal, White Gold, Stainless Steel, 18k Gold, Platinum
Rose Gold Art Deco Style Ring with Smoky Quartz by the Artist
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This ring reflects the art deco spirit and is suitable for both women and men.
Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier Platinum Yellow Gold Diamond Black Enamel Pendant Watch Necklace
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
This unique and wonderful Cartier Paris Pendant-Watch necklace was manufactured ca. 1920 with the dial movement and case signed Cartier. The original guilloche dial has enamel roman...
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1940s 14K Rose and Yellow Gold Watch Brooch and Pin
Located in Hicksville, NY
Item Details: Metal Type: 14K Rose and Yellow Gold [Hallmarked, and Tested] Weight: 14.3 grams Maker: CROSBY Pin Measurements: Legnth: 1.75 inches drop Condition: Excellent Price: $1...
14k Gold
Eighteen Karat Rose Gold Art Deco Style Ring with Amethyst Featured in Vogue
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This stunning ring is made of 18 karat yellow gold and boasts a vibrant 15x15x8 mm dark grown amethyst quartz. It has been featured in prestigious publications such as Harper's Bazaa...
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Rose Gold Art Deco Style Men's Ring with Natural Transparent Light Green Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This stunning ring is made of 14 Karat Rose Gold and boasts a vibrant 15x15x8 mm natural light green quartz. It has been featured in publications such as Harper's Bazaar and Vogue U...
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Featured in Vogue Eighteen Karat Rose Gold Art Deco Style Men Ring with Amethyst
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This Art Deco style men ring is in 18 karat rose gold with 15x15x8 mm grown dark vivid amethyst.
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian English 9K Rose Gold Watch Chain, 45 Grams
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
In the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras, men would use these chains to wear their pocket watches.
Rose Gold
Art Deco Style Mosaic 10.05 Carat Emerald Statement Coomi Watch Style Bracelet
By Coomi
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning Art Deco Style Mosaic Bracelet set in 20 karat Yellow Gold with 10.05cts Emeralds and Diamonds at 2.58cts, brought to you from the Luminosity collection, which consists of b...
Emerald, Yellow Gold
Salvador Dali Daum Pate de Verre with Gold, Glass Plate Sculpture Crystal Art
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Surfside, FL
Salvador Dali for Daum (French, Nancy, founded 1878), "Ceci n'est pas une assiette" or “This is not a plate” plate in dusky rose pink glass pate de verre with gold lettering and des...
Glass
White Gold Art Deco Style Ink Art Bracelet with Smoky Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This art deco style bracelet features seven 15x15x3 mm dark smoky quartzes in 14 karat white gold.
Quartz, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold, 10k Gold
Art Deco Style Yellow Gold Ink Bracelet with Smoky Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This designer bracelet is a part of the Ink collection, originally designed as minimalist sculptures with cube-cut smoky quartzes by oil painter and jewellery designer, Polya Medvede...
Quartz, Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold
Featured in Vogue Yellow Gold Men Art Deco Style Ring with Amethyst
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gemstone boasts an unusual cut, allowing it to reflect light beautifully, and the ring itself makes a bold statement with its eye-catching colour and shining rose or yellow gold....
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Style Yellow Gold Link Bracelet with Green Quartzes
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The bracelet has a chic and eye-catching touch and, even in silver, looks "heavy and rich like a good watch" due to the accurate work and design, that reflects art deco style.
Amethyst, Quartz, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Featured in Vogue Yellow Gold Art Deco Style Bracelet with Dark Green Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This 14 karat yellow gold Art Deco style bracelet has seven 15x15x3 mm lab grown dark green quartzes.
Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Eighteen Karat Gold Art Deco Style Bracelet with Dark Green Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This 18 karat yellow gold bracelet, designed in the Art Deco style, features seven dark green grown quartzes measuring 15x15x3 mm.
Quartz, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Art Deco Style Ring with Smoky Quartz by the Artist
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This piece can be personally signed for the same price. It reflects the art deco spirit and fits to women and men. This ring inspires the architects or designers.
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Two Toned Link Bracelet White & Rose Gold 14k
Located in Montgomery, AL
Bracelet Details Material: 14K Rose & White Gold Era: Art Deco 1920 - 1940 Weight: 7.0 Grams Width: 4.5mm Length: 7 7/8 Inches Can Be Shortened Upon Request Item: 768TMV8-APD
Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Art Deco Amethyst, Diamond and Platinum Earrings, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
A pair of Art Deco, amethyst and diamond earrings, with Edwardian-cut diamonds in the tops, with thirteen, round brilliant-cut diamonds, in each, in articulating, millegrain edged, r...
Amethyst, Diamond, Platinum
Featured in Vogue 14 Karat Gold Art Deco Style Bracelet with Dark Green Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gems are open, allowing the light to shine through, giving the bracelet a luxurious look similar to that of a gold watch. Designed by oil painter from Berlin, Polya Medvedeva, t...
Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Fourteen Karat White Gold Art Deco Style Bracelet with Lemon Quartzes
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The Art Deco style bracelet is crafted from 14 karat white gold and adorned with seven 15x15x3 mm quartzes.
Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
Art Deco Style Yellow Gold Plated Link Bracelet with Green Quartzes
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This stunning Art Deco-style link bracelet, designed by Berlin-based oil painter Polya Medvedeva, is crafted from yellow gold plated sterling silver and features seven 15x15x3 mm ten...
Amethyst, Quartz, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
Yellow Gold-Plated Sterling Silver Art Deco Style Link Bracelet Smoky Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This Art Deco Style bracelet by the artist is crafted from sterling silver plated with yellow gold, adorned with seven 15x15x3mm dark smoky quartz stones.
Quartz, Yellow Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
14Kt Solid Pink and White Gold Art Deco Bracelet Chain 1920's / 30's
Located in Long Beach, CA
METAL / MATERIAL: Two-Tone 14Kt Pink & White Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's / 30's ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: 13 Inches in Length WEIGHT: 9.1g This stunning handmade piece offers a rare ae...
14k Gold, White Gold
Eighteen Karat Rose Gold Link Bracelet with Dark Green Quartzes
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This Art Deco style bracelet is made of 14 karat rose gold and features seven 15x15x3 mm dark green grown quartzes.
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Eighteen Karat Gold Art Deco Style Ink Ring with Cube Blue Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
It can be ordered in 14 or 18 Karat white, rose or yellow gold. Do not forget to contact the artist to specify the ring size.
Quartz, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Art Deco Diamond Multi-Gem Floral Bouquet Brooch White Gold Czechoslovakia 1930s
Located in Lisbon, PT
Art Deco diamond and multi-gem floral bouquet brooch in white gold, Czechoslovakia, 1930s.
Chalcedony, Chrysophrase, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Yellow Gold-Plated Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Ring with Green Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This ring is made of Yellow Gold-Plated Sterling Silver and boasts a vibrant 15x15x8 mm natural green quartz. It has been featured in prestigious publications such as Harper's Bazaar...
Quartz, Amethyst, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
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Black Opal White Diamond Yellow Gold Art Deco Cuff Bracelet, Just Jules
By Julie Romanenko
Located in Dallas, TX
One of a Kind Deco Cuff Bracelet by acclaimed designer Julie Romanenko hand-fabricated in intricately textured and beaded solid 14k yellow gold showcasing a gorgeous 3.0 carat oval b...
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, Multi-gemstone, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yell...
Featured in Vogue Yellow Gold-Plated Art Deco Style Ring with Amethyst
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This stunning ring is made of yellow gold-plated sterling silver and boasts a vibrant 15x15x8 mm natural amethyst. It has been featured in prestigious publications such as Harper's B...
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterl...
Yellow Gold-Plated Art Deco Style Ring with Amethyst Featured in Vogue
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This stunning ring is made of yellow gold-plated sterling silver and boasts a vibrant 15x15x8 mm natural amethyst quartz. It has been featured in prestigious publications such as Har...
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterl...
14Kt Solid Pink and White Gold Art Deco Necklace Chain 1920's / 30's
Located in Long Beach, CA
METAL / MATERIAL: Two-Tone 14Kt Pink & White Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's / 30's ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: 13 Inches in Length WEIGHT: 9.1g This stunning handmade piece offers a rare ae...
14k Gold, White Gold
Featured in Vogue Eighteen Karat Gold Art Deco Style Ink Ring With Blue Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The ring reflects the art deco spirit and fits to women and men. This ring inspires the architects, designers and the artists.
Quartz, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Yellow Gold Art Deco Style Ring with Natural Green Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This piece can be personally signed. The ring embodies the art deco spirit and is suitable for both women and men.
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Featured in Vogue Eighteen Karat Rose Gold Men Ring with Amethyst
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This contemporary men ring is in 18 karat rose gold with 15x15x8 mm grown (dark vivid) or natural (lighter usual) amethyst.
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Sterling Silver Art Deco Style Bracelet with Dark Green Quartzes
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The collection was designed by Berlin-based oil painter Polya Medvedeva and draws inspiration from the Art Deco style. Originally created as minimalist gold sculptures featuring cub...
Quartz, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, White Gold
Antique 18 Carat Rose Gold and Platinum Two-Tone Bar Link Chain with T-Bar
Located in London, GB
This classic watch fob chain, dating back to the early 20st Century, is masterfully crafted in solid 18 carat rose gold and platinum, showcasing a clean design that can be worn and e...
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
Rose Gold Contemporary Ring with Dark Amethyst
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This contemporary men ring is in 14 karat rose gold with 15x15x8 mm dark grown amethyst. It was published in Harper's Bazaar and Vogue UA.
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Yellow Gold Art Deco Style Ring with Natural Green Prasiolite Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This stunning ring is made of 14 karat yellow gold and boasts a vibrant 15x15x8 mm light green natural quartz. It has been featured in prestigious publications such as Harper's Bazaa...
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Style Bracelet Green Quartzes Collection Featured in Vogue
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
Each piece in the collection reflects the iconic Art Deco style. This bracelet is not only available with green quartzes but can also be ordered with smoky, lemon, rose, rock, and g...
Quartz, Amethyst, Silver, Sterling Silver
Yellow Gold Plated Art Deco Style Ring with Green Quartz Featured in Vogue
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This art deco style ring is in yellow gold plated sterling silver with 15x15x8 mm green grown quartz, size 17.
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Fourteen Karat Rose Gold Contemporary Link Bracelet with Amethysts
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The bracelet has a chic and eye-catching touch and, even in silver, looks "heavy and rich like a good watch" due to the accurate work and design, that reflects art deco style.
Amethyst, Quartz, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Rose Gold Ring with Green Quartz Featured in Vogue
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This 14 karat rose gold ring features a green-grown quartz measuring 15x15x8 mm.
Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Eighteen Karat Rose Gold Contemporary Ring with Green Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gemstone boasts an unusual cut, allowing it to reflect light beautifully, and the ring itself makes a bold statement with its eye-catching colour and shining rose or yellow gold....
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Mellerio Paris, French Gold, Diamonds, Silver, Lapis, and Obsidian Polo Player
By Mellerio dits Meller
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamonds, Silver-Gilt, Rock Crystal, Enamel, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Agate, Emerald, and Obsidian Polo Player, Carved Horse Sculpture, Jeweled Mounted O...
Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver
Fourteen Karat Yellow Gold Contemporary Link Bracelet with Rose Onyx
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The bracelet has an accurate work and huge gems that catch the light, making it look like a high-end watch. The Ink collection was designed by Polya Medvedeva, an oil painter and je...
Quartz, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Featured in Vogue Sterling Silver Art Deco Style Bracelet with Lemon Quartzes
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The collection was designed by the Berlin-based oil painter and jewelry designer, Polya Medvedeva, and is lightly inspired by the Art Deco style. Originally, the collection was desi...
Quartz, Silver, Sterling Silver
Rose Gold Contemporary Ring with Smoky Quartz by the Artist
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This contemporary jewelry ring in 14 karat rose gold with 15x15x8 mm dark smoky quartz was published in Harper's Bazaar and Vogue UA.
Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Eighteen Karat Rose Gold Contemporary Cocktail Ring with Green Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This piece can be personally signed. The ring has an art deco feel and is suitable for both women and men.
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Featured in Vogue Eighteen Karat Rose Gold Ring with Amethyst
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gemstone boasts an unusual cut, allowing it to reflect light beautifully, and the ring itself makes a bold statement with its eye-catching colour and shining rose or yellow gold....
Quartz, Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Featured in Vogue Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Men Ring with Green Quartz
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
Inspired by the art deco era, this stunning ring is made of sterling silver and features a vivid 15x15x8 mm natural green quartz.
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver
18 Karat White Gold Art Deco Style Men's Ring with Amethyst Featured in Vogue
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This stunning ring is made of 18 karat white gold and boasts a vibrant 15x15x8 mm grown amethyst quartz. It has been featured in prestigious publications such as Harper's Bazaar and ...
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Rose Gold Signet Men Ring with Smoky Quartz by the Artist
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
It reflects the art deco spirit and fits to women and men. This ring inspires the architects or designers.
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Eighteen Karat Rose Gold Ring with Smoky Quartz by the Artist
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
It reflects the art deco spirit and fits to women and men. This ring inspires the architects or designers.
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.
The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.
However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)
While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.
Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.
A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.
Find unique Art Deco necklaces, earrings, bracelets and other jewelry on 1stDibs.
Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself.
Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.
Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.
For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.
Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.
In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so.
Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.
Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle.
BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.
A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in.
Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.
Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.
Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.
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