“Women are tired of jewelry-looking jewelry,” celebrated American designer David Webb once noted. In response, he created a menagerie of whimsical animals rendered as rings, brooches, earrings and, especially, bangle bracelets. This playfulness permeates all Webb’s work, which is characterized by brightly hued enamel and color-saturated semiprecious stones like coral, azurmalachite and turquoise, the notable exception being the clear, elegant rock crystal for which he had an affinity.
The North Carolina native apprenticed with his uncle, a silversmith, before moving to New York, where he established David Webb Inc. in 1948. He had no formal training in jewelry design. Instead, he culled inspiration from the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Americas, as well as the traditions of India and China — influences discernible in such pieces as his collar necklaces and talisman-like sautoirs.
Webb’s first animal bracelet was produced in 1957. His most famous, the zebra, took shape in 1963; its stripes now form the company’s logo. Although Webb died in 1975, his company continues to produce designs drawn from his extensive archives, and every piece is still made in the workshop above its Madison Avenue store.
Find an alluring collection of David Webb jewelry on 1stDibs, including earrings, brooches and other accessories.
David Webb 18K Yellow Gold Nugget Diamond Articulated Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
This is an articulated yellow gold ski slope nugget bracelet by David Webb. It is made in a form of a gold slope nugget with diamond accents throughout. Comes with the certificate fr...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
David Webb 18K Yellow Gold Large Hammered Flat Link Diamond Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
Curb-link bracelet in high-polished hammered finish 18k yellow gold, accented by round brilliant-cut diamonds set in platinum on the edges. TYPE: VINTAGE BRACELETS...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
David Webb 18k Yellow Gold and Platinum Diamond Bombe Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
The David Webb Platinum & 18K Yellow Gold 15.00cttw Bombe Diamond Leaf Motif Bracelet is an exquisite piece of jewelry that exudes elegance and luxury. Crafted with precision, this...
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
David Webb Platinum & 18K Yellow Gold 21 Carats Scroll Diamond Textured Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
David Webb 18K Yellow Gold 21 Carats Scroll Diamond Textured Bracelet. David Webb estate yellow gold diamond bracelet designed as a hinged ban...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
David Webb Platinum & 18K Yellow Gold Notre Dame Rock Crystal Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
Rock crystal is a luminous alternative to diamonds. David Webb loved pearls and thought they should be "as big as lima beans." The Twilight Collection exude...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
David Webb Platinum & 18K Yellow Gold Scalloped Diamond Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
A vintage bracelet by David Webb crafted in 18 karat gold comprised of flexible rows of intricate featherlike links. The ridged links a smooth to the touch, with five links containin...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
David Webb 18K Gold Platinum Diamond Bracelet, Late 20th Century
By David Webb
Located in Queens, NY
David Webb 18K Yellow Gold Platinum Diamond Bracelet, fabricated with sculpted gold links, adorned with five platinum prong set old European cut diamonds weighing approx. 1.80, 1.65,...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Laura Munder Citrine Bracelet 18k Yellow Gold
By Laura Munder
Located in Dallas, TX
Laura Munder Citrine Bracelet in 18K Yellow Gold. The bracelet features 21 sugarloaf cabochon cut citrines. 7" Length 0.33" (8.6mm) Wide 45 Grams
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
David Webb Sugarloaf Rock Crystal and 18k Gold Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
5 tremendous sugarloaf rock crystals weighing approximately 225.83 carats set in a vintage 18K gold rococo link bracelet. This daring design is an exceptional exemplar of DAVID WEBB ...
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
David Webb Hand Made Bracelet Bangle 18k Yellow Gold
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
David Webb Unique Hand Made Bracelet Bangle Shape Solid 18k Yellow Gold semi flexible (see video) Approx Weight: 104 grams Circumference approx 7.5' inch Width: 1' inch Circa 1970's...
Yellow Gold
Vintage 4.00 carat diamond 14k yellow gold bracelet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This elegant vintage diamond bracelet is a beautifully refined 1980’s piece, featuring 48 old European cut diamonds weighing approximately 4.00 carats in total. The diamonds offer th...
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
David Webb 18k Yellow Gold Bracelet
By David Webb
Located in Chicago, IL
This authentic David Webb 18 carats yellow gold bracelet Bracelet 15mm wide. Inner circumstances 6.25 inches, 53 x 53mm Marked: Webb 18k Total Weight : 87.3 grams
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
