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.
Bvlgari Monete 18kt Gold Earrings with Diamonds, 4th Century Coins.
By Bulgari
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
Two ancient coins from the 4th century BC. Light and Dark. One female and one male. The woman Opuntia - 360-350 ac, the man Olyntnos 432 - 348 ac. The earrings measure 17,8 x 18,7mm,...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari 18K Yellow Gold Vintage Hoop Earrings, Italy, Circa 1989
By Bulgari
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
Vintage BVLGARI 18 karat gold hoop earrings made 1989. You know a pair of hoops are well made when they are purposely adjusted for left/r...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Silver & Gold 2.74ct Old European Diamond Dormeuse Earrings
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
A pair of antique, Early 20th Century, silver and gold two-stone old European diamond dormeuse earrings. This earring style has become so pop...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Bvlgari Monete Gold Ring with Ancient Coin of Nero (37–68 AD), Circa 1980.
By Bulgari
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
A Bvlgari Monete ring set with a coin of Nero (37–68 AD) carries more than an imperial portrait — it carries contradiction, myth, and memory. Nero remains one of antiquity’s most controversial figures: patron of the arts and political showman, yet forever shadowed by excess and downfall. That tension is precisely what sustains fascination. He is not a simple tyrant nor a simple aesthete, but a ruler whose image has been shaped as much by legend as by history. To wear his coin is to engage with that ambiguity. Ancient Roman coins were instruments of power and propaganda, struck to project authority across an empire. Today, removed from their original political purpose, they become intimate relics — fragments of a vanished world. The profile of Nero, once a declaration of dominance, now reads as something quieter and more reflective: a reminder of impermanence. However absolute the power, it passes. In this way, a Nero coin...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
George Weil 18k Gold Rock Crystal Diamond Clip-On Earrings, 1970s
By George Weil
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
A pair of ear clips each set with carved rock crystal and numerous brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in 18k gold and white gold. They are big, they are fun, they are unique, they are s...
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier 1990s Gold Maillon De Panthere Earrings
By Cartier
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
A pair of 18k yellow gold Maillon Panthere earrings by Cartier. Each hoop style earring is made up of iconic flat three rows of polished, interlocking links, 18k yellow gold that emb...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari Monete Ancient Bronze Coin Earrings 18K Yellow Gold
By Bulgari
Located in Banbury, GB
SKU 33302219 Comes With Box Only Model Monete Metal 18k Yellow Gold Stones Coin Weight 25.28 g Length 10.68 mm Width 10.68 mm Condition Excellent ____________________________________...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Bulgari Bvlgari Alexander The Great Coin Moneta Yellow Gold Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
18k Yellow Gold Alexander The Great Wearing Lion Helmet Ancient Coin Monete Yellow Gold Earrings by Bulgari. The Vintage Bulgari Bvlgari 18k Yellow Gold Alexander The Great Coin Mon...
18k Gold
Bvlgari Monete Vintage Coin Earrings in 18k Yellow & White Gold, Italy, 1970s–19
By Bulgari
Located in Roma, RM
refined and highly collectible pair of vintage Bulgari “Monete” earrings, crafted in Italy between the late 1970s and early 1980s, exemplifying the Roman Maison’s deep-rooted fascina...
White Gold, Yellow Gold
BVLGARI ITALY 18k Yellow Gold, Diamond & Ancient Roman Coin Monete Earrings Rare
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bvlgari Italy 18k Yellow Gold, Diamond & Ancient Roman Coin Monete Earrings Vintage 1980s Here is your chance to purchase a beautiful and highly collectible designer pair of e...
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Bulgari 1980 Ancient Indian Coin 18K Gold Steel Vintage Tubogas Monete Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as j-hoop style earrings deeply grooved with "Serpenti" tubogas Stainless steel with yellow gold terminals and bezel stations Set with 8.5 mm round ancient coins with stippl...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Georgios Collections 18 Karat Gold Clip Earrings with Athina Coin and Diamonds
By Georgios Collections Inc
Located in Astoria, NY
S.Georgios Designer Coin Earrings of Athina are Hand Made from 18 Karat Yellow Gold and feature a replica Coin of Athina, the Goddess of Wisdom and the Pr...
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Jewelry historian Vanessa Cron combed 1stDibs and selected some dazzling pieces with timeless appeal.
From Elizabeth Taylor to Zendaya, the Serpenti has been the accessory of choice for generations of it girls.
