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Buccellati Hawaii

Buccellati Hawaii 18k Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in San Antonio, TX
Buccellati "Hawaii" 18K Yellow Gold Earrings, signed Buccellati 750 Made in Italy.
Category

2010s Italian Dangle Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii 18K YG Gold Circle Link Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Buccellati Hawaii 18K interlocking textured gold rings of graduated size link necklace weight 108.9
Category

20th Century Italian Link Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Buccellati Hawaii 18K Tri Color Gold Circle drop earrings
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Buccellati Hawaii 18K Tri Color Gold Circle Drop Earrings 28.1g Large size Marked : BUCCELLATI 18KT
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Drop Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Yellow Gold Large Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large model 18k gold Hawaii earrings by Buccellati. Earrings measure 2.5" x 1.5". Marked
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Earrings

Materials

Yellow Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Yellow Gold Long Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
18k yellow gold Hawaii link necklace by Buccellati. The necklace us 40" long , the circle links are
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Link Necklaces

Materials

Yellow Gold

A pair of Hawaii Colour Carnelian Drop Earrings by Buccellati
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
vibrant polished carnelian and 18 carat yellow gold, cascading down the wearer's ear. -Signed Buccellati
Category

2010s European Drop Earrings

Materials

Carnelian, 18k Gold

Recent Sales

18 Karat Yellow Gold Hawaii Link Necklace, Buccellati
By Buccellati
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
18 karat yellow gold hand spun interlocking link necklace from the Buccellati Hawaii Collection.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Link Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Yellow Gold and Diamond Hawaii Collection Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Naples, FL
These Eye Catching Buccellati Dangle Earrings Are A Part Of The Brands Hawaii Collection. Small 18K
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dangle Earrings

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Yellow Gold Multi-Ring Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in Holland, PA
18k Yellow Gold Buccellati "Hawaii" Multi-Ring Necklace. Details: Length: 29" Width: 20mm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii 18 Karat Gold Interlocking Circle Link Bracelet
By Buccellati
Located in Chevy Chase, MD
Buccellati's Hawaii bracelet has been one of the house's best-loved styles since the '30s. Each
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Link Bracelets

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Wire Graduated Yellow Gold Link Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in Holland, PA
18k Yellow Gold Buccellati Hawaii Wire Graduated Details: Length: 16.5" Width: From 12mm to 18mm
Category

2010s European Link Necklaces

Materials

Yellow Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Large Drop Earrings in 18 Karat Yellow Gold
By Buccellati
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Signed Buccellati "Hawaii" Large Drop earrings in 18 Karat yellow gold.
Category

2010s Italian Drop Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Finely crafted in 18K yellow gold. Medium size. Signed by Buccellati.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dangle Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Gold Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Darnestown, MD
Buccellati's classic Hawaii earrings made of graduated size interlocking circles. The circles are
Category

20th Century Italian Dangle Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

BUCCELLATI Hawaii Gold Wire Link Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in New York City, NY
Chic and unusual 18K yellow gold wire link necklace by Buccellati. It is designed as a series of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Gold Hawaii Drop Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Splendid "Hawaii" Earrings signed Buccellati, 18kt, Italy, 750 in lozenge & *12Co for control
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Baroque Dangle Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Buccellati 18k Yellow Gold Hawaii Long Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Textured multi-loop link 'Hawaii' sautoir-style long necklace by Italian designer Buccellati
Category

2010s Italian Modern Link Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Buccellati Onyx 18 Karat Yellow Gold Hawaii Color Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stamped with Italian assay marks for 18 karat gold and Milan Fully signed Buccellati Circa: 1970's
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces

Materials

Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Buccellati Italy 18 Karat Tri-Colored Gold Hawaii Chain Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in Philadelphia, PA
texture throughout Stamped with Italian assay marks for 18 karat gold and Milan Fully signed Buccellati
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chain Necklaces

Materials

Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold

Buccellati 18 Karat Gold Hawaii Waikiki Circle Long Pendant Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian assay marks for 18 karat gold Signed Buccellati Italy Original design circa 1930s; piece is from
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Buccellati 18 Karat Yellow Gold "Hawaii Waikiki" Lard Pendant Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Buccellati 18k yellow Gold Pendant earrings
Category

20th Century Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

18K Yellow Gold Buccellati Hawaii Hanging Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This classic and very aesthetic pair of 18k Yellow Gold Buccellati Hawaii hanging earrings are
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dangle Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Yellow Gold Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 18k yellow gold Hawaii earrings by Buccellati. Earrings are 2 5/8" long and approx. 1.25
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian More Earrings

Materials

Yellow Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Gold Textured Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in Feasterville, PA
A stunning hand made necklace by Buccellati featuring a double link pattern crafted in 18k yellow
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Buccellati 18k Rose Gold Black Onyx Hawaii Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Palm Beach, FL
18-karat rose gold multi-loop earrings with black onyx accents, from the Buccellati Hawaii
Category

2010s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Onyx, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Buccellati Estate Hawaii Link Multiple Ring Pendant Earrings in 18k Yellow Gold
By Buccellati
Located in Miami, FL
Brilliance Jewels, Miami Questions? Call Us Anytime! 786,482,8100 Designer: Buccellati Collection
Category

2010s Dangle Earrings

Materials

Yellow Gold

Buccellati "Hawaii" Gold Drop Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Mt. Kisco, NY
Buccellati "Hawaii" chandelier earrings composed of interlocking, 18k yellow gold circles of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Chain Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

BUCCELLATI" Hawaii" Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
18kt. yellow gold delicate interlocking wire work link necklace measuring 41" signed Buccellati
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Chain Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

BUCCELLATI 'Hawaii' Gold Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in Mt. Kisco, NY
BUCCELLATI Gold Necklace in Hawaii design. The necklace is composed of interlocking textured gold
Category

20th Century Italian Link Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Gold Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
. Handmade in Italy and signed Buccellati, from the Hawaii Collection.
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Gold Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
=25mm) Marked/tested Buccellati, Italy,750 Clarity N/a Color N/a Weight 20.6g
Category

20th Century Italian Drop Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Yellow Gold Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of 18k yellow gold earrings crafted by Buccellati for the Hawaii collection. Earrings
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian More Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Gold Drop Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
/Tested:Buccellati, 18KT, Italy. Weight:20.0g
Category

Italian Dangle Earrings

Buccellati Hawaii Long Gold Chandelier Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of 18k gold earrings from the Hawaii collection by Buccellati. The earrings measure 68mm x
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian More Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Gold Long Pendant Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of 18k yellow gold earrings from the Hawaii collection by Buccellati. The earrings measure
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Gold Long Link Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An 18k yellow gold necklace from the Hawaii collection by Buccellati. The necklace is 40" long
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian More Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

BUCCELLATI Hawaii Yellow Gold Drop Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Retail: $6,750.00 Metal: 18K Yellow Gold Marked/tested: Buccellati, Italy, 750 Gemstones/diamonds
Category

Italian Dangle Earrings

Buccellati Gold Hawaii Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of 18k white gold drop earrings, crafted by Buccellati for Hawaii collection. Earrings are
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian More Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Gold 'Hawaii' Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stylish necklace was designed by the legendary Italian jewelry firm Buccellati who created a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Link Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Gold Hawaii Dangle Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
. Handmade in Italy and signed Buccellati, from the Hawaii Collection.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Yellow Gold ​"Hawaii" Drop Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Hawaii" chandelier earrings composed of interlocking, 18k yellow gold circles of graduated size
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dangle Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Pair of Buccellati Gold 'Hawaii' Pendant-Earclips
By Buccellati
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stylish pair of earclips were designed by the legendary Italian jewelry firm Buccellati who
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dangle Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Large Gold Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Large Hawaii earrings in 18k gold by Buccellati, currently retail for $7900. Earrings measure 105mm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian More Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Gold Chain Necklace
By Buccellati
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
finish. Handmade in Italy and signed Buccellati, from the Hawaii Collection.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Chain Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii Yellow Gold Pendant Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of 18k yellow gold earrings by Buccellati. The earrings measure 65mm long and 30mm wide
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Buccellati Hawaii-Waikiki Yellow Gold Graduated Circles Dangle Drop Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Miami, FL
Maria Cristina Buccellati of her family's fine jewelry collections. These earrings are inspired by the
Category

2010s Drop Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

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Buccellati Hawaii For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the buccellati hawaii you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from Gold, 18k Gold and Yellow Gold — can elevate any look. Find an antique version now, or shop for 8 vintage or 18 modern creation for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. Finding the perfect buccellati hawaii may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. There aren’t many items for men if you’re seeking a buccellati hawaii, as most of the options available are for women and unisex.

How Much is a Buccellati Hawaii?

Prices for a buccellati hawaii can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $3,000 and can go as high as $18,000, while this accessory, on average, fetches $4,950.

Buccellati for sale on 1stDibs

In 1919, Mario Buccellati (1891–1965) launched his eponymous jewelry house with the opening of his first shop in Milan and quickly built a reputation for his richly embellished traforato, or finely pierced goldwork. The Ancona, Italy–born jeweler’s workmanship was in a class of its own. His pieces were exquisite, yet the gemstones themselves were never too flashy, elevated instead by the designs’ intricate metalsmithing.

A love of tradition set Mario and his fine jewelry house apart in the competitive Italian market and remains a point of pride for the family, which is still closely tied to the business even as it is now owned by Richemont, a luxury conglomerate that also counts Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels among its subsidiaries.

A young Mario Buccellati apprenticed with famed goldsmith Beltrami e Besnati in the early 1900s, although many of the goldsmithing techniques synonymous with Buccellati go as far back as the Italian Renaissance. The family lineage is also said to include 18th-century jeweler Contardo Buccellati.

Owing to the founder’s advanced metalworking skills, the brand is known for designs that feature metal with the delicacy of lace and draw on the wonders of the natural world. The house’s work is typified by intricate gemstone settings that emphasize their natural color and dense engraving techniques that transform the texture of gold.

One of the time-honored engraving techniques that has come to characterize Buccellati’s work — techniques that require apprenticeships and training in the fine jeweler’s workshops — is called rigato. It involves the engraving of a precious metal with a series of parallel lines to achieve a fabric-like effect.

Rigato is on luminous display in the house’s Macri collection of earrings, cuff bracelets and other accessories. A painstaking attention to detail is pronounced in the celebrated Macri, Bartolomeo and Unica collections — witness the striking honeycomb motif, a house signature, that characterizes the Unica collection’s Caterina bracelet, for example.

The Macri collection was the work of Mario’s son, Gianmaria Buccellati, an award-winning jeweler and internationally renowned silversmith who worked to bring the brand to the global stage by overseeing the opening of boutiques in Tokyo, Paris, California and elsewhere.

In 1951, Mario opened his first store in New York City; today the company operates boutiques worldwide. In 2019, the company celebrated its centennial with a new flagship in Paris and the Vintage collection, which features some of its most enduring designs.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic Buccellati jewelry, including earrings, necklaces, rings and other accessories.

Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship

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.