Jean Schlumberger Enamel Bracelets
20th Century French Bangles
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1960s Bangles
18k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1960s Bangles
18k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1960s French Bangles
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Bangles
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Bangles
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Bangles
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Bangles
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Modern Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Bangles
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s French Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Bangles
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Link Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Retro Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Artist Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
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1990s French Bangles
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Bangles
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Bangles
21st Century and Contemporary French Artisan Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Retro Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Bangles
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
French Bangles
Vintage 1960s American Bangles
18k Gold
French Bangles
2010s French Modern Bangles
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Bangles
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
French Bangles
1990s French Bangles
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century French Bangles
Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Bangles
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
French Bangles
Antique Late 19th Century French Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Bangles
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1960s French Bangles
18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Bangles
18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Bangles
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Bangles
18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Bangles
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Bangles
20th Century French Modern Bangles
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Retro Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1970s French Modern Bangles
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Bangles
Diamond, Enamel
Vintage 1960s Bangles
Coral, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1990s French Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s French Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Bracelets
Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Bangles
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1970s French Modern Bangles
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Retro Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Retro Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Retro Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1960s French Bangles
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Bangles
18k Gold
1990s French Bangles
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Bangles
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bangles
Turquoise, 18k Gold
1990s French Cuff Bracelets
Early 2000s American Modern Link Bracelets
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Modern Bangles
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Bangles
18k Gold
20th Century French Modern Bangles
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Bangles
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Blue Topaz, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s French Link Bracelets
18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Bangles
Yellow Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Band Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s American Band Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Modernist Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Artisan Cuff Bracelets
Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Art Deco Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Bangles
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
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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.
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Finding the Right Bangles for You
Today, it would be tough to track down a jewelry lover who doesn’t have a stack of vintage bangles and other bracelets ready to go for any occasion.
People have worn bangles and other bracelets for centuries. Examples can be found in the wide range of personal adornments favored by the Ancient Egyptians, some of whom wore bracelets and armlets made of gold and flecked with gemstones such as lapis and turquoise.
Fashion has evolved over the years, but the popularity of bangles has remained the same. Jewelry makers have created cuffs in all manner of styles, and no matter what your taste, you can find antique and vintage diamond bangles, ruby bangles, emerald bangles and more to suit you and to pair with any of your favorite ensembles. And although “bracelets” and “bangles” are often used interchangeably, there is a difference between the two.
Bangles are solid, one-piece bands that are always characterized by their rigid ring shape. Today, they’re made of metal, plastic, wood or other materials. Because this cuff is a solid piece, you have to slide it over your hand. Bracelets, however, are flexible pieces. Whether they’re charm bracelets, link bracelets, beaded bracelets or another variety, you open and close a bracelet at its ends, where it locks around your wrist with a clasp.
Bracelets and bangles suit most anyone, and there’s a style of bangle for every occasion, whether you’ve opted for an Art Deco bangle, a Victorian-era bangle or another kind. And their versatility doesn’t end there. Jewelry lovers know that when it comes to bangle bracelets (and other kinds of bracelets), you never have to choose just one. Just as you might wear a vintage tennis bracelet by itself or pair it with other thin bracelets, you can opt for a simple pared-down look with a single bangle or go big and stack your sculptural modern bangles to deepen their impact or double up your classic gold bangles and pair them with a T-shirt and jeans or a comfortable cotton day dress.
Browse an extensive collection of vintage bangle bracelets and other bracelets on 1stDibs. Find extraordinary works by iconic jewelry houses such as Cartier, Tiffany & Co. and David Webb, or peruse the array of link bracelets, cuff bracelets and diamond bangle bracelets for innumerable accessorizing options.