Gold Bulgari Necklace

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.

Active in the jewelry industry since the 30s, the Luise family has been involved in the professional trade of antiques for 4 generations. Famous for his passion for vintage jewelry, offers a vast inventory of high quality jewelry and thanks to his own laboratory of artisans, which count some of the most renowned Italian goldsmiths, also provides changes or customizations of any kind, to meet the needs of customers. The company specializes in the trade of a wide range of items including designer and vintage jewelry, diamonds, corals, pearls and precious stones. Luise Gioielli is now online, showing her fantastic collection at the best available price; give our customers the opportunity to wear unique creations. In addition to being online, we also participate in specialized jewelery fairs all over the world such as in New York, Hong Kong and Las Vegas.