Modern Vintage Jewellery
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Brass
Mid-20th Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Amber, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Walnut, Burl
Late 20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Danish Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Wood
20th Century Danish Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Mid-20th Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Yellow Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, ...
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Metal
1990s Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Onyx, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Stone, Malachite, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Brass, Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Platinum
Late 20th Century German Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Chrysoberyl, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Moonstone, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Aquamarine, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Opal, Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Spanish Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Costa Rican Organic Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Rosewood, Cocobolo
Late 20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Agate, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
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A Close Look at Modern Jewelry
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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