Modern Vintage Jewellery
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Pewter
1950s European Scandinavian Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Teak, Leather
1980s Mexican Modernist Modern Vintage Jewellery
Sterling Silver
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Chrome
1960s Swedish Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Silver
1970s Danish Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
20th Century American Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Finnish Modernist Modern Vintage Jewellery
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Silver, Sterling Silver
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Stainless Steel, Iron
20th Century Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Art Deco Modern Vintage Jewellery
1980s French Modern Vintage Jewellery
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold
1990s Italian Modern Vintage Jewellery
18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold
20th Century Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, White Gold
20th Century Modern Vintage Jewellery
Lapis Lazuli, Pyrite, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Jewellery
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Mid-Century Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Ebony
1950s Modern Vintage Jewellery
Ruby, 18k Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century German Modern Vintage Jewellery
Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1960s Swedish Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold
1970s Modern Vintage Jewellery
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s Retro Modern Vintage Jewellery
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Finnish Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
1970s European Contemporary Modern Vintage Jewellery
Coral, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Retro Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Norwegian Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Modern Vintage Jewellery
Brass
20th Century Finnish Modern Vintage Jewellery
Sterling Silver
20th Century Indian Retro Modern Vintage Jewellery
White Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Etruscan Revival Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold
Late 20th Century European Contemporary Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Danish Retro Modern Vintage Jewellery
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century French Post-War Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
20th Century American Art Deco Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Modern Vintage Jewellery
Sterling Silver
1960s Swedish Modernist Modern Vintage Jewellery
Ruby, Sterling Silver
1970s Modern Vintage Jewellery
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Modern Vintage Jewellery
18k Gold
Mid-20th Century English Modern Vintage Jewellery
White Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Artisan Modern Vintage Jewellery
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Modern Modern Vintage Jewellery
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
1990s Finnish Modernist Modern Vintage Jewellery
Yellow Gold, Platinum, Gold, 14k 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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