Modern Bracelets
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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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
Aquamarine, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Bracelets
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bracelets
Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Bracelets
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Bracelets
14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Bracelets
Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Italian Modern Bracelets
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bracelets
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Australian Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Fire Opal, 24k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Bracelets
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
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At Angara, every piece of jewellery is a handcrafted expression of love and individuality. We design with intention—using vivid coloured gemstones and ethically...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1980s American Vintage Modern Bracelets
Brass
1950s Vintage Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Bracelets
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Modern Bracelets
14k Gold, Rose Gold
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Bracelets
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Modern Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
Early 2000s Modern Bracelets
24k Gold, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Bracelets
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Modern Bracelets
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century English Modern Bracelets
Gold, 15k Gold, Rose Gold
1960s American Vintage Modern Bracelets
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Bracelets
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
2010s American Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Gold
1990s Italian Modern Bracelets
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Modern Bracelets
Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bracelets
Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Modern Bracelets
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
20th Century Italian Modern Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Modern Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold





