Lalaounis Jewlery
20th Century Greek Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Greek Modernist Clip-on Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Greek Revival Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Cufflinks
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1960s Greek Bangles
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Greek Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Classical Greek Choker Necklaces
Onyx, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Etruscan Revival Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Gold
Vintage 1980s Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Brooches
18k Gold
1990s Greek Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Greek Renaissance Revival Fashion Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Greek Chain Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek Brooches
Gold
20th Century Greek Brooches
Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Brooches
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek More Rings
22k Gold
20th Century Greek More Earrings
Gold
20th Century Greek More Rings
Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Greek Retro Retro Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Contemporary Brooches
18k Gold
20th Century Greek Cuff Bracelets
Gold
1990s Greek Modern Dangle Earrings
10k Gold
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Fashion Rings
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Greek Fashion Rings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Greek Clip-on Earrings
Agate, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Greek More Necklaces
Gold
20th Century Greek More Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Greek Modern More Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek Brooches
Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek More Earrings
Ruby, Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Greek Revival Bangles
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Modern Cuff Bracelets
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Bangles
18k Gold
20th Century Greek Fashion Rings
Ruby, Gold
Vintage 1970s Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Stud Earrings
18k Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Brooches
Pearl, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century Greek Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Greek More Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Contemporary Bangles
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Contemporary Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Ilias Lalaounis for sale on 1stDibs
It’s fitting that Ilias Lalaounis (1920–2013) is the only jeweler ever inducted into the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts — the Greek jeweler’s creations, such as his decorative gold necklaces and rings, are less fashion adornment and more works of art.
Lalaounis was born in Athens in 1920 to a family of goldsmiths and watchmakers with origins in Delphi. Before turning to the family business, Lalaounis studied law, economics, business and music and trained with the painter Alexandros Alexandrakis. Such a well-rounded education laid the foundation for his unique approach to jewelry.
Lalaounis took the helm of his uncle’s jewelry company in 1940. The impact of the Second World War on Greece inspired the jeweler to celebrate his country’s history by reinterpreting its artifacts into new works of art. In 1957, Lalaounis founded the Greek Jewelers’ Association and exhibited at the Thessaloniki International Fair, showcasing the first of his “collections,” as he would come to define his phases of work. This, the Archaeological Collection, was informed by classical and Hellenistic history.
Lalaounis would go on to find new ways to render historic motifs in gold and gemstones after founding his namesake house in 1969. For his 1970s-era collection, Blow Up, he displayed gold pieces inspired by Minoan art on his models’ entire bodies; after opening a store in Tokyo, he presented a collection informed by Japanese art. Later, Lalaounis introduced a collection inspired by Native Americans at his Madison Avenue store in Manhattan. One of the jeweler’s most important commissions came in 1976, when he designed a collection that drew on Persian art for Empress Farah of Iran.
In 1984, Lalaounis explored his unique creative vision with a book, Metamorphoses. By the 1990s, he had stores across Europe as well as in Tokyo, Hong Kong and New York City, and his work had been exhibited at the National Museum of American History and the Penn Museum in Philadelphia, to name a few. In 1994, he founded his own eponymous museum in Athens, with a permanent collection of pieces from 45 of his collections. Lalaounis died in 2013.
Lalaounis’s research-driven approach to jewelry design gives his pieces a depth on par with any art form.
Find an ornate assortment of Ilias Lalaounis’s yellow-gold necklaces, rings and more on 1stDibs.