David Webb Brooches
“Women are tired of jewelry-looking jewelry,” celebrated American designer David Webb once noted. In response, he created a menagerie of whimsical animals rendered as rings, brooches, earrings and, especially, bangle bracelets. This playfulness permeates all Webb’s work, which is characterized by brightly hued enamel and color-saturated semiprecious stones like coral, azurmalachite and turquoise, the notable exception being the clear, elegant rock crystal for which he had an affinity.
The North Carolina native apprenticed with his uncle, a silversmith, before moving to New York, where he established David Webb Inc. in 1948. He had no formal training in jewelry design. Instead, he culled inspiration from the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Americas, as well as the traditions of India and China — influences discernible in such pieces as his collar necklaces and talisman-like sautoirs.
Webb’s first animal bracelet was produced in 1957. His most famous, the zebra, took shape in 1963; its stripes now form the company’s logo. Although Webb died in 1975, his company continues to produce designs drawn from his extensive archives, and every piece is still made in the workshop above its Madison Avenue store.
Find an alluring collection of David Webb jewelry on 1stDibs, including earrings, brooches and other accessories.
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s American Vintage David Webb Brooches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Brooches
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Vintage David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Rock Crystal, Platinum
20th Century American David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
1990s North American David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
1970s Vintage David Webb Brooches
20th Century American David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1970s American Vintage David Webb Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s American Modern Vintage David Webb Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
1960s American Vintage David Webb Brooches
Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary David Webb Brooches
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Artist David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century Unknown David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown David Webb Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Art Deco David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Emerald, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century American David Webb Brooches
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century American David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century David Webb Brooches
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
20th Century American David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Gold
1980s Vintage David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Coral, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary David Webb Brooches
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1980s American Vintage David Webb Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
1970s Vintage David Webb Brooches
Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel