David Webb Solitaire Rings
“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.
1960s American Vintage David Webb Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1950s Vintage David Webb Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Modern David Webb Solitaire Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1960s American Vintage David Webb Solitaire Rings
Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
2010s American David Webb Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s American Artist Vintage David Webb Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century David Webb Solitaire Rings
Star Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1890s American Victorian Antique David Webb Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro David Webb Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Pearl, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern David Webb Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Solitaire Rings
Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern David Webb Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary David Webb Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern David Webb Solitaire Rings
Jade, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern David Webb Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Artist David Webb Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Platinum
1990s American Artist David Webb Solitaire Rings
Rubelite, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American David Webb Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1970s American Vintage David Webb Solitaire Rings
Turquoise, 18k Gold