Modern Charm 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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1990s French Modern Charm Bracelets
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Charm Bracelets
18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century English Modern Charm Bracelets
Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Charm Bracelets
Crystal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s American Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Modern Charm Bracelets
1990s American Modern Charm Bracelets
20th Century Italian Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Italian Modern Charm Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
1960s Norwegian Vintage Modern Charm Bracelets
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s European Modern Charm Bracelets
18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Charm Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s European Modern Charm Bracelets
White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Charm Bracelets
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1980s American Vintage Modern Charm Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Charm Bracelets
Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Charm Bracelets
Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Charm Bracelets
Crystal, Gold Plate
Early 2000s American Modern Charm Bracelets
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Charm Bracelets
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Charm Bracelets
Base Metal
2010s American Modern Charm Bracelets
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Charm Bracelets
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18...
Late 20th Century Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s European Modern Charm Bracelets
18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modern Charm Bracelets
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Charm Bracelets
Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Charm Bracelets
14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Charm Bracelets
Multi-gemstone, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Charm Bracelets
Sterling Silver
Early 2000s European Modern Charm Bracelets
Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modern Charm Bracelets
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Charm Bracelets
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Charm Bracelets
10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Charm Bracelets
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Charm Bracelets
Amethyst, Pearl, Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Charm Bracelets
Turquoise, 14k Gold