Bvlgari Rome Elizabeth Taylor
Vintage 1970s Italian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Link Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Wrist Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary More Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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1990s Italian Corsets
Vintage 1960s Italian Wrist Watches
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
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Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
20th Century Artisan Wrist Watches
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Link Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Artist Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
1990s French Link Necklaces
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Swiss Wrist Watches
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Top Handle Bags
Early 2000s Shirts
Vintage 1970s Wrist Watches
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
1990s Hong Kong Bishop Sleeve Blouses
21st Century and Contemporary French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
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Vintage 1980s Italian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Chain Necklaces
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Swiss Wrist Watches
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Bulgari for sale on 1stDibs
Greek silversmith Sotirios Voulgaris arrived in Rome in 1881 and set up his own shop there in 1884, calling it Bulgari, an Italianization of his last name (in the brand's logo, it's styled BVLGARI, using the classical Latin alphabet in a nod to ancient Roman culture). In 1905, he opened the company’s flagship boutique on Rome’s Via dei Condotti. Since then, Bulgari has looked to Rome as a source of reference for its fanciful and decidedly romantic designs for necklaces, bracelets, earrings and other accessories.
Although the iconic jewelry house found success with its silverwork and Art Deco designs, popular through the 1920s, Bulgari’s signature style — bold, often using yellow gold embellished with big colorful gemstones — began to emerge when Sotirios’s sons inherited the business, in 1932.
The brand truly hit its stride in the dolce vita era of the 1950s and ’60s, when the founder’s grandsons Paolo, Gianni and Nicola Bulgari decisively departed from demure traditional styles to develop the house’s exuberant multi-gem looks, attracting celebrity collectors like Elizabeth Taylor.
In the 1940s, Bulgari debuted perhaps its most famous design, the Serpenti bracelet watch. The piece’s snakelike coils were made possible by the tubogas jewelry technique, which links a flexible series of thin horizontal bands. Both the sleek, modern tubogas construction and the sinuous snake motif continue to be synonymous with the Bulgari brand.
On 1stDibs, the collection of vintage Bulgari jewelry includes rings, pendant necklaces, watches and other accessories.