Buccellati Brooches
In 1919, Mario Buccellati (1891–1965) launched his eponymous jewelry house with the opening of his first shop in Milan and quickly built a reputation for his richly embellished traforato, or finely pierced goldwork. The Ancona, Italy–born jeweler’s workmanship was in a class of its own. His pieces were exquisite, yet the gemstones themselves were never too flashy, elevated instead by the designs’ intricate metalsmithing.
A love of tradition set Mario and his fine jewelry house apart in the competitive Italian market and remains a point of pride for the family, which is still closely tied to the business even as it is now owned by Richemont, a luxury conglomerate that also counts Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels among its subsidiaries.
A young Mario Buccellati apprenticed with famed goldsmith Beltrami e Besnati in the early 1900s, although many of the goldsmithing techniques synonymous with Buccellati go as far back as the Italian Renaissance. The family lineage is also said to include 18th-century jeweler Contardo Buccellati.
Owing to the founder’s advanced metalworking skills, the brand is known for designs that feature metal with the delicacy of lace and draw on the wonders of the natural world. The house’s work is typified by intricate gemstone settings that emphasize their natural color and dense engraving techniques that transform the texture of gold.
One of the time-honored engraving techniques that has come to characterize Buccellati’s work — techniques that require apprenticeships and training in the fine jeweler’s workshops — is called rigato. It involves the engraving of a precious metal with a series of parallel lines to achieve a fabric-like effect.
Rigato is on luminous display in the house’s Macri collection of earrings, cuff bracelets and other accessories. A painstaking attention to detail is pronounced in the celebrated Macri, Bartolomeo and Unica collections — witness the striking honeycomb motif, a house signature, that characterizes the Unica collection’s Caterina bracelet, for example.
The Macri collection was the work of Mario’s son, Gianmaria Buccellati, an award-winning jeweler and internationally renowned silversmith who worked to bring the brand to the global stage by overseeing the opening of boutiques in Tokyo, Paris, California and elsewhere.
In 1951, Mario opened his first store in New York City; today the company operates boutiques worldwide. In 2019, the company celebrated its centennial with a new flagship in Paris and the Vintage collection, which features some of its most enduring designs.
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1960s Italian Retro Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Gold
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1960s Italian Retro Vintage Buccellati Brooches
18k Gold, Silver
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Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Emerald, Pearl, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Buccellati Brooches
18k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Yellow Diamond, Emerald, Gold
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Coral, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Artist Buccellati Brooches
Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Agate, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Buccellati Brooches
Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Modern Buccellati Brooches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Buccellati Brooches
1970s European Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Artist Buccellati Brooches
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1930s Italian Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Italian Modern Buccellati Brooches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Romantic Buccellati Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, ...
20th Century Italian Buccellati Brooches
White Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Buccellati Brooches
18k Gold
1950s Italian Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
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Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
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Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Turquoise, White Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Buccellati Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
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Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Buccellati Brooches
18k Gold
20th Century Buccellati Brooches
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
1990s American Buccellati Brooches
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Buccellati Brooches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Buccellati Brooches
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary European Artist Buccellati Brooches
Yellow Gold
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Diamond, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1930s Italian Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Modern Buccellati Brooches
White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Artisan Buccellati Brooches
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Buccellati Brooches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Amethyst, Gold
1980s Italian Contemporary Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
20th Century Buccellati Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Contemporary Vintage Buccellati Brooches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Buccellati Brooches
18k Gold
1990s Italian Buccellati Brooches
Diamond, Rose Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Buccellati Brooches
18k Gold
20th Century Italian Buccellati Brooches
Coral, White Gold
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- What is Buccellati famous for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Buccellati is a high-end jewelry maker, recognizable by its lavish textural designs and innate Italian motifs. Mario Buccellati himself was regarded as ‘The Prince of Goldsmith’, a high-honor in Italian precious metalwork. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic Buccellati pieces from some of the world’s top sellers.