Buccellati Drop Earrings
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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1980s Italian Contemporary Vintage Buccellati Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Buccellati Drop Earrings
Ruby, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Buccellati Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Buccellati Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Buccellati Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Buccellati Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire
1980s Retro Vintage Buccellati Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Buccellati Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Buccellati Drop Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Buccellati Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Gold
1980s American Vintage Buccellati Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
1970s European Art Nouveau Vintage Buccellati Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Buccellati Drop Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Buccellati Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Buccellati Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Buccellati Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
1990s French Retro Buccellati Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Buccellati Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Buccellati Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Buccellati Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Buccellati Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Retro Buccellati Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Retro Buccellati Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Contemporary Buccellati Drop Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Contemporary Buccellati Drop Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Contemporary Vintage Buccellati Drop Earrings
Jade, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Buccellati Drop Earrings
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Contemporary Buccellati Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Buccellati Drop Earrings
18k Gold
1960s Italian Victorian Vintage Buccellati Drop Earrings
18k 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.