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1920’s Bracelets

1920's bracelets were works of jewellery art that showcased the art deco influence of strong colors and geometric shapes. The variety of bracelets designed in the 1920's is staggering with a huge diversity of materials and styles that reflected the financial status of the wearer.

Costume jewelry was in vogue so bracelets usually featured geometrically cut and shaped glass stones in a veritable rainbow of colors on a non-precious metal band. Silver colored base metals were commonly silver plated or sometimes rodium or chrome plated to give the cheaper bracelets a more expensive look.

Beautiful bangles were created from bakelite that imitated the tortoise shell effect, and sometimes were decorated by painted designs or rhinestones.

More elaborate and much more expensive bracelets were made from silver, white gold or platinum and incorporated precious stones like diamonds, rubies and emeralds. Due to the amount of metal and gem stones used in their construction these 1920's bracelets were very expensive at the time and remain so even today.

The art deco influenced 1920's bracelets with their bold geometric designs and colors are still very attractive by modern day standards and this contributes to their popularity with collectors and lovers of quality jewelry.

Estate auctions are a good source if you are seeking a 1920's bracelet but it requires constant monitoring of auction catalogs to locate them.

We have listed some current 1920's bracelet auctions below.