Buccellati Cuff Bracelet Yellow and White Gold with Rubies and Diamonds | Custom Jewelry

Mario Buccellati, founder of Buccellati, began his career in 1903 as apprentice to the goldsmiths Beltrami e Besnati. Having descended from a family of renowned goldsmiths and jewellers including eighteenth-century jeweller Contardo Buccellati, Mario’s expertise and skills set him apart from his jewellery-making contemporaries. His jewels became recognizable by their distinct texture, engraved style and hallmark ’15 MI’, one of the oldest in Milan.

In 1919, Buccellati took over Beltrami and opened a string of boutiques in his own name in Rome, Florence and New York. During his life, he created jewels for the most important collecting families across Europe and papal figures. When Mario passed away in 1965, the business was inherited by his sons Gianmaria and Federico, and today the house continues its tradition of unmistakable design and quality under the management of Andrea Buccellati, Gianmaria’s son.

The Italian jewellery house Buccellati is famous the world over for its gold lace, which decorates the majority of its pieces. Nevertheless, this is not the only technique of working with precious metal that is associated with the world famous brand.  The iconic, cuff bracelets and bangles of Buccellati are riddled with thin vertical lines – rigato engraving, which the house’s craftsmen apply by hand with the aid of a special jewellery tool. This complex technique of decorating gold makes the metal’s smooth surface look like silk.