{"product_id":"bulgari-alveare-vintage-18k-yellow-gold-stainless-steel-hoop-earrings","title":"Bulgari Alveare Vintage 18K Yellow Gold \u0026 Stainless Steel Hoop Earrings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Bulgari Alveare collection takes its name from the Italian word for beehive, and the reference is immediately legible in the design: a repeating chevron motif of interlocking arrow-shaped segments that stack and interlock across the hoop with the geometric precision of a honeycomb. Executed in alternating 18-karat yellow gold and polished stainless steel, the pattern creates a two-tone rhythm that shifts as the light moves — warm, then cool, then warm again — giving these earrings a visual energy that belies their compact scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the Parentesi collection dealt in parentheses and cross-forms, Alveare is more directional, more kinetic. The chevrons drive the eye forward and downward around the arc of the hoop, lending each earring a sense of movement even at rest. The interplay between the butter-warm gold and the cooler steel is handled with the same material confidence Bulgari brought to all of its steel-and-gold work from this era — a period when the maison was essentially arguing, through design, that steel belonged in the same conversation as precious metal. That argument has long since been settled in Bulgari's favor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFitted with omega clip backs, the earrings sit securely and comfortably against the ear. Vintage Alveare pieces appear on the market far less frequently than Parentesi, making this an especially worthwhile find for the collector building a considered Bulgari holding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bvlgari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47774153113821,"sku":"0003932","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/7828\/2405\/files\/bulgari-alveare-vintage-18k-yellow-gold-stainless-steel-hoop-earrings-0003932-1231692294.jpg?v=1775760188","url":"https:\/\/www.opulentjewelers.com\/products\/bulgari-alveare-vintage-18k-yellow-gold-stainless-steel-hoop-earrings","provider":"Opulent Jewelers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}