The wrist completes the sculpture.

Published 21 October 2026 · WHV · Public-source editorial note

The Bone Cuff is not a flat strip made expensive by its material. Its surface rises and curves around the wrist, turning a small anatomical prominence into the organising feature of the design. Elsa Peretti’s work for Tiffany offers a useful reminder that jewellery can be an encounter between a sculptural form and the body wearing it.

An object designed around a body

The house supplies specific wearing instructions and distinguishes left-wrist and right-wrist versions. That difference matters. The raised area is intended to sit in relation to the wrist bone, not simply wherever an owner prefers to rotate it. What looks like free-form sculpture has a practical orientation, and the experience of the piece depends on choosing the appropriate version and size.

The photographed gold cuff appeared in Tiffany’s 2024 celebration of fifty years of its relationship with Peretti. It illustrates an enduring design language, not proof that this particular object is an early example. A newly made cuff, a documented vintage piece and a different metal version can share a recognisable idea while presenting quite different ownership questions.

Fit is part of the work

Try the cuff in person if possible, on the wrist for which it was made. Ask the house about sizing, care and any adjustment rather than treating the metal as something to bend casually into place. The lasting value is in the precision of a form that becomes intelligible when worn. Metal content and a famous designer’s name are not substitutes for fit, condition or a reason to use it.

Source and context.

Tiffany & Co.: how to wear the Elsa Peretti Bone Cuff ↗

Tiffany Japan: 2024 Peretti anniversary campaign and Bone Cuff photography ↗

The image is Tiffany-supplied 2024 campaign photography, not a documented early Peretti object. No metal-price valuation or future resale claim is made.

Source checked 21 October 2026. WHV interpretation is distinct from the source’s account.