Iconic Gucci handcuffs by Tom Ford 1998

Silver handcuffs designed by TOM FORD for Gucci in 1998.

Crafted from solid sterling silver, weighing approximately 277 grams, with silver marks 925
Stamped GUCCI

Serial number 161297


Made in Italy

They don’t need a key 


Probably the most bizarre and controversial item to ever bear the Gucci name.

Maurizio Gucci (1948-1995) was the scion and heir to the Gucci fortune created by his grandfather Guccio Gucci (1881-1953). In 1970, Maurizio met Patrizia Martinelli at a party and the couple soon wed, with Patrizia becoming a socialite in New York City thereafter. Eventually the couple returned to Milan, with Maurizio straying from the bonds of marriage. In 1985, he announced their marriage was coming to an end. Patrizia divorced Maurizio in 1994 and was awarded annual alimony of $1.47 million. But when she discovered her ex-husband was planning to remarry – which would have halved her court-ordered alimony under Italian law – she engaged a broke and desperate pizzeria owner to murder Maurizio, which the man carried out in 1995.

She was arrested and convicted in 1998, receiving a 29-year sentence for her role in Maurizio’s death. As a macabre nod to these events, Gucci – under the creative direction of designer Tom Ford – released a solid sterling silver pair of handcuffs, marked GUCCI and MADE IN ITALY. Clearly a nod to Patrizia’s conviction, the handcuffs were displayed in Gucci boutiques worldwide. It is unclear how many sets were made, but when they come to auction, they perform admirably.

In AS IS condition, they need a good polishing, they are used.