MiriamHaskell Late1920s Hess SignatureGrapeClusterPendant GlassPearl Necklace

With a silver clasp that could be as old as the Victorian period and in an Art-Nouveau style with pale intricate flora motifs, this antique long glass necklace features lampwork-like...

Indicating that French-born Alfred Philippe designed this bicolor glass-beaded necklace between 1936 and 1955, the crown-topped Trifari signature appears without a U.S.-copyright sym...

Long before Barbie, Elsa Schiaparelli famously embraced "shocking pink" for her Surrealist-aesthetic couture clothing and handcrafted costume jewelry, which she commissioned from Parisian paruriers beginning in the late 1920s--when some of the most expensive jewels were fuchsia Burmese rubies. In this antique glass-beaded sautoir tassel-necklace, 37 "shocking pink" balls are each delicately caged like hot-air balloons by seven textural strands of faux-pearl-and-gold seed beads. These spherical stations are spaced by lustrous white medium-size faux pearls, ending in a four-strand seed-bead tassel that cages four of the fuchsia faux pearls. The beads are strung on bright magenta silk cord without a clasp. Sautoirs were an essential element of flapper style since Schiaparelli's couture-mentor Paul Poiret changed the silhouette of clothing in the 1920s, while the long necklaces remained popular until wartime 1939. To compete with her rival couturier Gabriel "Coco" Chanel, Schiaparelli (1890-1973) relied on the same French glassmakers, Maison Gripoix and Louis Rousselet--the masters of faux pearls at the time who added organic-ingredient coatings to their handmade glass beads. Either glass workshop that was established by the 1920s could have been commissioned to make the progressive hot-pink pearls for this unsigned necklace that dates to the Art Deco period. The design of this highly-textural tri-color sautoir featuring fuchsia spheres particularly suits the style of one of Schiaparelli's most frequent paruriers through the 1930s, Jean Clement. Some of his relevant unsigned work for Schiaparelli is in museum collections like The Met, including highly-textural tri-color sphere-decorated buttons/brooches and a fuchsia-toned metal-rosebud bead necklace. After Schiaparelli had become associated with fuchsia, she made particularly prolific use of this bright magenta in the late 1930s. In her demi-couture collections such as "Circus" and "Comedia del' Arte" (see our 3 photos), fuchsia jackets are adorned with similar colorful spherical glass beads among embroidered appliques and animal/clown brooches, as well as whimsical painted-ceramic buttons...

Beginning in the 1920s, Coco Chanel collaborated with Parisian Louis Rousselet for a wide variety of handcrafted beaded jewelry to compliment her couture-clothing designs. This Art-D...

With a distinct silver twisted toggle clasp and multiple kinds of nubby rondelles dating to the late 1920s, Parisian parurier Louis Rousselet's workshop handcrafted this glass beaded...

Stamped "Western Germany" on the gold-tone underside of its box clasp, this double-strand necklace with cherry-red beads and decorative clasp features the reflective glossy faceted s...

Single Graduated Strand Cream Keshi Pearl Necklace on yellow gold plated magnetic ball clasp. These beautiful Keshi pearls have a lovely high quality lustre. The strand graduates fro...

Antique necklace made of coral beads angel skin White to pale pink are the colours of the pearls of this graceful coral necklace. The beads are synchronous and finely cut. The time ...

A beautiful pearl necklace with 3 pendants with enamel work and diamonds. It's a clssic necklace suitable for all occasions. The Pendants are all handmade with traditional Indian Ena...

Antique Amber Necklace Gorgeous Amber necklace with stunning bright colors of orange, red, brown and yellow. The necklace was made in Russia i...

This exceptional natural Diamond and Emerald Crystal Necklace with 18 Carat White Gold is totally handmade. Hexagonl 18kt white clasp and bead...

Hand made using 9 carat Yellow Gold, the suspended Lavender Chalcedony beads are threaded together with a solid gold wire and graduated onto a delicate 1.7 mm cable chain. The lovely soft lilac centre bead is 12 mm in size, 10mm the two following, 8 mm the next, 6 mm the last one, with a little 3 mm yellow gold ball to finish it off. It hangs at about 15 inches. Part of our Sweetie Collection emulating edible candy jewellery...