Old European Cut Choker Necklaces

A Phillips enamelled fish necklace, the thirteen openwork links depicting two coiled fish the one enamelled in red and the other in green colours, connecte...

Stunning choker composed of 12 strands of seed pearls (circa 2,5 mm to 3 mm) well matched, of cream body color with faint rose overtones. They are of good quality and luster. The st...

Exquisite woven natural Oriental Pearl, Platinum and Diamond Collier de Chien, Cartier, New York, signed and numbered, Edwardian, circa 1910. Seventy-nine diamonds of high color (approximately G/H) and high clarity (approximately VS) describe a buckle and clasp motif for the front of the neck and finished with a diamond clasp. The estimated diamond weight is 1.65 cts. The clasp is fitted with an invisible spring mechanism which will expand (or contract) the length 3/8th of an inch. The total length of the Collier de Chien (dog collar) is 13 inches expandable to 13 3/8th inches. The width varies between .50 inches and .75 inches. The piece has a weight of 22 grams. The natural pearls which are woven into a complex but subtle pattern consists of sizes ranging from 1.7 to 2.7 mm. The pearls, all with clean surfaces (or skins), are well matched in their luminescence and color. The collar is in fine condition and was may have been recently restrung. While it would not be an easy alteration, it could be lengthened (with matching natural pearls) or shortened. We would quote a price, and the time involved, if such an alteration is requested. Notes from the archives: Several reasons place the time for creation of this Cartier piece to be quite early in the firm's history in New York. While it was Louis who put in place the plans for Cartier, New York, which began in late 1909 on lower Fifth Avenue, it was Pierre who actually operated the New York store just as Jacques was the brother selected for London with Louis holding down Paris of course. Since roughly 1903, Edwardian jewels emphasized designs that combined platinum, diamonds and natural pearls so that by 1910 such examples were de rigueur for a proper lady. For example, Nadelhoffer (p. 49) shows an oriental natural pearl dog collar done in 1908 by the Paris shop for the Princess de Ganay in which the weaving is quite similar to the woven seed pearl work in our piece. Similar to most Cartier dog...

An elegant tubogas 18k gold necklace, featuring Old European cut diamonds. It’s a gorgeous tubogas necklace from the 1940s with the distinctive features of Retro jewelry. The piece is designed as a linear tubogas cord with two loops on each end. The loops are held by a gold band decorated with diamonds. Each loop has a gold ball set on top. A larger gold and diamond clip placed in the middle of the cord works as a clasp. The diamonds are set in platinum to emphasize their whiteness. This necklace carries French elegance and chic. The tubogas coils are buttery soft, making the necklace look fluid and sit well on the neck. Wear this stylish piece with a white shirt or a little black dress – either way you will look like a Parisian fashionista. This tubogas vintage...

An Art Deco diamond set platinum bow choker, with an old-cut diamond set plaque, in the form of a bow, mounted in platinum, on a black moiré ribbon choker, with an estimated total di...

Beautiful Bohemian drop Garnet necklace. “pigeon blood” garnets set in an aged patina, Gilt silver (Gilded Rose tone metal over 625). Wear consistent with...

PANIM Diamond Old Cut 18k White Gold Choker Reviera Necklace This Panim Diamond Old European Cut Riviera Necklace is an exquisite piece of jewel...

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The central panels with applied rose-cut diamond to the diamond collet suspending a seed pearl and diamond tassel all to the articulated seed pearl and ...

A Moira Collection, plique-à-jour enamel flower necklace, with sky blue plique-à-jour enamel flowers, and green plique-à-jour leaves, with old-cut and eight-cut diamonds and three large cultured drop pearls at the front, mounted in silver-upon-gold. This Moira creation, features an adapted large antique...

A stunning, fine and impressive antique Victorian 4.92 carat diamond and 9 karat yellow gold, silver set collarette; part of our diverse necklace collection. This stunning, fine and impressive antique diamond bow necklace...

A Victorian diamond necklace in silver and yellow gold. A striking necklace set in the era’s recognizable silver-on-gold setting. This mid...

White Gold Delicate Lace and Diamond Necklace -- 19" long containing 1.36 full cut diamonds