Gilt Metal Rope Necklaces

This antique rare hand-pressed-glass necklace features semi-translucent grape-green large beads that are capped with gilt-brass filigree. Based on the combination of bead seams, spring-ring clasp, and metal findings on the unmarked faux Chinese-jade necklace, it dates to the late Victorian period most likely from Western Europe. Around WWI, hand presses, which stamped molten glass into a mold to create a bead with a hole and a seam, were often used to produce costume jewelry as a cottage industry in Germany and the Czech region. This was while there was a lack of factory machine presses and finishing tumblers that used sand to polish out the seam lines. Another reason that the cloudy green beads can be identified as atypically hand-pressed is that they are more opaque and therefore harder and less prone to breaking during formation than fully-translucent glass, which was better suited for automated-machine pressing. Also the green beads are an unusual swirled color including white, which suggests that their production was more limited than machine-pressing would enable. Without the bead-seams, this necklace could be mistaken for one by Coco Chanel. Her 1920s couture...

Elegant YSL Haute Couture 2 Toned Collar, a deceptively simple design composed of hundreds of filigreed caps mounted on top of one another in high contrast tones of gold and silver t...

Unusual French Gilt Rope Bow Necklace from the 1950's. Super intricate construction with 2 necklaces attached to one clasp. One is high on neck and the other has a bow with self chai...

Loose Crystal Quartz Weight : 278.95 Carats Dimensions : 38x38x27 Mm Origin : Brazil Clarity : AAA Eye Clean Shape: Square Facet: Flower Cut Certificate: On Demand Treatment: Non Color: Colorless Quartz crystal is a power stone that's prized as a healing stone...

Gemstone Type : Topaz Weight : 177.25 Carats Dimensions : 30.7x30x18 mm Clarity : Eye Clean Origin : Skardu Color: Golden Shape: Emerald Cut: Emerald Certificate: On Demand Month: No...

Early CoCo Chanel sautoir fabricated by Robert Goossens of Renaissance inspiration, composed of deep ruby pate de verre beads flanked by rondelles of crystal brilliants and small faux pearls. There are gilt filigree lantern...

Chanel Sautoir with Lilac and Celadon Pearls, handmade by Maison Gripoix. Handmade Lilac and celadon toned faux pearls are hand wire wrapped onto the gilt bronze chain. Closes with lobster clasp and CC logo insignia. 48", 10 mm Pearls...

This classic and forever Chanel long necklace has knots in a darker gold plated gilt metal with a lighter gold plated gilt metal link interspersed with gold tone love knot stations interspersed with Chanel nacre faux pearls and chains. It can be doubled on the neck. It has the CC logo as the box clasp and says Made In France. Great for day or evening wear! The length is 20" L or Wide.The knots are .25" wide. When doubled exactly it is 10.25: L / W. Of course, it can be staggered for other possibilities. Sorry the photos do not do justice to the beauty of the necklace. It is from the 80s. This is a classic piece of Chanel costume jewelry.

Pauline Trigere gilt flexible snake chain belt which can also be worn as a doubled necklace. Signature sculpted turtle buckle, signed "Trigere". Exce...