French Belle Époque Natural Pearl Diamond Platinum Collier de Chien Choker

Beautiful Belle-Epoque platinum topped gold diamond scroll ring from ca. 1890. Masterfully hand-crafted, the 7 bright white and sparkly Old European cut di...

Beautifully designed and masterfully handcrafted this 1980s choker necklace and earring set is a stunning site on any neck and ear. The...

Beautifully designed and masterfully handcrafted by the renown American jeweler Tiffany & Co this bracelet is a true piece of art and history on the wrist. 3 wonderfully carved recta...

Beautifully designed and masterfully handcrafted by the iconic Italian jewelry house Bulgari, this wonderful necklace features bright white and sparkly...

Beautifully designed and masterfully handcrafted in platinum, this Edwardian pendant brooch from ca 1915 is a wonderful piece of wearable hist...

This beautifully designed and masterfully handcrafted French Edwardian bracelet from ca 1915 is composed of 201 scallop shaped flexible elements, each set with 4 small round old cut ...

Flexible diamond "collier de chien" made out of platinum and set with rose diamonds. Nine oval links alternate with nine double bows to form an exquisite choker. The collar is modell...

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...

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 ...

Antique 14K Gold Diamond Collier de Chien Choker Necklace circa 1910 This necklace, which fits snugly around the neck, is characterized by unique elegance and special craftsmanship....

Belle Epoque necklace natural pearl, diamond and platinum. Pendent is holding a baroque natural pearl 13.87 carats not treated. Certified Swiss Laboratory. This Belle Epoque necklac...

A Belle Epoque crystal, diamond and pearl chocker necklace, the rectangular frosted rock crystal panel applied with rose-cut diamond-set gard...