Antique Georgian Lyra Brooch with Locket Amethyst Gold Glas Musical Instrument
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This wonderful Georgian gold lyre brooch is set with amethysts and has a little locket with a hinged lid. The lyre is the instrument of Apollo. In Greek and Roman Mythology Apollo is...
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold
Heart Locket – 14 Karat Gold – Polished Finish – 26 x 28 mm – 6.5 g
Located in Lejre, DK
This heart-shaped locket in 14 karat gold is a classic and personal piece of jewelry with a simple and timeless design. Crafted from solid 14 kt gold, the locket features a beautiful...
14k Gold
Heart Locket – 14 Karat Gold – Polished Finish – 22 x 24 mm – 4.8 g
Located in Lejre, DK
This heart-shaped locket in 14 karat gold is a classic and personal piece of jewelry with a simple and timeless design. Crafted from solid 14 kt gold, the locket features a beautiful...
14k Gold
Heart Locket with Pattern – 14 Karat Gold – 22 x 24 mm – 4.8 g
Located in Lejre, DK
This heart-shaped locket in 14 karat gold is a classic and personal piece of jewelry that combines timeless design with meaningful symbolism. Crafted from solid 14 kt gold, the locke...
14k Gold
Heart Locket with Pattern – 14 Karat Gold – 26 x 28 mm – 6.4 g
Located in Lejre, DK
This heart-shaped locket in 14 karat gold is a classic and personal piece of jewelry that combines timeless design with meaningful symbolism. Crafted from solid 14 kt gold, the locke...
14k Gold
Heart Locket with Pattern – 14 Karat Gold – 16 x 19 mm – 3.1 g
Located in Lejre, DK
This heart-shaped locket in 14 karat gold is a classic and personal piece of jewelry that combines timeless design with meaningful symbolism. Crafted from solid 14 kt gold, the locke...
14k Gold
Antique Enamel Heart Shaped Locket Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Diamond & Emerald Heart Shaped Blue Enamel Locket Brooch An 18 karat and 14 karat gold brooch featuring a heart shaped locket. The brooch is set with 2 cabochon emeralds, 30 round c...
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1900 Art Nouveau Locket Pendant 14 Karat Yellow Gold Rubies Pearl
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This locket was ceated out of 14 karat yellow gold around 1900. The locket is engraved on the front with three ropes decreasing in size. All three ropes hold an ornament in the cente...
Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Butterfly Locket Ruby Pearl Enamel 14 Karat Gold Victorian Insect Pendant
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare and wonderful Victorian locket pendant with a Butterfly and Flowers set with Ruby and Pearl in 14 Karat Gold with Robin's Egg Blue Enamel. The Butterfly Locket dates ...
Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
14 Carat Gold Pearl and Enamel Lilly-of-the Valley Locket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An 14 carat gold locket with the lilly-of-the-Valley has blue enamel and pearls for the flowers with a facetted border and one glassed compartment, American, end 19th century. weigh...
Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold
1880's Victorian Mourning Onyx Ruby Rosecut Diamond Pearl Gold Inlay Locket
Located in EINDHOVEN, NB
1880's Victorian Mourning Onyx Ruby Rosecut Diamond Pearl Gold Inlay Locket METAL 14K gold GEMSTONE rosecut diamonds, ruby, pearls, onyx WEIGHT 18 grams SIZE 45mm CONDITION Go...
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold
Tomasso Saulini Boy Cameo Locket Pendant Necklace 14 Karat Gold Museum Quality
Located in New York, NY
This is one of the most exquisite Antique Victorian - Belle Epoque Cameo Locket Pendant Necklaces by the master cameo carver Tomasso Saulini of Rome, depicting an image of Winter, wi...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Rose Cut Diamond Ruby Locket Pendant Necklace Victorian 14 Karat Gold Antique
Located in New York, NY
INDULGE IN A VICTORIAN TO ART DECO LOCKET OF GREAT QUALITY WITH STUNNING NATURAL RUBIES AND ROSE CUT DIAMONDS IN A CLASSIC 14 KARAT GOLD SHIELD FORM DESIGN DATING TO CIRCA 1860-1920....
Ruby, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Book Form Goldstone Picture Locket Pendant Charm 14 Karat Gold Victorian, 1890
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS A CLASSIC BOOK FORM VICTORIAN PICTURE LOCKET PENDANT OR CHARM IN SOLID 14 KARAT GOLD WITH BEAUTIFUL NATURAL GOLDSTONE FRONT AND BACK! The solid 14 Karat gold locket with Gol...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880's Victorian Mourning Onyx Ruby Rosecut Diamond Pearl Gold Inlay Locket
Located in EINDHOVEN, NB
1880's Victorian Mourning Onyx Ruby Rosecut Diamond Pearl Gold Inlay Locket METAL 14K gold GEMSTONE rosecut diamonds, ruby, pearls, onyx WEIGHT 18 grams SIZE 45mm CONDITION Go...
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold
Antique 19th Century Gold Enamel Guilloché Locket Pendant with Rose-Cut Diamonds
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A rare and beautifully preserved 19th-century locket pendant, crafted in 14 karat yellow gold (569/000 standard).
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Antique gold pendant, locket with blue guilloché enamel and a rose-cut diamond
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique pendant, locket with space for a photo of a loved one Crafted of 14-karat yellow gold (0.585 fineness) and decorated with blue guilloché enamel with an additional gold flora...
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Antique Rose Cut Diamond Enamel Portrait Locket Necklace 14 Karat Gold Victorian
Located in New York, NY
This is a Museum Quality Antique Victorian - Belle Epoque Locket Pendant with exquisite Enamel Portrait decoration, set with a Rose Cut Diamond and the word "Memoria." The locket is...
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Victorian Roman Warrior Diamond Locket Necklace Old Mine 14 Karat Gold Classical
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous Victorian - Belle Epoque Picture locket pendant with a stunning Roman Neoclassical Warrior set with a .15 Carat Old Mine Cut Diamond. The locket is the most stunn...
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Serpent Snake Locket Necklace Diamond 14 Karat Gold Enamel Garnet Antique 1840
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a fabulous rare antique Victorian Snake Serpent Necklace with a Heart Locket Pendant hanging from its mouth. The snake necklace dating to circa 1840. The serpent snake h...
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Photo Locket – 14 Karat Gold – Polished Finish – 22 x 30 mm – 6.0 g
Located in Lejre, DK
This oval locket in 14 karat gold is a classic and timeless piece of jewelry with a simple and elegant appearance. Crafted from solid 14 kt gold, the locket features a polished finis...
14k Gold
Oval Photo Locket – 14 Karat Gold – Polished Finish – 17 x 25 mm – 3.8 g
Located in Lejre, DK
This oval locket in 14 karat gold is a classic and timeless piece of jewelry with a simple and elegant appearance. Crafted from solid 14 kt gold, the locket features a polished finis...
14k Gold
Oval Photo Locket – 14 Karat Gold – Polished Finish – 26 x 40 mm – 9.7 g
Located in Lejre, DK
This oval locket in 14 karat gold is a classic and timeless piece of jewelry with a simple and elegant appearance. Crafted from solid 14 kt gold, the locket features a polished finis...
14k Gold
Victorian Flower Maiden Locket Enamel Ruby Pearl 14 Karat Gold Etruscan Revival
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare and wonderful Victorian Enamel Ruby Pearl 14 Karat Gold Locket Pendant with an image of a woman carrying flowers. The romantic and charming image is done in enamel wit...
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Antique 14ct Three Colour Gold Victorian Multi Chain Garnet Locket Back Bracelet
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Locket Chain Bracelet 14ct Gold Stamped 585 Circa 1870 This antique bracelet is a true masterpiece, featuring three coloured 15ct gold and a beautiful garnet centre piece...
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
Antique Sapphire And Pearl Russian Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique 14k gold russian locket pendant centered with 1 natural blue sapphire stone and white pearl with total gold weight of 5 grams and 4cm lenght in detailed workmanship pendant w...
Bird Motif Book Form 4 Picture Locket Enamel Pearl Pendant Charm Gold Victorian
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS A RARE PHOTO ALBUM BOOK FORM VICTORIAN PICTURE LOCKET PENDANT OR CHARM IN GOLD WITH A BIRD IN A BRANCH MOTIF IN BLACK ENAMEL WITH PEARL ADORNMENTS. The locket itself is 10 Ka...
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold, Enamel
Antique 14 Karat Gold Locket Pendant Starburst Onyx Oriental Pearls Black Enamel
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This elegant pendant locket has been cut out of onyx and decorated with a starburst made out of gold set oriental pearls.
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Victorian Onyx and Seed Pearl Locket
Located in New York, NY
Victorian onyx, gold and seed pearl locket pendant circa 1880's. Lovely buckle motif with photo compartment in back. USA 1880's. 2.25" x 1.5". Original paper but no glass over compar...
Natural Pearl, Onyx, 14k Gold
Superb Victorian 14kt Yellow Gold Pearl and Turquoise Locket Compartment Back Br
Located in Wheaton, IL
This stunning antique Victorian brooch is a true masterpiece of jewelry design. It is made of 14kt yellow gold, which gives it a warm, golden glow. The brooch features a locket compa...
Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Old Mine Cut Diamond Diamond Star Locket Pendant
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Circle locket from the antique fine jewelry collection at Bracken Jewelers in Santa Monica, California, set with seven natural old mine cut diamonds, totaling 1.45 cttw, in a hand-cu...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890 Victorian Diamond and Pearl Black Onyx Locket
Located in Lexington, KY
The locket is composed of Black Onyx and has an enamel bail and is marked "585" for 14K gold.
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Garnet Turquoise Pearl Locket Pendant Austro-Hungarian Renaissance Revival
Located in New York, NY
This Locket Pendant Necklace is a magnificent piece of Austro-Hungarian Garnet, Turquoise and Pearl jewelry. It is in the Renaissance Revival style and dates to circa 1870. The gem...
Garnet, Pearl, Turquoise, Silver, Gilt Metal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Mourning Locket with Woven Hair, 19th Century
Located in Rotterdam, NL
This exquisite antique Victorian mourning locket, crafted in 14 karat gold, is a beautifully preserved example of 19th-century sentimental jewelry. Designed to hold a keepsake of a l...
14k Gold
1880s Antique Agate Watch Fob Locket with Rose Cut Diamonds
Located in Santa Monica, CA
An antique locket watch fob crafted in 14k rose gold, circa 1881, from the antique fine jewelry collection at Bracken Jewelers in Santa Monica, California.
Diamond, Agate, 14k Gold, Gold, 24k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Victorian Enamel Star Locket Brooch – Diamonds, Pearls, Turquoise
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A versatile and beautiful timepiece in 14K yellow gold and silver, circa 1865, that can be worn on a chain as a necklace or pinned to a lapel or hat.
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Art Nouveau Four Leaf Clover Diamond Locket Pendant
Located in Rotterdam, NL
An antique four-leaf clover locket pendant dating back to the Art Nouveau movement, 1890-1914. The beautiful good luck pendant is created in 14 karat yellow gold in the shape of a fo...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Victorian Tulip Crest Shield Intaglio Locket Pendant Necklace Agate Etruscan
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare and wonderful antique carved Crest Shield Victorian Etruscan Revival Locket Pendant with Banded Agate or Sardonyx gems. The locket is in the Etruscan Revival style. O...
Agate, Gold, 14k Gold, 15k Gold
Antique 19th Century Onyx and Diamond Mourning Locket Pendant
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A refined 19th-century mourning locket pendant, crafted in 14 karat yellow gold and set with a deep black oval onyx plaque.
Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, Silver
Yellow Gold Botanical Pendant - 14k Fern Two Frames
Located in Greensboro, NC
Metal Content: 14k Yellow Gold Style: Locket Theme: Botanical, Fern, Ferns Measurements Tall (from stationary bail): 25/32" (19.1mm) Wide: 17/32" (13.1mm) Interior of top bail ope...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Onyx, Seed Pearl and Ruby Locket Pendant
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Period: 19th century Material: 14K gold, onyx Gemstones: Ruby, seed pearls Design: Oval locket pendant Length: 5.7 cm Weight: 21.3 grams Condition: Good antique condition, with...
Onyx, Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold
Antique Rose Cut Diamond Platinum Enamel Locket Necklace Ambassador Galbraith
Located in New York, NY
This is a Museum Quality Antique Edwardian Locket Necklace from the estate of Ambassador Evan Galbraith. The magnificent locket (one of two matching lockets from the estate) has exq...
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Victorian 2.60 CT Ceylon Natural Sapphire Pearl Russian Locket
Located in Napoli, IT
Victorian Remembrance This beautiful and rare locket is Victorian period, 1870 /80 ca. Russian origin – 56 Solotnik yellow gold (14 kt) Good sized, entirely hand crafted of solid 14 ...
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Antique Edwardian S.J. Phillips Diamond Heart Shaped Locket Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Phillips heart shaped piercework 2.8 TCW diamond, demantoid garnet 18K and 14K yellow gold, silver-topped gold locket/vinaigrette pendant necklace Early 20th Century Heart shaped bom...
Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Rose Cut Diamond Platinum Enamel Locket Necklace Ambassador Galbraith
Located in New York, NY
This is a Museum Quality Antique Edwardian Locket Necklace from the estate of Ambassador Evan Galbraith. The magnificent locket (one of two matching lockets from the estate) has exq...
Diamond, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Victorian French Butterfly Rock Crystal Gem-set Rare Locket Chain
Located in Napoli, IT
Victorian Marvel A very rare Victorian period locket pendant plus chain – French origin 1860/1880 ca The large locket is of circular shape carved from polished Rock Crystal – nestled...
Crystal, Diamond, Pearl, Rock Crystal, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Persian Turquoise Locket Brooch Pin Forget Me Not Bow Motif Victorian
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning early Victorian - Georgian Antique 14 Karat Gold and Turquoise Bow Forget Me Not Flower Brooch with a hanging locket pendant. The 23 round Persian Turquoise caboc...
Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Antique Victorian Miniature Hand Painting Locket Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Antique Victorian 14k gold pendant locket, decorated with hand painted miniature painting, depicting two cherubs.
1900s Alling & Co. American Art Nouveau Enameled Gold Locket
Located in New York, NY
We offer this perfectly beautiful American Art Nouveau locket of 14K gold with edge engraved flowers and flourishes framing a 3-dimensional female image with diamond earring and enam...
Diamond, 14k Gold
Large Antique Diamond 14K Yellow Gold Secret Locket Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
Large antique diamond, 14K yellow gold secret locket bracelet Early 20th Century Heirloom quality, finely engraved 14k gold and diamond bracelet with a central panel opening to a hid...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself.
Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.
Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.
For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.
Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.
In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so.
Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.
Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle.
BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.
A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in.
Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.
Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.
Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.
We are fortunate to know much of the world’s long and dazzling history of necklaces, as this type of jewelry was so treasured that it was frequently buried with its owners. Today, Van Cleef necklaces, Tiffany necklaces and Cartier necklaces are some of the most popularly searched designer necklaces on 1stDibs.
Lapis lazuli beads adorned necklaces unearthed from the royal graves at the ancient Iraqi civilization of Sumer, while the excavation of King Tut’s burial chamber revealed a sense of style that led to a frenzy of Art Deco designs, with artisans of the 1920s seeking to emulate the elegant work crafted by Ancient Egypt’s goldsmiths and jewelry makers.
In ancient times, pendant necklaces worn by royalty and nobles conferred wealth and prestige. Today, wearing jewelry is about personal expression: Luxury diamond necklaces exude confidence and can symbolize the celebratory nature of a deep romantic relationship, while paper-clip chain-link necklaces designed by the likes of goldsmith Faye Kim are firmly planted in the past as well as the present. Kim works exclusively with eco-friendly gold, and these fashionable, fun accessories owe to the design of 19th-century watch fobs.
For some, necklaces are thought of as being a solely feminine piece, but this widely loved accessory has been gender-neutral for eons. In fact, just as women rarely took to wearing a single necklace during the Renaissance, men of the era layered chains and valuable pendants atop their bejeweled clothing. In modern times, the free-spirited hippie and counterculture movements of the 1960s saw costume-jewelry designers celebrating self-expression through colorful multistrand necklaces and no shortage of beads, which were worn by anyone and everyone.
Even after all of these years, the necklace remains an irrefutable staple of any complete outfit. Although new trends in jewelry are constantly emerging, the glamour and beauty of the past continue to inform modern styles and designs. In a way, the cyclical history of the necklace differs little from its familiar looped form: The celebrated French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels found much inspiration in King Tut, and, now, their Alhambra collection is a go-to for modern royals. Vintage David Webb necklaces — whose work landed him on the cover of Vogue in 1950, two years after opening his Manhattan shop — were likely inspired by the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia and Egypt.
On 1stDibs, browse top designers like Dior, Chanel and Bulgari, or shop by your favorite style, from eye-catching choker necklaces to understated links to pearl necklaces and more.
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Emblems of heartfelt emotion, elegant vessels for photos and keepsakes and perfect for layering, these special ornaments are an essential component of any thoughtfully curated jewelry collection.
With more than 100 carats of diamonds, this vintage stunner converts into different styles, making it as versatile as it is breathtaking.
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