French Raphael’s Cherub Stars 18K Yellow Gold Diamond Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a round medal depicting Raphael’s cherub with three stars above set with rose-cut diamonds.
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Rasumny 18K Yellow Gold Virgin Mary Charm Pendant Medal
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold oval charm pendant designed as a medal depicting the Virgin Mary.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Augis Grun French Saint Christopher 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
By A. Augis
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant or medal designed by Grun for Augis depicting St Christopher carrying the infant Christ across the river.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Charl Sanne French Saint Christopher 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant or medal designed by Charl for Sanne depicting St Christopher carrying the infant Christ across the river.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Renaissance Revival Charm of 18k and 14k Gold, Circa 1870-1890
Located in Lewisburg, PA
A richly expressive antique charm, featuring a finely rendered figural woman executed in enamel and solid 18k gold, originally created as a Renaissance Revival stickpin dating to 187...
18k Gold, Enamel
French Libra Zodiac Starsign 18K Yellow Gold Perroud Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as the Zodiac sign of Libra, depicting a pair of scales with the dates 24 IX (September) and 23 X (October).
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Libra Zodiac Starsign 18K Yellow Gold Perroud Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as the Zodiac sign of Libra, depicting a pair of scales with the dates 24 IX (September) and 23 X (October).
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Virgin Mary Octagonal 18K Yellow Gold Medal Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as an octagonal medal depicting the Virgin Mary.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Forever Love Mistletoe Ivy 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold good luck charm pendant designed as a bunch of mistletoe leaves and berries in the centre of a pierced wreath of ivy.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage French Grun Saint Christopher 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant Medal
Located in London, GB
A vintage French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant or medal designed by Grun depicting St Christopher carrying the infant Christ across the river.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Augis Grun French Virgin Mary 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
By A. Augis
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant or medal designed by Grun for Augis depicting the Virgin Mary.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Becker 18K Yellow Gold St Therese Charm Medal Pendant
By Edmond-Henri Becker
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as an oval medal depicting Saint Therese with a halo with the phrase 'SANCTA THERESIA A JESU INFANTE' (Saint Therese of the...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Augis 18K Yellow Gold Jesus Christ Medal Charm Pendant
By A. Augis
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a round medal depicting Jesus Christ in three quarters profile.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage French Girard St Christopher 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant depicting St Christopher as he carries the infant Christ across a river.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Italian Leaning Tower of Pisa 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) gold charm pendant designed as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique French Virgin Mary 18K Rose Gold Oval Charm Medal Pendant
Located in London, GB
An antique French 18 karat (18K) rose gold charm pendant designed as a medal depicting the Virgin Mary.
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
French Mechanical Steam Train Engine 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold mechanical charm pendant designed as the engine of a steam train with moving wheels.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Perroud Large Cancer Zodiac Starsign 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as the Zodiac sign of Cancer, depicting a crab with the dates 22 VI (June) and 22 VII (July).
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Sellier Virgin Mary 18K Yellow Gold Medal Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a medal depicting the Virgin Mary praying in profile over the word ‘VIRGO’.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Vernier Vercingetorix Gaul 18K White Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant with white gold detail to the frame depicting Vercingetorix the Gaul, to one side and a spray of oak leaves to the other.
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
French Lucky Horseshoe 18K Yellow Gold Seven Diamond Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a lucky horseshoe set with seven diamonds.
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Large French Capricorn Zodiac Starsign 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A large French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold pendant depicting a three-dimensional goat representing the Zodiac star sign of Capricorn. Partially stamped with the eagle’s head for Frenc...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Touch Wood Mano Figa 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold lucky charm pendant designed as a protective mano figa or clenched fist of strength in carved wood with a yellow gold pendant top and bracelet and white...
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
18K gold 1893 Chalice & host charm, rare Antique Catholic - Souvenir communion
Located in Antwerp, BE
The back of this marvellous charm is engraved with the date 22 june 1893 and the letters M R D We love every little detail of this marvellous pendant.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Rasumny Deer Hunting Horn 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as an engraved medal depicting a praying man on a deer hunt surrounded by a hunting horn looking at a stag or deer in front...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Dropsy Madonna and Child 18k Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as an oval medal depicting the Madonna and Child, signed and initialled by E.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Large Vintage 18K Yellow Gold Blue Paste Etruscan Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A large vintage 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as an Etruscan pierced pendant set with four oval blue paste gems.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Pendant Charm Treasure Chest solid 18K Gold / 4.4 gr
Located in SE
Shiny hand-made Treasure Chest pendant or bracelet charm in solid 18K Yellow Gold. Lock with secure hinged closure.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Large French 18K Yellow Gold Zodiac Cancer Crab Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A large French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as the Zodiac sign of Cancer depicting a crab.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Piper Musician Cartoon Character 18K Yellow White Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow and white gold charm pendant designed as a cartoon character of a piper or musician playing the pipe, clarinet, recorder or similar musical instrument.
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
French Virgin Mary Miraculous Medal 18K Yellow Gold Charm Medal Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as the Miraculous Medal.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage French Virgin Mary 18K Yellow Gold Religious Medal Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A vintage French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a religious medal depicting the Virgin Mary within an oval engraved cartouche, the whole set to an Art Nouveau a...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique French First Communion Chalice Floral 18K Rose Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) gold charm pendant designed as a scalloped diamond shaped rose gold medal depicting an engraved holy chalice or goblet with a communion wafer above, radiating...
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique French First Communion Chalice Floral 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) gold charm pendant designed as an oval yellow gold medal depicting a holy chalice or goblet with a communion wafer above, radiating light to celebrate a First...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Virgin Mary 18K Yellow White Gold Medal Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a hexagonal medal depicting the Virgin Mary with alternating rosettes of white and yellow gold to the edges.
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Ouroboros Serpent Snake Man 18K Yellow Gold Enamel Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold and enamel charm pendant designed as an Ouroboros snake or serpent eating its own tail encircling a man in a suit holding a hat.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Italian Zodiac Scorpio Starsign 18K Yellow Gold Enamel Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a circular disc with an enamel depiction of a scorpion representing the zodiac starsign of Scorpio in a field of three white e...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Large Dachshund Dog 18K Yellow White Gold Ruby Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A large 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a Dachshund dog with a white gold collar and attached yellow gold chain.
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Augis French More Than Yesterday 18K Yellow Gold Love Charm Pendant
By A. Augis
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold love charm pendant with a rebus spelling out "Plus qu'hier, moins que demain" ("More than yesterday, less than tomorrow") - a line taken from the ...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French First Communion 18K Yellow Rose Gold Medal Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow and rose gold charm pendant depicting a goblet with the word 'Souvenir' above and the phrase 'de 1ere communion' below (Souvenir of First Communion).
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 18K Yellow Gold Four Love Hearts Paste Glass Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as four paste glass love heart charms suspended from a simple gold ring.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique French Dropsy Virgin Mary 18K Yellow Gold Medal Pendant Charm
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold pendant designed as a round medal depicting the Virgin Mary with a halo and a polished surround. Signed E. Dropsy. Stamped with the eagle’s head for Fre...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Perroud Large Cancer Zodiac Starsign 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as the Zodiac sign of Cancer, depicting a crab with the dates 22 VI (June) and 22 VII (July).
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
18K gold French Chalice & host charm, rare Antique Catholic - Souvenir communion
Located in Antwerp, BE
We are delighted to introduce this lovely 18 karat solid yellow gold patina medal featuring a chalice, which is a cup often use for drinking during a religious ceremony. A white colo...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18K Rose Gold Silver Ruby Diamond Fish Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
Unmarked but tested as 18 karat (18K) rose gold. Dimensions: 3.2 x 1 x 0.35 cm Weight: 1.76 grams (Chain not included)
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Augis French More Than Yesterday 18K Yellow Gold Love Charm Pendant
By A. Augis
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold concave love charm pendant with a rebus spelling out "Plus qu'hier, moins que demain" ("More than yesterday, less than tomorrow") - a line taken f...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Perroud Large Libra Zodiac Starsign 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as the Zodiac sign of Libra, depicting a pair of scales with the dates 24 IX (September) and 23 X (October).
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18K Rose Gold Silver Ruby Diamond Rooster Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
Unmarked but tested as 18 karat (18K) rose gold with scratch numbers to the reverse.
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Antique 18K Rose Gold Silver Ruby Diamond Pig Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
Unmarked but tested as 18 karat (18K) rose gold with scratch numbers to the reverse.
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Vintage Aztec Inca God Icon 18K Yellow Gold Emerald Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A vintage 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as an Aztec or Inca god or icon set with an emerald cut emerald with an estimated weight of 0.27 carats.
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage French 18K Yellow White Gold Sailing Yacht Boat Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow and white gold charm pendant designed as a sailing yacht or boat with a yellow gold main sail and white gold spinnaker.
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
French Dropsy Virgin Mary 18K Yellow Gold Pierced Medal Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a medal depicting the Virgin Mary in a halo within a pierced gothic arch sunburst.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 18K Yellow Gold Red Ruby Heart Locket Flower Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a heart-shaped locket with engraved floral and lucky three-leaf clover decoration, set with three red rubies to a trefoi...
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage French White Origami Bird Enamel 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A vintage French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a lucky white enamel origami bird in a diamond shaped frame.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Small Vintage French Lourdes Virgin Mary 18K Yellow Gold Religious Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A small vintage French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold octagonal religious charm pendant depicting the Virgin Mary in profile with a halo.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Small Vintage French Mazzoni Virgin Mary 18K Yellow Gold Religious Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A small vintage French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold religious charm pendant depicting the Virgin Mary in profile with radiating sunburst lines.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage French Grun Square Saint Christopher 18K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold square charm pendant or medal depicting St Christopher carrying the infant Christ across the river.
Gold, 18k 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.
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