“Antique 14k Gold Enamel Cherub Angels Locket Pendant, Circa 1900”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique locket pendant cherub angels enamel portrait with magnificent colours flanked with 14k gold ornaments pendant was made during the astro hungarian era 1890/1900.c with a total...
“Antique 14k Gold Heart Locket Pendant, Enamel Flower, Circa 1899”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique 14k gold russian locket pendant in shape of heart with colorful enamel drawing of a flower decortated with green demantoid and diamond pendant was made during the imperial ru...
Round Locket Pendant 18k Yellow/White Gold Purple Enamel 37 Diamonds 1 Amethyst
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Amethyst, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
Oval Locket Pendant White Gold Blue Guilloche Enamel 64 Diamonds 1 Oval 0.25 Ct
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreous enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired ...
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
Fabergé 18k Yellow Gold Blue Guilloché Enamel Oval Locket with 9 Diamonds #2/150
By Fabergé
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Crafted from 18k yellow gold, the locket is adorned with translucent royal blue enamel, featuring delicate paillons—golden swirling motifs that add texture and visual depth.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Victor Mayer Locket Ring Light Grey Enamel 18k Rose Gold 40 Diamonds 0.50 ct
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Ring Peacock, 18k RG, vitreous enamel, 40 diamonds total 0.50 ct, G VS brilliant cut Reference: V1672/LG/00/00/103 Description: 18k rose gold Vitreous enamel: light grey Diamonds...
Diamond, Enamel, Rose Gold
Round Pendant Locket 18k Yellow Gold Raspberry Enamel 5 Diamonds 0.03 ct G VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Oval Locket Pendant 18k YG Green Vitreous Guilloche Enamel Sapphire 27 x 17 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreous enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Pendant Locket - 18k Yellow Gold - Turquoise Enamel 3 Diamonds 0.04 ct G VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Heart Pendant Locket Necklace 18k Yellow Gold Blue Enamel 6 Diamonds 0.12ct H VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreous enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Pendant Locket 18k Yellow Gold Aubergine Red Enamel 20 Diamonds 0.37ct H VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreous enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Oval Pendant Locket Necklace 18k White Gold Blue Enamel 85 Diamonds 0.88ct G VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreous enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Oval Brilliant Star Pendant Locket 18k Rose Gold Blue Enamel 85 Diamonds 0.88 ct
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Oval Locket Pendant Necklace 18k Yellow Gold Rose Enamel 37 Diamonds 0.29 ct GVS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreous enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Locket Pendant Necklace 18k YG Green Guilloche Enamel Sapphire 27 x 17 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreous enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Oval Pendant Locket 18k Yellow Gold Raspberry Enamel 43 Diamonds 0.55 ct G VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Pendant Locket Necklace 18k Yellow Gold Turquoise Enamel 3 Diamonds 0.04 ct G VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreous enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Locket Pendant 18k Yellow Gold Rose Vitreous Enamel 37 Diamonds 0.29 ct GVS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Heart Locket Pendant Necklace 18k Yellow Gold Red Enamel 5 Diamonds 0.05ct H VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Pendant Locket Necklace - 18k Yellow Gold - Enamel 43 Diamonds 0.55 ct G VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Heart Shaped Locket Pendant 18k Yellow Gold Red Enamel 5 Diamonds 0.05ct H VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Locket Pendant 18k White Gold Dark Blue Enamel 85 Diamonds 0.88ct G VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Round Locket Pendant 18k Yellow Gold Blue/Turquoise Enamel Diamond 0.03 ct 21 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreous enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired ...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Locket Necklace 18k YG Blue Vitreous Guilloche Enamel Sapphire 27 x 17 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Oval Locket Pendant 18k Rose Gold Grey/Pink Enamel 26 Diamonds 1 Pink Tourmaline
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, Tourmaline, Enamel, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Oval Locket Pendant 18k Yellow Gold Matt Purple Enamel 1 Peridot 3 Akoya Pearls
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Pearl, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Floral Locket Pendant 18k Yellow Gold Red/Orange Enamel 3 Diamonds 0.04 ct
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Victorian 20 Karat Gold Blue Enamel Diamond Star Locket Bracelet, Circa 1880s
Located in Braintree, GB
Victorian locket bracelet in 20 karat gold, the woven strap closing on a round locket in royal blue guilloché enamel, set with a six point star of old cut diamonds.
Gold
Oval Locket Pendant 18k Yellow Gold Blue Vitreous Enamel 12 Diamonds 0.08 ct GVS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer oval locket pendant with infinity symbol 18k yellow gold, Victoria Collection, translucent peacock blue vitreous enamel, gold paillons, 12 diamonds, total 0.08 ct, G VS,...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Heart Locket Pendant 18k Yellow Gold White Gold Yellow Enamel 4 Diamonds 0.8 ct
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Locket Pendant Necklace 18k Yellow Gold Blue Enamel 12 Diamonds 0.08 ct GVS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer oval locket pendant necklace with infinity symbol 18k yellow gold, Victoria Collection, translucent peacock blue vitreous enamel, gold paillons, 12 diamonds, total 0.08 ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
$1,148Sale Price|20% Off
Pink Tourmaline Rose Quartz Georgian Paste Polka Dot Enamel Heart Locket
By Karen Sugarman Designs
Located in Colleyville, TX
Although much of the enamel has been lost over the past centuries, it does not take away from the beauty of this lovely heirloom locket.
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Quartz, Tourmaline, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
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.
Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold
“Antique 14k Gold Russian Locket Pendant with Enamel Bird, Circa 1904”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique russian locket pendant with an colourful enamel bird on front decorted with natural blue sapphire and rubies in 14k gold setting with total weight of 9.3 grams and 5cm lenght...
14k Gold
Oval Locket Pendant 18k White Gold Emerald Green Enamel 8 Diamonds 0.16 ct H VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Oval Locket Pendant Necklace 18k White Gold Green Enamel 8 Diamonds 0.16 ct H VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Oval Locket Pendant Necklace 18k White Gold Green Enamel 8 Diamonds 0.16 ct H VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreous enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Oval Locket Pendant 18k Yellow Gold Red Vitreous Enamel 37 Diamonds 0.29 ct G VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Locket Pendant Necklace 18k Yellow Gold Red Enamel 37 Diamonds 0.29 ct G VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Victoria Pendant Locket 18k Yellow Gold Blue Enamel 9 Diamonds 0.07 ct G VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Locket Pendant Necklace 18k Yellow Gold Blue Enamel 9 Diamonds 0.07 ct G VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreous enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Round Pendant Locket 18k White Gold Blue Vitreous Enamel 1 Diamond 0.03 ct H VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian 14K Yellow Gold Pendant Locket with Onyx, Pearls, and Enamel.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Other Important Details: The locket itself is 60mm long including the bail! The locket is not stamped, but has been tested to be 14K Yellow Gold.
Onyx, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Oval Locket Pendant 18k White Gold Blue Vitreous Enamel 3 Diamonds 0.04 ct G VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Antique Seed Pearl Infinity Pendant Locket
Located in New York, NY
Dating from the 1880s, this antique Victorian pendant locket with seed pearls and enamel is set in bloomed 18K gold.
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Oval Pendant Locket 18k Yellow Gold Red Guilloche Enamel Paillons 26.0 x 15.5 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. About vitreuos enamel: The inimitably luminous colours are literally created "in the fire": layer by layer, enamel is carefully fired in...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$3,189Sale Price|20% Off
Austro Hungarian Turquoise Garnet and Pearl Locket Pendant
Located in Portland, England
The locket opens to reveal two silver gilt photo compartments.
Garnet, Pearl, Turquoise, Enamel
Antique English Battersea Locket in the Form of a Clock
Located in Tampa, FL
An 18th century English Battersea locket enameled with a clock face on one side and a floral decoration on the reverse.
Enamel
Art Deco Diamond and Ruby 9 Carat Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This carat yellow gold locket holds eight rose cut diamonds and five pink rubies. The rubies measure 4pts each and six of the diamonds measure 3pts with the two larger diamonds measu...
Ruby, Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian 14K Gold Etruscan Revival Locket Brooch, 19th Century
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Details Period: Victorian, circa 1870 Style: Etruscan Revival Material: 14K gold with turquoise enamel, coral, and seed pearls Features: Rear locket compartment (for memento or h...
Coral, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Tomasso Saulini Boy Cameo Locket Pendant Necklace 14 Karat Gold Museum Quality
Located in New York, NY
The locket is 14 Karat Gold and adorned with gorgeous pale blue and cream colored enamel around the border and on the bale.
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian Etruscan 15k Solid Gold Hair Picture Locket Brooch Pin Pendant
Located in Montclair, NJ
Here we have an amazing antique hair/picture locket from Victorian England. The piece is solid 15k yellow gold and has its original patina in tact.
Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Yellow Gold Victorian Cross Locket Pendant - 18k Antique Restons Unis
Located in Greensboro, NC
Era: Victorian Date: 1860 Metal Content: 18k Yellow Gold Material Information Enamel Color: Blue Style: Locket Theme: Cross, Faith & Unity Features: Two Photo Frames (one with gla...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Black Onyx Pearl Locket Necklace Flower Motif 14K Braided Hair Antique
Located in New York, NY
The bale is decorated with black Enamel. The reverse of the locket has a wonderful compartment which has an extraordinary braided hair design which opens for you to place your treas...
Onyx, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Victorian 15 Karat Yellow Gold Turquoise and White Enamel Round Dome Brooch
Located in McLeansville, NC
A Victorian 15 karat yellow gold turquoise and white enamel round dome brooch and locket. This brooch features a pavé turquoise dome center surrounded by scalloped white enamel and r...
Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Pearl and Enamel Necklace, circa 1865
Located in London, GB
Antique pearl and enamel necklace. A yellow gold necklace, suspending five graduating circular lockets, each set to centre with a round natural unenhanced seed pearl in a closed back...
Pearl, Yellow Gold
Fabergé, 18K Yellow Gold and Enamel Egg Charm Bracelet
By Fabergé
Located in Chicago, IL
This stunning bracelet by Fabergé is decorated with four enameled egg charms including, a red guilloche enamel and diamond egg, a fleur-de-lis blue guilloche enamel and diamond egg, ...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18ct Gold Hera Cameo Brooch with Sardonyx and Natural Pearls, Circa 1890
Located in London, GB
An antique cameo brooch, depicting Hera, the ancient Greek goddess of women, marriage and childbirth, on a sardonyx hardstone cameo, with a dark brown background, mounted in yellow g...
Agate, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
Victorian Blue Enamel Locket and Earrings
Located in London, GB
The locket features a royal blue enamel background, on which is set an ornate byzantine cross set with diamonds and pearls.
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early Victorian Blue Enamel and Pearl Locket
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful and typically Victorian locket pendant. This charming locket is set with midnight-blue enamel.
Pearl, Enamel
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.
If jewelry could talk, we know this piece would have good stories.
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.
Givers of fine gems enjoy surprise more than receivers, and women more than men. Find out what else our survey of 3,000 Americans revealed.
Organic shapes, surprising textures, shimmering colors and inventive embellishments take the new generation of pearl jewelry from classic to cutting-edge.
Soak up the pleasures of the season with a these bold gems.
Learn more about the stylish links that have passed the test of time.
After more than a decade creating the iconic Lanvin gems of the Alber Elbaz years, designer Elie Top dove into the world of fine jewelry, mixing silver and gold to create his own striking, timeless look.