Patinaed French Celluloid Flapper Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Unusual patinaed flapper necklace in celluloid from the 1920's. The bombe pendant is incised and decorated with a floral motif.
Gilt Metal
Unusual Figural Celluloid Flapper Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and elegant flapper necklace from the 1920s. Figural full figured "head" beads are spaced with ribbed gilt metal beads and end with a long black and green silk tassel.
Art Deco Crystal Flapper Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Dramatic and elegant crystal necklace from the Art Deco period with stone set links and a large crystal pendant drop. Pulls over head with no closure. 28" x .35,". drop adds 2". St...
Gilt Metal
Art Deco Carved Bone Flapper Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved tinted bone Art Deco chinese export necklace circa 1920 with hand macrame knotting and knots. 30" 3.25 pendant
Vintage Art Deco glass beadwork sautoir necklace, floral, Flapper length
Located in NEWARK, GB
A rare Vintage Art Deco glass beadwork sautoir necklace. This is a long, Flapper length necklace, constructed from rows and rows of tiny, hand strung glass beads in green, pink, bla...
Deco Flapper Beads with Ball Chain Tassel
Located in New York, NY
Unusually long flapper beads from the 1920's of orange bakelite with carved and dyed vegetable ivory (plastic). Super long in length, designed to be worn wrapped several times around...
Brass
Gold Vermeil and Black Silk Panama Flapper Necklace
By ASSYA London
Located in London, GB
ASSYA 's Panama Necklace is a colourful and fun version of a friendship necklace. Inspired by the woven fabrics in Central America, it is hand woven on an Italian loom using a unique...
Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Chain & Cut Crystal Lariat Necklace, 1920s
Located in Burbank, CA
In that era, this design was sort of the subtle reverse of the traditional flapper necklace, which also looped around itself, but was very long and very ostentatious.
Crystal, Sterling Silver
1920s Enamel and Glass Bead Egyptian Revival Vintage Pendant Necklace
Located in Wigan, GB
This is consistent with age and use and only visible upon very close inspection. The Details... This flapper length necklace features a gilt metal open link chain detailed at interv...
Gilt Metal
Czech Flapper Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Czech Flapper Pendant Necklace in faux green onyx and jet glass.
Brass
Geometric Art Deco Glass Seed Bead Sautoir
Located in New York, NY
A Stunning Art Deco Sautoir or Flapper Necklace constructed of green, blue and black glass seed beads with a Millefiori Art Glass Pendant.
Vintage Mid century paste drop necklace, Dramatic Art Deco design
Located in NEWARK, GB
A stunning vintage mid-century paste drop necklace with a beautiful fine chain-link design and an exceptionally glamorous Art Deco style statement pendant. The necklace features spa...
Flapper Glass Red sautoir Necklace Art Deco 1920s
Located in Wallkill, NY
A STUNNING FLAPPER Glass Necklace Circa 1920s Art Deco, NO clasp. Beads measures 22.90mm x 7.5mm- 13.7mm long- 4.8mm-- 12.6mm in diameter on the round faceted. Strung on the original...
Vintage Boho Buffalo Bone Beaded Necklace
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Vintage Boho Buffalo Bone Beaded Necklace is a beautifully crafted and distinctive piece of jewelry that combines earthy, natural elements with the artistic, eclectic flair of bohe...
Art Deco 1920s Vintage Triple Strand Crystal Necklace
Located in Wilmslow, England
This elegant and timeless necklace dates from the 1920s. Condition Report: Excellent The Details... This necklace is constructed from silver tone metal. It is quite short - almost...
Crystal, Base Metal
Vintage Open Back Crystal Necklace, circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Open-Back Crystal Necklace, Circa 1920s. Most people don't understand the beauty of these until they try them on. When worn against the skin, they look like diamonds. This o...
Mixed Metal
$464
W 1.19 in Dm 5.02 in L 13 in
21st Century Vintage Costume Jewelry Gilt Metal Italian Multi Strand Necklace
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This exquisite 21st Century Italian vintage costume necklace is a masterpiece of bold, "more-is-more" glamour, blending classic Mediterranean craftsmanship with dramatic modern flair...
Gilt Metal
Vintage Art Deco paste fringe drop necklace, Fan
Located in NEWARK, GB
A gorgeous vintage Art Deco era paste fringe necklace. It has a paste adorned link to the top half with a barrel fastener and a beautiful paste fringe drop with a pretty fan style d...
Victorian Cassis Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant Necklace HEB Chain c. 1880s
Located in Honolulu, HI
An exceptional Victorian era (circa 1880s) book chain necklace crafted with intricately linked rectangular motifs resembling the bound spine of a book. This piece features a versati...
Gold Plate
Dramatic Art Deco Crystal Bib Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Unusually large bib necklace composed of 3 strands of claw set sparkling, oval glass pastes, attached to an adjustable crystal beaded back chain. 1930's USA. Excellent condition. 1...
Gilt Metal
Art Deco 1920s Red Glass Vintage Tasseled Flapper Necklace
Located in Wilmslow, England
This is a delightful example of a 1920s tasseled flapper necklace. Condition Report: Very Good - Some darkening to the silk thread due to age. This is only apparent upon close inspe...
Art Deco 1920s Czechoslovakian Multi-Coloured Glass Vintage Pendant Necklace
Located in Wilmslow, England
This lovely necklace, reflects the craftsmanship and eye for detail that is characteristic of Czechoslovakian jewellery design. Condition Report: Excellent The Details... This nec...
Antique Art Deco Sautoir necklace, Silk and bead
Located in NEWARK, GB
A gorgeous antique Art Deco Sautoir necklace. This necklace is just everything Deco! Early 1920s it is made from black silk ribbon and fastens with a japanned barrel clasp fastener...
Steel
Antique Crystal Rivière Necklace 1920s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
An Antique Crystal Riviere Necklace. Increasingly rare, a truly beautiful find. An unsigned beauty. A rare treasure. Just because a jewel doesn’t carry a designer name, doesn’t mean ...
Art Deco Platinum Diamond Necklace
Located in New York, NY
A stunning necklace from the Art Deco period, comprising of circular and baguette-cut diamonds, weighing a total of 52 carats. The diamonds are E-F-G color, VS clarity. Metal is pla...
Diamond, Platinum
Rare Georgian French Paste Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th Century, Georgian French Paste Necklace. Heavy sterling mounts set with pastes, quartz and gilt metal etched applications. Likely French in origin, with bow drop center pen...
Quartz, Gilt Metal, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Crystal Sautoir
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Crystal Sautoir from the 1920's France. Silk cord with crystal rondels, faceted beads and central pendant drop. Cord 30", Drop 2.5" x .75". 1920's France.
Crystal
Edwardian Peridot Old Mine Diamond Pearl Festoon Swag Necklace Antique Gold
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS A STUNNING VICTORIAN - ART NOUVEAU - BELLE EPOQUE FESTOON NECKLACE WITH THE MOST GORGEOUS NATURAL ROUND FACETED PERIDOT GEMS SET WITH PEARLS AND AN OLD MINE DIAMOND IN A GORG...
Pearl, Diamond, Peridot, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
$19,612
H 2.76 in L 24.81 in
Antique La Belle Epoque Edwardian Natural Pearl Diamond Pendant Platinum Gold
Located in Lisbon, PT
Antique La Belle Époque natural pearl and diamond pendant necklace in platinum and gold, Portuguese, circa 1900. This garland jewel of geometric, floral and foliate motifs is millegr...
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Art Deco Paste Graduated Crystals
Located in New York, NY
Attractive Art Deco Paste Graduated Crystals from the 1920's. Faceted lead crystal sparkles brightly in this riviere style. This probably had an emerald stain at one point and there ...
Crystal, Silver Plate, Brass
Antique Belle Époque Diamond Tiara in Platinum and Gold.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Well well well. If only this tiara could talk - I'd just love to know the people and outfits this significant piece has graced. Let's start with the tiara. Circa 1900, the theme co...
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
$11,188Sale Price / set|20% Off
W 0.59 in L 2.55 in
French Art Deco 1920 Dangle Tassels Earrings in 18kt Gold with Jade and Pearls
Located in Miami, FL
French art deco tassels dangle earrings. Fabulous pair of tassel drop earrings, created in Paris France during the art deco period, circa 1920. This delicate pieces has been crafted...
Jade, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Chinese Jade Necklace 32 Inches 10mm Jade Beads Silver Clasp
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS AN EXQUISITE ANTIQUE ART DECO CHINESE JADE BEAD AND SILVER CLASP NECKLACE OF 32 INCHES (81cm) IN LENGTH. THE STUNNING AND DRAMATIC NECKLACE HAS GORGEOUS 10MM JADE BEADS OF T...
Jade, Silver
Austrian Beaded Flapper Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Striking deco hand beaded necklace of patinaed silvered beads with ruby, black and yellow accents. The patterned centerpiece is woven aound a core and a tassel hangs from it.
...
Art Deco Sterling Paste Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
Elegant art deco paste bracelet set in sterling with large faux emerald bullet cab stones. Pierced articulted metalwork in art deco bow motifs.
Excellent
Sterling Silver
Unusual 1920's Eygptian Revival Czech Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and collectible eygptian revival necklace from the 1920s. Gilded brass with unusual czech glass stones throughout. A celluloid molded pharoah's head forms the centerpiece. A ...
Ciner Art Deco Necklace
By Ciner
Located in New York, NY
Fine Ciner art deco necklace composed of two strands of articulated faux ruby beads with crystal rhinestone pave spacers and clasp. Center focal pendant of hand wired ruby beads and ...
Rhodium, Base Metal
Maison Gripoix Art Deco Sautoir
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Early Maison Gripoix 1920s sautoir. Elegantly composed of crystal pate de verre teardrop bead clusters and twisted braided lengths of micro faux seed pearls. Long flapper length. Ex...
Art Deco Beaded Sautoirs, French
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Beaded Sautoirs, French old stock, unworn. Different colorations available with red tassel, black tassel or in purple/crystal colorations. 1920's France of Czech beads.
French Art Deco Lariat Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Long French Art Deco 1920s Lariat composed of multi strand, braided twists of opaque faux jade and pearl micro seed beads. Beautifully crafted with hand blown glass faux pearl and c...
Gilt Metal
“Antique 3ct Rose Cut Diamond Heart Locket Pendant, 1880s, Gold”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique rose cut diamond heart locket pendant with an estimate diamond weight of 3 carats decorated with black enamel total pendant length 4cm dates back to the astro hungarian era 1...
Diamond, 14k Gold
French Art Deco Crystal Rondelle Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Unusual French Art Deco faceted crystal multi rondelle and bead necklace. The necklace strung on fine silver chain. Unusual invisible silver bead clasp with a fluid elegant look. Exc...
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.
The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.
However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)
While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.
Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.
A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.
Find unique Art Deco necklaces, earrings, bracelets and other jewelry on 1stDibs.
Also called Y necklaces as they are designed to hang a certain way, vintage drop necklaces are striking and adaptable. They can enhance everything from a casual sweater-and-jeans combo to an elegant heels-and-evening-dress pairing.
Adornment is an ancient human practice, with archeologists identifying early jewelry made from bones, claws and shells. As technology has advanced, so too have jewelry designs and the design of necklaces, from the simple to the intricate.
Drop necklaces come from lariat-style necklaces, which are chain necklaces that end in a tassel or pendant. A drop necklace’s design, meanwhile, is long with open ends, and it usually does not have a clasp. It consists of a single chain that wraps around the neck and a centerpiece — sometimes featuring a diamond or pearls — that hangs down to the middle of the chest. Drop necklaces frequently come in lengths from 16 to 20 inches, with the vertical lines making them appear longer than other necklaces of the same length.
Drop necklaces are extremely versatile, able to be worn knotted, draped or looped. They can be chunky statement pieces or thin, minimal designs. The range of drop necklaces that can be found on 1stDibs can accentuate the plunging necklines of modern looks or add flair to a basic ensemble.