Antique French Jeweled and Enameled Locket Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
Length without suspension ring - 20 mm (3/4 in.) The locket comes in a brown leather antique case.
Diamond, Garnet
Vintage Goldette Locket/Pillbox Multi Strand Necklace
By Goldette
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Vintage Goldette Locket/Pillbox Multi-Strand Necklace with turquoise and garnet is a blend of functional beauty with a nostalgic touch, making it a standout piece for any vintage...
Garnet, Turquoise, Gold Plate, Brass
Antique Austro Hungarian Gem Set Locket, Silver
Located in NEWARK, GB
A gorgeous and unusual antique Austro-Hungarian locket pendant. Reminiscent of the renaissance revival styles this locket is heavily gem set to the front, gems include Garnet, Turqu...
Garnet, Malachite, Turquoise, Silver
Vintage Victorian 14 Karat Gold Pearl Demantoid Heart Locket Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Victorian 14k gold heart shaped locket set with split pearls and demantoid garnets.
Garnet, 14k Gold
Antique Victorian English Gold and Jeweled "Regard" Locket Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
An English Antique bracelet with diamond, rubies, emerald, garnet and amethyst. The 15 karat bracelet has 1 rose-cut diamond, 2 cabochon rubies, 1 cabochon emerald, 1 cabochon garnet...
Diamond, Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, Garnet, 15k Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Mourning Ring, 18 Karat Gold, Enamel, Pearl and Garnet, William IV
Located in NEWARK, GB
The forget me not flowers are decorated in light blue and yellow enamel a realistic and stark contrast from the rich gold and black. The ring has a locket front surmounted with a ri...
Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Important Georgian REGARD and gold heart locket
Located in London, GB
A Georgian REGARD and gold heart locket, the front set with pear shaped rubies, emerald, garnet, amethyst around a round brilliant-cut diamond, spelling the word REGARD, the back set...
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet Locket 18 Carat, circa 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This superb Victorian Bohemian Garnet locket is Circa 1880. The locket is adorned with a cluster of deep red Bohemian Garnet’s set in a beautifully designed Garnet Gold gallery.
Garnet, 18k Gold
Victorian Garnet Locket Pendant in Yellow Gold 18 Karats
Located in PARIS, FR
Victorian garnet locket pendant in yellow gold 18 karats. Medallion in gold delicately inlaid of friezes.
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet Locket Brooch, circa 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
To read more please click continue reading below- This beautiful antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet Gold locket brooch is Circa 1880. The fabulous locket is adorned with clusters o...
Garnet, Gold
Antique Victorian Natural Pearl Demantoid Garnet Locket Pendant
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The outer border is set with alternating demantoid garnets and natural pearls, suspended from a foliate-style bale set with demantoid garnet and natural pearls. 15ct gold hallmar...
Garnet, Natural Pearl, 15k Gold
1800s Antique Victorian Onyx and Turquoise Locket, Foiled Garnet Locket
Located in Rottedam, NL
Details: Hallmark: none - bale metal tests positive as 835/1000 silver; Dimensions (widest parts): 6.8 x 4 cm; Bale: 1.5 cm; Precious stones: turquoise, seed pearls and foiled garnet...
Garnet, Onyx, Turquoise, Silver
Rare Early French Heart Shape Rose Cut Diamond and Garnet Locket
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Romantic 18kt. and silver top locket dating from mid 19th century made in France.The top is set in silver with a garnet center and surrounded with rose cut diamonds accented with gre...
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Silver
Calliope Antique 1920s Diamond & Garnet Locket & Toggle Chain 9ct Yellow Gold
Located in Hamilton, AU
The red garnet topped doublets measure approximately 1.90 millimetres.
Garnet, Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
J.W. Benson Early Victorian Garnet Gold Locket Festoon Necklace
By J.W. Benson
Located in Narberth, PA
Set within the face of each locket is a large garnet cabochon surrounded by a twisted gold rope border.
Garnet, 15k Gold
Sold|$5,200
Victorian Garnet Heart Locket Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Garnets set in a 9 carat gold heart locket.
Garnet
Sold|$5,200
Garnet and Diamond Locket Brooch
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful late Georgian/early Victorian garnet brooch in the shape of a heart. Rose cut diamonds are set in silver over yellow gold around the heart.
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, Silver
Sold|$1,500
Georgian Garnet Crowned Heart Locket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Whoever rules YOUR heart. Materials: garnets, 10k gold (tests), new 14k chain Age: c. 1800 Size: locket is 1 1/8" x 3/4", chain is 18"
Garnet, 10k Gold, 14k Gold
Sold|$1,850
Victorian Gold Filled Garnet Heart Locket
Located in Narberth, PA
A gorgeous locket from the Victorian (ca1880s) era! Gold filled, the entire front surface of this petite locket is encrusted with bead-set garnet stones.
Garnet, Gold
Sold|$3,400
Antique Large Garnet Gold Heart Locket
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous figural "heart" locket, allover set with glistening garnets. Reverse side opens, with compartment for a picture or a lock of hair.
Garnet, Gilt Metal
Victorian Diamond Garnet Infinity Knot Locket
Located in Sale, Cheshire
This beautiful antique locket is set with a central garnet cabochon with a diamond-set star, set into the stone.
White Diamond, Garnet, 15k Gold
Sold|$4,795
Victorian Onyx Garnet & Diamond Bug Locket
Located in Narberth, PA
A magnificent onyx, garnet, and diamond bug locket from the Victorian (ca1880) era!
Onyx, Diamond, Garnet, Sterling Silver
Victorian Rhodolite Garnet Snake Necklace/Locket
Located in Narberth, PA
The garnet at its mouth is set atop a small heart which has a glass covered locket back.
Garnet, 15k Gold
Garnet Pearl Cluster Diamond Gold Locket Ring
Located in New York, NY
Natural pearls surround a rose cut diamond in a floral cluster, flanked by garnets set throughout each shoulder. The 15K gold ring's underside has a hidden locket compartment.
Garnet, Pearl, White Diamond, 15k Gold
Antique Demantoid Garnet Natural Pearl Locket Pendant
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The outer border is set with alternating demantoid garnets and natural pearls. Foliate-style bale set with demantoid garnet and natural pearls. 15ct gold hallmarked in Birmingham...
Garnet, Natural Pearl, 15k Gold
Sold|$4,400
Victorian Garnet Hidden Locket Bracelet
Located in Austin, TX
Crafted in bright yellow 18k gold with five large cabochon garnets in an etruscan revival design. Hidden locket compartment behind largest stone with glass panel intact.
Victorian Important Garnet Rose & Yellow Gold Locket/Pin
Located in Narberth, PA
An absolutely fabulous garnet pin/locket from the Victorian (ca1880) era!
Garnet, 15k Gold
Antique Victorian Almandine Garnet Gold Locket, circa 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This antique Victorian gold gild locket is large and set with fabulous leaf workmanship, hugging a beautiful almandine garnet.
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Garnet 15 Carat Yellow Gold Locket Brooch
Located in Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
Featuring eight cabochon garnets surrounding a locket compartment, it is a wonderful antique piece.
Garnet, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Yellow Gold Cabochon Garnet Diamond Heart Locket Necklace
Located in Sydney, AU
Victorian large cabochon garnet heart locket with diamond starburst in the centre, set in 22ct Yellow Gold with glass heart locket back and specially cut cabochon garnet bail.
Garnet, 22k Gold
Antique Rose Gold Garnet and Pearl Mourning Brooch/Locket
Located in Splitter's Creek, NSW
This lovely Antique Mourning Brooch/Pendant features 14 Garnets, graduated from 2.06mm - 3.08mm Diameter range, of a strong Purplish/red Colour, Tone medium-dark, Clarity eye-clean, ...
Garnet, Pearl, Rose Gold
Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet Gold Pearl Pendant Locket, circa 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
The pendant is all set in Garnet Gold gilded in 18ct and complete with a secure locket back.
Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Victorian Heart Locket Garnet Pearl 9 Carat Silver, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This beautiful Victorian Garnet and Pearl heart locket is, Circa 1900. The locket displays a cluster of Garnets in the centre, surrounded by engraved leaves with lustrous Pearls set...
Garnet, Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique Victorian Heart Pendant Locket Garnet 18 Carat Gold, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
The wonderful padlock style pendant is shaped like a heart and boasts a large deep red Cabochon Garnet in the centre. The Garnet has been adored throughout history for it’s blazing...
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
A rare Victorian Locket Top Almandine Garnet and Rose Diamond Ring.
Located in London, GB
The top is carved from a single piece of Almandine Garnet in the form of a flower head and interspersed with a scattering of Rose Diamonds. The hinged top lifts to show a reccess fo...
Garnet, 18k Gold
Oval Red Garnet Cabochon and White Pearl 9 Carat Gold Vintage Locket Pendant
Located in Hamilton, AU
Carefully crafted in 9 carat yellow gold is this gorgeous vintage locket pendant featuring an oval cabochon red Garnet bordered with 14 round white half pearls.
Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Georgian Renaissance Garnet Turquoise Forget Me Not Locket circa 1800 Bo
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This extraordinary antique locket has been beautifully preserved from the Georgian era C. 1800, and is decorated with flat cut Garnets and Turquoise stones.
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Sold|$2,900
Victorian Colored Gem Stone Heart Locket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
14k yellow Victorian gold heart locket filled with colored gems! There are 4 old cut diamonds, four old cut demantoid garnets, four old old rubies, and three old cut sapphires.
Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, 14k Gold
Antique Georgian Acrostic "Regard" Heart Locket
Located in Sale, Cheshire
In this case, the sentiment "regard" is spelled out by the first letter of each gemstone: ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, ruby, diamond. STONES Natural ruby, emerald, gar...
Amethyst, White Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 18k Gold
Georgian Regency Period Acrostic "Regard" Locket
Located in Sale, Cheshire
STONES Natural Ruby, Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst and Diamond MEASUREMENTS 2.7 x 2.5cm - Stones approx. 2.2mm in diameter WEIGHT 5.3g MARKS No marks present, tests as 15k gold
Amethyst, White Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 15k Gold
Antique Georgian Acrostic Souvenir Purse Locket Pendant
Located in Sale, Cheshire
An astonishing Georgian acrostic locket modelled as a purse. The front has the most wonderful applied flowers, in three-tone gold, and is set with stones to spell out the word SOUVEN...
Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Quartz, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 15k Gold
Antique Georgian Regency Period Acrostic Regard Heart Locket
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A gorgeous Regency Period Heart locket; the first letter of each stone spells out a secret acrostic message: REGARD.
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 15k Gold
Antique Regency Acrostic "Regard" Gemset Witches Heart Locket
Located in Sale, Cheshire
An exceptional Regency period Witches Heart pendant. It's got a locket compartment in the middle, an acrostic "regard" above, and pearls all around the heart.
Amethyst, White Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 9k Gold
Antique Victorian Gold Heart Locket Ruby Paste, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This fabulous Victorian 9ct Yellow Gold heart locket is Circa 1900. Set with a central Ruby which is surrounded by Paste Stones in a flower gallery. The lovely locket will hold two...
Garnet, 9k Gold
Antique Georgian Acrostic Regard “Key to My Heart” Locket Brooch
Located in Sale, Cheshire
STONES Natural Ruby, Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst, and Diamond MEASUREMENTS 4.3 x 3.3cm WEIGHT 6.8g MARKS No marks present, tests as 15k gold
Amethyst, White Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 15k Gold
Antique Georgian Cabochon Regard Locket Ring 18 Carat Gold, circa 1800
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
A lovely antique Regard locket ring from the Georgian era, Circa 1800. The cluster of colourful cabochon cut gemstones spell out the word Regard with each first letter of the stone ...
Amethyst, Chrysophrase, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 18k Gold
Victorian Red Garnet and Diamond Set, Gold Snake and Heart Pendant Form Necklace
Located in New york, NY
Additional Details The present necklace is a sophisticated Victorian era gold necklace circa 1850-1880, designed as a finely carved almandine garnet snake head holding an almandine ...
Diamond, Garnet, 15k Gold
Victorian Turquoise Gold Snake Necklace in Fitted Box
Located in Austin, TX
Mid 19th century snake necklace in its original fitted box. 15k gold with persian turquoise and garnet eyes. HIdden locket compartment on reverse of heart.
Garnet, Turquoise, 15k Gold
Sold|$6,800
Victorian Snake Necklace
Located in Austin, TX
15k gold snake necklace with hidden locket. Rock crystal and topaz foiled head and locket with garnet eyes.
Sold|$1,595
Georgian Garnet Locket Memorial Gold Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
This marvellous 18th Century memorial ring features a halo of garnets, around a central locket compartment. The band bears engraved lettering, that reads: "The Rev'd W'm Langhorne, o...
Garnet, 15k Gold
1800s Antique Victorian Onyx and Turquoise Locket, Foiled Garnet Locket
Located in Rottedam, NL
Details: Hallmark: none - bale metal tests positive as 835/1000 silver; Dimensions (widest parts): 6.8 x 4 cm; Bale: 1.5 cm; Precious stones: turquoise, seed pearls and foiled garnet...
Garnet, Onyx, Turquoise, Silver
Victorian Substantial Garnet Cabochon Etruscan Locket Pendant
Located in Narberth, PA
An absolutely incredible garnet locket pendant from the Victorian (ca1880) era!
Garnet, 18k Gold
Sold|$3,795
Victorian Demantoid Garnet & Diamond Locket
Located in Narberth, PA
The locket is particularly large in size and round in shape but not especially thick, allowing it to hang flat when worn.
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold
Large Victorian Garnet and Diamond Snake Padlock Locket
Located in Narberth, PA
The snake handle also serves as a hinged clasp, which lifts up and allows the locket to open, revealing an open space inside. The interior of the locket holds a hinged heart-shaped f...
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique Victorian Garnet Gold, circa 1860 Brooch Locket Back
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This genuine Victorian brooch locket is Circa 1860. Adorned with deep red Garnets which are set in a lovely stepped design with a star burst of Garnets in the centre.
Garnet, Gold
Temple St. Clair Gold Garnet Diamond Owl Locket Pendant
By Temple St. Clair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An 18k yellow gold pendant set with garnets and 0.35ctw of G/VS diamonds. The pendant measures 46mm (including bale) x 27mm. The weight of the piece is 14.2 grams. Marked: Temple m...
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Victorian 14kt Diamond and Garnet "The Pharaoh's Horses" Locket with Box
Located in Narberth, PA
A gorgeous locket from the Victorian (ca1880s) era! Crafted in 14kt yellow gold, this locket depicts John Frederick Herring's painting of the "Pharaoh's Horses" from 1854.
Diamond, Garnet, 14k 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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Vintage and antique garnet jewelry has been around for a long time.
Garnets have been used for adornment going all the way back to the Bronze Age. While we will never know if garnets can be used to prevent plagues or heal warriors, as has been suggested, we do know that both the Egyptians and the Romans felt that it was a worthy stone to set in gold for their nobility. In more “recent” times, garnets were ubiquitous in Victorian jewelry. The “G” in REGARD rings, the equivalent of the modern-day engagement ring, implied garnet.
Garnets were also highly valued in the region of Bohemia. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has in its collection an antique hairpin with Bohemian pyrope garnets from the Czech Republic. Bohemian pyrope got its name from Bohuslav Balbín, sometimes referred to as the “Czech Pliny,” in 1679. Abundant in the region, it was used often in jewelry during this time. In fact, it became so popular that in 1762, Empress Marie Terezie forbade its export. Stonecutting workshops opened in several regions across Bohemia, and pyrope became the country’s mineralogical symbol. While there was never a decline in its popularity, it was only in the mid-20th century that garnets enjoyed a revival.
Garnets can come in many shapes and sizes — one of the largest ever discovered is a 68.82-carat Tsavorite garnet. This stone is also in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, Brazil’s mines are rich in garnets, including spessartine, which can also be found in the Myanmar area, recognized for a specific shade of reddish-orange. While red garnets are the most popular, garnets actually come in a medley of colors.
Find a collection of antique and vintage garnet rings, necklaces and other jewelry today on 1stDibs.
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.
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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.