Antique Georgian / Early Victorian Gold Garnet Heart Padlock Clasp Pendant
Located in New York, NY
1830-1850 Antique Georgian / Early Victorian Chubby Cabochon Gold Garnet Heart Padlock Clasp
Garnet, Gold
$3,650
H 1.97 in W 0.79 in L 17.72 in
Georgian Key To My Heart Turquoise Padlock 18 KT Brooch/Pendant/Chain
Located in Napoli, IT
Georgian Symbol of Love Georgian period ‘Key to my Heart’ pendant, 1810 ca Rare love token from the
Turquoise, 18k Gold
Antique Georgian Romantic Diamond Padlock Pendant Brooch
Located in London, GB
A Georgian padlock brooch/pendant. The central crystal section surrounded by old cut diamonds, with
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Georgian Emerald Pearl Diamond Padlock with Matching Chain
Located in New York, NY
An early 19th century Georgian padlock pendant with a matching chain. The padlock is made of
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, 15k Gold, 18k Gold
Georgian Bracelet with Heart Padlock
Located in Stamford, CT
The sentiment that arrives with a Georgian or Victorian heart padlock bracelet is easily understood
Garnet, 18k Gold
Georgian Pinchbeck Necklace with Paste-Set Padlock Clasp; Bracelet Available
Located in New York, NY
, completed by a heart-shaped padlock clasp decorated with emerald, ruby, and white paste atop a filigreed
Pinchbeck
Sold
W 0.79 in L 1.26 in
Antique Georgian / Early Victorian 15ct Yellow Gold Garnet Heart Padlock Clasp
Located in NEW TOWN, AU
A splendid antique late Georgian / early Victorian heart padlock clasp dating to approximately 1830
Garnet, Yellow Gold
Lush Georgian Garnet Bracelet
Located in Stamford, CT
uniform. Our bracelet contains flat cut Georgian garnets but for the padlock which is set with a cabochon
Watermelon Tourmaline Slices Tourmaline Cluster Padlock Heart Bracelet
By Karen Sugarman Designs
Located in Colleyville, TX
and raspberry to nearly black-green. An adorable Georgian puffy padlock heart adds to the richness of
Tourmaline, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Georgian Pearl Padlock Locket Brooch
Located in Sale, Cheshire
This pretty antique brooch takes the form of a stylised padlock, set with natural pearls and
Pearl, Gold
Tiny Georgian Pearl Heart Padlock Charm
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A tiny Georgian heart padlock locket dating from the turn of the (19th) century. It's set with a
Pearl, 9k Gold
Georgian Pearl Padlock Locket, 12 Karat Gold, circa 1820
Located in Sale, Cheshire
Georgian Conversion, c.1820 This pretty antique locket takes the form of a stylised padlock, set
Natural Pearl, Gold
Fantastic Georgian Period Rose Gold Diamond Ruby Pearl Padlock Pendant
Located in St Helens, GB
A rare and stunning George III period padlock clasp. Solid rose gold example with plain curved
Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Key to My Heart – Georgian Emerald Pendant
Located in Wimberley, TX
. See similar padlock motif brooches and pendants on pages 13, 137 and 140 of “Georgian Jewellery 1714
Emerald, Diamond, 15k Gold
Victorian Pansy REGARD and Fede Ring Circa 1880
Located in Lancashire, Oldham
tokens of loving sentiments. Previously, Georgian acrostic jewellery shaped like padlocks with keys or
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 18k Gold
$10,021 / set
W 0.91 in D 0.22 in L 3.08 in
Antique Iberian (Spain) Colombian Emerald & Diamond Earrings late 18th Century
Located in OVIEDO, AS
Dazzling pair of museum quality Herring/ Chandelier earrings (collector's item), with electric foiled Emeralds. Inlaid with rose-cut and table-cut diamonds. Superbly preserved, datin...
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Art Nouveau Garnet and Pearl Pendant Necklace
Located in London, GB
This is an antique Art Nouveau garnet and pearl pendant necklace. It has been set with a central garnet which is surrounded by multiple seed pearls along with an oval cut garnet drop...
Garnet, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Edwardian Pearl Enamel 14 Karat Yellow Gold Antique Bow Heart Pendant
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as a heart shaped form topped with bow motif and centering a stemmed flower Heart is glossed with transparent green bassé-taille enamel over linear engraving Bow and flower ...
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Austro-Hungarian Glass Paste Collar Necklace
Located in Monroe Township, NJ
Antique 19th century Austro Hungarian gilt metal , paste /glass stones choker necklace with small faux pearls . Larger faceted amethyst glass stones are set on an open-back setting ....
Silver Plate
Antique Garnet Snake Bracelet Victorian Serpent Bangle circa 1850
Located in New York, NY
This is a very rare and wonderful antique Victorian Coiled Snake Bracelet with beautiful Bohemian Garnets set in the head and eyes dating to circa 1830-1870. The bangle bracelet is ...
Garnet, Gold-filled
$3,500
H 2.25 in W 1.5 in
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
Georgian Key to My Heart Rare Acrostic Brooch
Located in Napoli, IT
Love for Ever Magnificent little treasure as survivor of a past pledge of love will please the next keeper with its un discussed beauty and hidden secret tales of love Georgian perio...
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 18k Gold
Unavailable|$7,986
Georgian Rose Cut Diamond Ring
Located in London, GB
Here we have a splendid diamond solitaire ring originally dating back to the Georgian period. A single sizeable rose cut diamond sits alone and proud in a bezel setting at the centre...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$8,629Sale Price|36% Off
L 14.5 in
Antique Victorian 1850s 18K Gold Blue Enamel Pearl & Garnet Snake Necklace
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An antique, pearl, garnet, blue enamel, and yellow gold necklace, formed as a snake, comprising four round pearls, two cabochon garnets, and cobalt blue enamel, set in 18 karat yello...
Garnet, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Enamel and Diamond Heart Pendant
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1870s, Silver over Gold (14k). Colorful, charming, and feminine, this Victorian heart pendant is antique chic at its vintage best. Finely fashioned in silver over fourteen-kara...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Burmese Ruby 3.34ct and Diamond Gold Ring, Georgian, ca. 1800
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Beautiful Burmese Ruby and Diamond Gold Ring, Georgian, ca. 1800. The unheated cushion-shaped Burmese ruby, 3.34cts, set within naturalistic trellis work, filled with 16 old-cut dia...
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
Georgian Aquamarine and Gold Cannetille Suite
Located in London, GB
A Georgian aquamarine and gold cannetille suite, the necklace consisting of three emerald-cut aquamarine-set gold links, connected with two oval-cut aquamarine-set clusters, attached...
Aquamarine, Gold
Georgian Gem Set French Gold Fob Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
From France c. 1810, a magnificent of 18 Kt gold Georgian Fobs completely encrusted with granulation, roses and leaves come split ring attached. TWO OF THE FOBS HAVE SOLD, THE MALAC...
Amethyst, Malachite, Rock Crystal, Topaz, Opal, 18k Gold, Gold
Antique Georgian 9k gold seal fob pendant, Carnelian, Heraldic
Located in NEWARK, GB
There is something extra special and quite simply mesmerising about antique Heraldic seal fobs. This fine Georgian intaglio seal fob is crafted in 9ct gold with an openwork scrollin...
Carnelian, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Impressive Early Victorian Blue Enamel Snake Bracelet
Located in London, GB
An impressive early Victorian blue enamel, diamond and gold snake bracelet, the realistically carved head with open mouth, the eyebrows and top of head with rose and old mine-cut dia...
Diamond, Enamel
A Victorian C. 1870s Graduated 21.0ctw Blue Moonstone Fringe 15ct Gold Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Rare c. 1870... A late Authentic Antique English Victorian 15ct Gold Slightly Graduated Moonstone Fringe Necklace Moondrops! The dominant style of the 1860s-1880s, featured super se...
Moonstone, Gold, 15k 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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