“Antique 14k Gold Locket Pendant with Demantoid & Diamonds, Moscow 1900”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique 14k large locket pendant with green natural green Demantoid and rose cut diamonds pendant was made in Moscow between 1890/1910.c imperial Russian era hall marked 56 imperial ...
Chanel Lion Book Gold Locket Pendant Necklace, Cruise 2022 Collection
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
DETAILS: Hallmark: CHANEL Made in France From the Cruise 2022 Collection The necklace is in good condition showing minimal wear Measurements approx.: Chain Length 31.5“, Ornament Wi...
Victorian Old Mine Cut Diamond Gold Locket Pendant Necklace Sun Motif
Located in New York, NY
The locket is 10 Karat gold. The bale is 14 Karat Gold.
Diamond, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Antique Edwardian 14K Gold Locket Charm or Pendant for a Necklace
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Edwardian gold portrait locket. In 14 karat yellow gold (with a 10k bail).
14k Gold, 10k Gold
Victorian Old Mine Diamond Gold Locket Pendant Necklace Aesthetic Period Scene
Located in New York, NY
The locket is 10 Karat gold.
Diamond, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian 9ct Rose Gold Locket with Rubies and Seed Pearls, England
Located in New York, NY
The locket is made in 9ct yellow gold back and front, meaning both outer panels are solid gold while the internal frame is strengthened with base metal.
Pearl, Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Victorian Garnet and Pearl Gold Locket Pendant, ca. 19th Century
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A beautiful example of Victorian jewelry, this ornate locket pendant is crafted in warm 9K yellow gold and showcases the elegant craftsmanship of the era.
Garnet, Pearl, 9k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Nouveau Portrait Roses 14k Gold Locket Pendant and 18" Necklace
Located in Scotts Valley, CA
Details: Absolutely beautiful 14K Buttery Yellow Gold Art Nouveau Locket with a lovely woman's face surrounded by roses that is paired with an 18 inch 14K gold rope chain.
Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
French 19th Century Sardony Intaglio 18 karat Rose Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Poitiers, FR
Pendant in 18 carat rose gold, eagle head hallmark. Rectangular in shape and opening, this antique medallion is set on its top with a sardony bearing an intaglio depicting the face ...
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
French, 1960s, Ruby Cultured Pearl 18 Karat Rose Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Poitiers, FR
Pendant in 18 karat rose gold, eagle head hallmark. Retro jewel, it opens with a small hinge on the side to accommodate a souvenir in the center. It is decorated with a garland of iv...
Ruby, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Fine Antique Etruscan Revival Bacchus Agate Cameo 14K Yellow Gold Locket Pendant
Located in New York, NY
The gold back of this locket has been polished and exhibits a slight waviness.
Agate, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Turquoise, Rose-Cut Diamond, Rock Crystal, Silver & Gold Locket
Located in Aspen, CO
The locket is shown on a contemporary white gold chain which is not included in the sale of this piece.
Rock Crystal, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Silver
Tonneau Shape 18k White Gold Locket Pendant with Rounded Corners - Two Pictures
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
We fit them into your locket free of charge. We offer this piece of jewelry in yellow, white and rose gold.
18k Gold, White Gold
Rare Etruscan Revival 18K Gold Locket Necklace attr. Eugene Fontenay, Paris 1870
By Eugene Fontenay
Located in New York, NY
References: Wartski for gold enamelled locket on chain necklace, sold archives; DSF for gold enamelled locket pendant of similar workmanship and design.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 20th Century Onyx Fine Pearl 18 Karat Yellow Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Poitiers, FR
Pendant in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. This elegant vintage pendant is oval in shape and adorned with two flat onyx stones set in gold. The center of the front is set ...
Onyx, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Blue Enamel, Aquamarine and Pearl 9 Carat Gold Locket Pendant Necklace
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This gorgeous pendant has so much detail. There is white enamel with blue dot detail, two aquamarine stones and one pearl. The central aqua stone measures 25pts and the one at the b...
Pearl, Aquamarine, Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian Onyx Rose Cut Diamonds and 14 Karat Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Arnhem, NL
The locket closes with a plastic cover (likely placed instead of a glass cover in the past) framed in a 14 karat yellow gold.
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, Silver
Antique 14 Karat Gold Locket Pendant Starburst Onyx Oriental Pearls Black Enamel
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This elegant pendant locket has been cut out of onyx and decorated with a starburst made out of gold set oriental pearls.
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
French 19th Century Diamonds Enamel 18 karat Yellow Gold Locket Pendant Brooch
Located in Poitiers, FR
Locket pendant-Brooch in 18 karat yellow gold, horse head hallmark and silver, crab hallmark.
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Antique 15ct Yellow Gold, Victorian Patterned Oval Locket
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Locket 15ct Yellow Gold Locket * THE CHAIN IS SOLD SEPARATELY.
15k Gold, Yellow Gold
An 18K Gold and Enamel Floral Locket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An 18k gold locket decorated on both sides with floral motifs in various colors of enamel, France, mid-19th century.
9ct Gold Antique Locket & Chain
Located in London, GB
Antique Early 20th Century 9ct Gold Locket and 9ct Gold Chain. Locket Fully hallmarked ( Date Letter Faded) Chain has a 9c Plaque.
Gold, 9k Gold
Victorian gold heart mourning locket
Located in New York, NY
An Antique gold locket in the form of a heart inset with three memorial dioramas depicting mother-of pearl headstones with forget-me-knots, and weeping willows, in 18k.
Pearl, 18k Gold
“Antique 14k Gold Enamel Swallow Bird Locket Pendant, Russia Era”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique imperial Russian era unusual 14k gold locket pendant with enamel swallow bird locket measures 2.6cm length 2cm width hall marked 56 imperial Russian gold standard and assayer...
Victorian 14k Gold Swallow Bird Locket Pendant 1850s, 26g
Located in Cairo, EG
Rare Antique victorian era 1850s large 14k gold locket pendant with glass back topped with swallow birds and terqouise locket lenght 7cm and total gold weight 26 grams unuswal piece ...
Vintage 14k Gold Book Locket Pendant 18k Gold Chain Necklace
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A vintage 14k gold book-style locket pendant on an 18k gold chain necklace.
Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Edwardian Rose Gold Large Locket Hallmarked
Located in London, GB
Rare (Large ) Antique Edwardian 9ct 375 Rose Gold Locket The interior is 9ct yellow gold and is stamped " 9 375 " with all over floral engraving and a plain cartouche incl. a large ...
Rose Gold
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 Memorial Mento Gold and Enamel Mourning Locket
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1850s Memorial Mento In Memory of Locket, measuring 1 1/4 inches in length x 7/8 inch, the 14k Gold locket is all hand engraved and finished in White and Black enamel, 2 compar...
Gold, Enamel
Victorian Enamel and 15 Carat Gold Memorial Locket
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The enamel on this locket is black and wonderfully glossy, it really makes the gold pop.
Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
Antique 18Kt Yellow Gold Ball and Locket Necklace
Located in Wheaton, IL
Stunning Antique 18Kt yellow gold ball and locket necklace - 16" ball chain 50 7.25mm gold balls with gold spacers strung on foxtail with gold ball hidden clasp with 1/4" gold bail a...
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
“Antique 14k Gold Russian Locket Pendant with Ruby and Diamond, 1910”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique russian gold locket pendant in colour tone rose gold and yellow gold centered with 1 ruby stone sapphire and old mine cut diamond in 14k gold setting with total lengh 2.5cm l...
14k Gold
Vintage Hand painted Enamel and Floral Chai Locket
Located in New York, NY
An oval gold locket pendant decorated in polychrome cloisonné enamel with the Hebrew letters chai (חי, 'life'), surrounded by hand-painted flowers and a pomegranate — traditional sym...
14k Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian 9ct Rose Gold Back and Front Engraved Ivy Leaves Locket
Located in London, GB
The hinge works well but is loose, the locket closes tightly. This is a fabulous antique gold locket from the Victorian era.
Rose Gold
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold Cushion Shaped Locket Pendant
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Faye Kim's 18 karat gold locket features a softly rounded cushion shape and a hand-brushed matte finish.
Gold, 18k Gold
Citrine and Diamond Locket Pendant in Enamelled 18K Gold
Located in Berlin, BE
A charming 18K yellow gold locket pendant with an elegant function to hold a miniature photo inside.
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian 15K Gold Oval Black & White Enamel & Pearl Mourning Locket
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An antique yellow gold locket, comprising seven seed pearls, black and white enamel, and one panel of glass, within a 15 karat yellow gold locket.
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
Etruscan Revival 15k Gold Victorian Large Locket, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and classic. -Antique Victorian Locket -15k Yellow and rose gold -2.5" including bail
15k Gold
$10,575
French Art Nouveau Locket
Located in Bethesda, MD
This large antique French 18K gold locket pendant is superbly modeled in the Art Nouveau style of the 1890s.The cover is finely chased in high relief with flowers accented stunning r...
1880s Antique Horse Watch Fob Locket Tri-Color Gold Rose Cut Diamonds
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The 14k rose, white and yellow gold locket is set with six rose cut diamonds totaling 0.15 carats.
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18ct Yellow Gold, Victorian Floral Engraved Oval Shaped Locket
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Locket 18ct Yellow Gold Circa 1880 * The chain is sold separately This exquisite 18-carat yellow gold locket is a stunning example of craftsmanship and timeless bea...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 9ct Rose Gold Back & Front Stamped, Edwardian Floral, Engraved Locket
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Locket 9ct Rose Gold Back & Front Stamped Circa 1900 * The gold chain is sold separately.
9k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 9ct Gold Back & Front Stamped, Edwardian Oval Floral Locket
Located in Brighton, GB
Height including loop approximately 44mm and depth 6mm Weight 6.8g *The term gold front & back is often used to describe antique gold lockets which have a front back made from ...
Gold, 9k Gold
Antique 9ct Rose Gold Back & Front, Victorian Floral Engraved Locket, Circa 1890
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Locket 9ct Rose Gold Back & Front Circa 1890 *The chain is sold separately One side is engraved with a bird surrounded by flowers—precise and decorative.
9k Gold, Rose Gold
English Victorian “Lover of Animals” Two Color Gold Miniature Picture Locket
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
15k yellow and rose gold locket, the front decorated with a pink, grey and white miniature portrait of a lady tending to her pets, and framed by an ornate, delicate display of granul...
Gold, 15k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 9ct Yellow Gold Edwardian Round Locket
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Locket 9ct Yellow Gold Hallmarked Birmingham 1906 Makers Mark H M- Henry Matthews, Vittoria Street, Birmingham Beautiful, Edwardian round locket.
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Renaissance Revival Antique French Locket Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
France, circa 1880s This ornate 18K gold locket pendant is designed in the Renaissance Revival style.
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
$1,030Sale Price|55% Off
Antique Locket Pendant Medallion Finest Quality Enamel Silver Unisex Art
Located in Berlin, DE
Equivalent in quality to that of Fabergé, this solid gold locket has the most exquisitely enameled surface.
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$1,030Sale Price|55% Off
Antique Locket Pendant Medallion Finest Quality Enamel Silver Unisex Art
Located in Berlin, DE
Equivalent in quality to that of Fabergé, this solid gold locket has the most exquisitely enameled surface.
Enamel, Sterling Silver, Silver
Antique 14k Yellow Gold Etruscan Revival Victorian Locket Pendant Chain Necklace
Located in Bernardsville, NJ
The locket suspends from a very fine 20 inch chain made up of gold ribbed circle links.
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
9ct Rose Gold Back & Front Stamped Edwardian Floral Shield Engraved Round Locket
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Locket 9ct Rose Gold Back & Front Stamped Circa 1900 Introducing a stunning 9ct rose gold Edwardian locket, boasting exquisite floral and paisley engravings on both ...
9k Gold, Rose Gold
Tiffany guilloché enamel locket, circa 1900.
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in London, GB
Tiffany guilloché enamel locket. A round yellow gold locket with one side crafted in guilloché enamel, hinged to the left opening to expose space for two photographs with a central d...
Enamel
Antique Yellow Gold Foil Backed Tourmaline Floral Motif Locket
Located in New York, NY
This antique locket is crafted in 18k yellow gold with a 16k yellow gold bail and features foil-backed tourmaline within an ornate floral motif.
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 9ct Rose Gold Back & Front, Edwardian Round Floral, Swallow Locket
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Locket 9ct Rose Gold Back & Front Stamped Circa 1900 *The gold chain is sold separately An Edwardian locket, engraved on one side with two swallows in flight and o...
9k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 15ct Yellow Gold, Early Victorian Floral Engraved Oval Shaped Locket
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Locket 15ct Yellow Gold Circa 1860 * The chain is sold separately This exquisite 15-carat yellow gold locket is a stunning example of craftsmanship and timeless bea...
15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 15ct Yellow Gold, Victorian Floral Engraved Oval Locket with Split Ring
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Locket 15ct Yellow Gold Circa 1880 * The chain is sold separately This exquisite 15ct yellow gold locket is a stunning example of craftsmanship and timeless beauty.
15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 9ct Rose Gold Back & Front Stamped, Edwardian Oval Shaped Swallow Locket
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Locket 9ct Gold Back & Front Circa 1900 * The gold chain is sold separately.
9k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 15ct Yellow Gold, Victorian Floral Engraved Peony Oval Shaped Locket
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Locket 15ct Yellow Gold Circa 1880 * THE CHAIN IS SOLD SEPARATELY This exquisite 15ct yellow gold locket is a stunning example of craftsmanship and timeless beauty.
15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 9ct Rose Gold Back & Front, Edwardian Round Swallow Locket
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Locket 9ct Rose Gold Back & Front Stamped Circa 1900 *The gold chain is sold separately Discover this exquisite 9ct rose gold round locket, beautifully designed wi...
9k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Diamond Fleur de Lis Locket of 10k Gold, Circa 1890-1900
Located in Lewisburg, PA
Antique Fleur de Lis Locket: This 10k gold locket (circa 1890-1900) features three diamond accented fleur de lis.
Diamond, 10k 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.
Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.
Whether you’re layering multiple jewelry pieces or opting for a single strand, vintage pendant necklaces are versatile accessories that can elevate your casual wear as easily as they can add a creative flourish to your formal attire.
The earliest jewelry was less about accessorizing than it was about wearers arming themselves with amulets. In Ancient Egypt, some amulets featured a loop so that they could be strung around one’s neck. While rubies have long been one of the few gemstones that can give diamonds a run for their money, members of some ancient civilizations valued the stones from the get-go, donning ruby pendants as well as other stones with the belief that these adornments would bring protection, healing powers or strength. Today, we still wear our charm bracelets and charm pendants around our necks for good luck.
Later, pendant necklaces, like most fine jewelry, were worn strictly by royalty or the upper class and conferred wealth and prestige. This changed over time, thankfully, as wearing jewelry became more widespread, a democratized means of personal expression.
During the 18th and 19th centuries, pendant necklaces evolved from their status as spiritual amulets, but the jewels still carried deep personal significance. Victorian pendants, in particular, were part of the “mourning jewelry” tradition. Wearers would embed their pendants with locks of hair from a deceased loved one as a way of grieving in the wake of a loss. In the case of cameo jewelry, some pendants were even decorated with miniature hand-carved portraits in a detailed raised relief. Today, portraiture is still a characteristic of many of the hand-carved pendant necklaces offered by Italian jewelry house Scala Gioielli.
Luxury fine jewelry brands such as Cartier, BVLGARI and David Yurman offer their own unique interpretations of the cherished accessory, embellishing platinum or gold pendant necklaces with diamonds, sapphires and other stones.
On 1stDibs, find an extraordinary range of vintage pendant necklaces and other necklaces today.
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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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