Christian Dior GROSSE 1964 Vintage Double Strands Mesh Snake Choker Necklace
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1964 Vintage Unisex Double Strands Layers Cross Knot Mesh Snake Modernist
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970s Vintage Textured Vivid Beige Leaf Pendant Necklace
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970s Vintage Unisex Textured Vivid Beige Leaf Pendant Necklace, Gold Tone
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1969 Vintage Round Sunburst Crystals Wirework Dome Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1969 Vintage Unisex Circle Round Sunburst Starburst Shining Sparkling
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Burgundy Fruit Blossom Flower Leaf Necklace
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Burgundy Plum Purple Cabochon Fruit Blossom Flourish Flower Leaf
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Burgundy Fruit Blossom Flower Leaf Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Burgundy Plum Dark Red Purple Fruit Cabochon Blossom Flourish
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1968 GROSSE Gold Flower Layers Rose Curled Leaf Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1968 Vintage Textured Vivid Flower Layers Rose Curled Leaf Elegant Modernist
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage GROSSE 1964 Gold Double Long Leaf Curled Wavy Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1964 Vintage Unisex Textured Vivid Double Long Leaf Curled Wavy Swirl Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1968 Vintage Unisex Pearls Layer White Black Leaf Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1968 Vintage Unisex White Black Grey Pearls Layer Leaf Flower Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage GROSSE 1960 Gold Ridged Woven Mesh Double Bar Bracelet
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1960 Vintage Unisex Ridged Woven Mesh Double Bar Linked Bracelet Modernist
Gold Plate
Christian Dior 1967 Vintage GROSSE Blue Lapis Navy Wings Feather Flower Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Lapis Navy Blue Stone Wings Feather Flower Windmills Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1967 GROSSE Red Gold Flower Stone Double Layers Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Blood Red Stone Circle Round Ball Double Blossom Layer Flower
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1958 Vintage Gold Knot Bow Ribbon Tassel Geometric Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1958 Vintage Unisex Geometric Double Knot Bow Ribbon Butterfly Trio Bar
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1962 Vintage Gold Large Textured Wavy Leaf Flower Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1962 Vintage Unisex Large Textured Wavy Leaf Flower Modernist Elegant Brooch
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970 Vintage Flower Leaf Domed Five Petal Openwork Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970 Vintage Vivid Textured Flower Leaf Five Petal Openwork Dome Brooch, Gold
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1968 Vintage Gold Large Openwork White Black Pearl Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1968 Vintage Large Openwork White Black Grey Pearls Flourish Blossom Flower
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Cluster Fruit Windy Vivid Double Leaf Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Unisex Textured Double Vivid Windy Leaf Cluster Fruit Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1962 Vintage Gold Textured Double Leaf Palm Tree Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1962 Vintage Unisex Textured Vivid Large Double Palm Tree Leaf Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1966 Vintage Pearls White Sun Burst Radiant Flower Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1966 Vintage White Beaded Pearls Radiant Sun Burst Cluster Flower Brooch
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1958 Vintage Gold Triangle Fan Swirl Twist Spiral Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1958 Vintage Unisex Fan Triangle Swirl Twist Spiral Chunky Modernist Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1969 Vintage Large Chunky Swirl Twist Gold Silver Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1969 Vintage Large Chunky Swirl Twist Modenist Elegant Statement Brooch, Gold
Gold Plate, Silver Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Leaf Large Textured Five Swirl Wavy Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Unisex Large Textured Vivid Swirl Wavy Five Leaf Modernist
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1963 Vintage Amethyst Emerald Feather 3D Wavy Leaf Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1963 Vintage 3D Wavy Feather Leaf Emerald Amethyst Green Purple Beads
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1962 Vintage Pearl White Round Flower Leaf Blossom Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1962 Vintage White Round Pearl Leaf Blossom Flourish Flower Sunflower Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Trio Stones Coral Blood Fruit Flower Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Vivid Trio Blood Stones Coral Orange Red Flourish Blossom Flower
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1965 Vintage Sunflower White Pearl Daisy Leaf Gold Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1965 Vintage Daisy Sunflower Flower White Pearl Leaf Elegant Brooch, Gold
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1966 Vintage Woven Arrow Triangle Studs Gold Mesh Necklace
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1966 Vintage Woven Arrow Triangle Studs Mesh Interlinked Herringbone Collar
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Large Leaf Vivid Textured Wavy Windy Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Large Vivid Textured Wavy Windy Leaf Brooch, Gold Plated Very
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1960 Vintage Wave Cluster Flower Leaf Bouquet Gold Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1960 Vintage Wave Cluster Flower Leaf Bouquet Dome Modernist Brooch, Gold
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1962 Vintage Knot Bow Ribbon Navy Turquoise Dots Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1962 Vintage Unisex Knot Bow Ribbon Twist Navy Blue Green Turquoise Dots
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Orange Fruit Flower Bouquet Leaf Gold Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Orange Cabochon Beads Fruit Flower Bouquet Leaf Openwork
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1966 Vintage Emerald Jade Green Flower Leaf Tree Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1966 Vintage Emerald Jade Green Beads Cabochon Flower Leaf Tree Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Pearl Trio Twist Spiral White Round Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Unisex Textured Trio Twist Spiral White Round Pearl Dome Brooch
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1964 Vintage Textured Four Curled Swirl Wavy Leaf Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1964 Vintage Unisex Textured Four Curled Swirl Wavy Leaf Modernist Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Large Double Textured Wavy Windy Leaf Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Unisex Large Vivid Double Textured Wavy Windy Leaf Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Extra Long Curled Leaf Flower Gold Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Unisex Extra Long Textured Curled Leaf Flower Elegant Modernist
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Sculpted 3D Vivid Rose Flower Leaf Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Unisex Sculpted 3D Vivid Rose Flower Leaf Elegant Modernist
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1965 Vintage White Pearl Woven Drop Pendant Gold Necklace
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1965 Vintage White Beaded Round Pearls Woven Openwork Drop Pendant Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1960 Vintage Vivid Flower White Curled Leaf Gold Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1960 Vintage Vivid Flourish Blossom Flower White Water Drop Cabochon Crystal
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1965 Vintage Trio Long Windy Leaf Interlocked Gold Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1965 Vintage Unisex Vivid Trio Long Windy Leaf Interlocked Elegant Modernist
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Vivid Triangle Three Wavy Swirl Leaf Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Vivid Triangle Three Trio 3 Wavy Swirl Leaf Brooch, Gold Plated
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Textured Vivid 3D Flower Rose Leaf Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Unisex Textured Large Vivid 3D Flower Rose Leaf Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1963 GROSSE Gold Long Vivid Double Rose Leaf Buds Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1963 Vintage Textured Long Vivid 3D Double Curled Flower Rose Buds Leaf
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1960 Vintage Large Leaf Five Curled Wavy Vivid Gold Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1960 Vintage Unisex Large Textured Vivid Swirl Wavy Five Leaf Modernist
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Gold Leaf Vivid Trio Swirl Wavy Twist Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Vivid Trio Swirl Wavy Twist Leaf Brooch, Gold Plated Very good
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1959 Vintage Gold Large Five Leaf Vivid Swirl Wavy Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1959 Vintage Unisex Large Vivid Swirl Wavy Five Leaf Brooch Gold Modernist
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Leaf Trio Vivid Swirl Wavy Twist Gold Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Unisex Three Trio Vivid Swirl Leaf Wavy Twist Brooch, Gold
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1965 Vintage Ribbon Bow Large Vivid 3D Curled Leaf Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1965 Vintage Large Vivid 3D Curled Leaf Ribbon Bow Cluster Flourish Flower
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Large 3D Vivid Rose Blossom Leaf Gold Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1961 Vintage Large 3D Vivid Rose Flower Blossom Leaf Stem Elegant Modernist
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1964 Vintage Double Wavy Long Gold Knot Bow Ribbon Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1964 Vintage Long Double Wavy Long Knot Bow Ribbon Butterfly Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1965 Vintage Five Large Wavy Leaf Flower Tree Gold Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1965 Vintage Unisex Vivid Five 5 Large Wavy Stretches Leaf Flower Tree Brooch
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1969 Jade Emerald Flower Openwork Interlocked Earrings
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1969 Vintage Emerald Jade Green Round Ball Flower Openwork Interlocked Dome
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970s Emerald Ruby Sapphire Crystals Interlocked Bracelet
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970s Vintage Unisex Oval Ruby Sapphire Emerald Red Blue Green Cabochon
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970s Oval Emerald Crystals Interlocked Linked Bracelet
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970s Vintage Oval Emerald Green Crystals Interlocked Linked Rope Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE Glow Interlinked Hinged Modernist Chunky Chain Bracelet
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970s Vintage Unisex Glow Interlinked Hinged Modernist Chunky Chain Bracelet
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1980s Massive Black Crystals Radiant Triangle Earrings
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1980s Vintage Unisex Massive Large Black Enamel Sparkling Crystals Radiant
Silver Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970s Versatile Hinge Interlinked Long Necklace Bracelet
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970s Vintage Unisex Versatile Hinge Interlinked Link Layer Chain Modernist
Gold Plate
Christian Dior GROSSE 1966 Turquoise Amethyst Natural Stones Openwork Brooch
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1966 Vintage Turquoise Amethyst Green Lilac Purple Green Blue Natural Stones
Gold Plate
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.