Vintage 80s Chanel Gripoix Necklace Large Medallion Pendant Colored Glass
By Chanel
Located in Torrance, CA
Beautiful vintage Chanel Gripoix necklace (circa 1980s) crafted in a yellow metal tone. Colored
Base Metal
Large Vintage Yves Saint Laurent "Gold" Necklace with Five Pendants, 1970s / 80s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in bronshoj, DK
Large vintage Yves Saint Laurent "Gold" necklace with five pendants. 1970s / 80s. Total length: 40
Spectacular Christian Lacroix large cross pendant necklace of the 80s
By Christian Lacroix
Located in Verviers, BE
Spectacular and a real beauty!!! Christian Lacroix vintage collectable cross pendant necklace, late
$4,875Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage But New Beaded Fendi Baguette Bag W Patent Leather & Swarovski Crystals
By Fendi
Located in Conroe, TX
Limited Edition Fendi Beaded Baguette Rare Unworn Vintage Find! Black & Orange Beading Throughout Patent Leather Trim Swarovski Crystal Front Clasp Orange Satin Lining Hologram & Se...
Rare Pair of Chanel Haute Couture Snake Bangles, Maison Goossens
Located in Riverdale, NY
Rare Pair of Period Haute Couture Chanel Snake Bangles by Maison Goossens. These hand made hinged bracelets are composed of dozens of graduated gilt filigree caps soldered together t...
Bronze
Chanel 1990s Vintage Blue/Orange Stone Brooch/Pendant w/ Faux Pearls
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel 1990s Vintage Blue/Orange Stone Brooch/Pendant w/ Faux Pearls. This piece can be worn as a brooch, or the back hook can be attached and used as a pendant on a necklace. Mad...
Pierre Balmain Couture Ballgown 1955 Iconic Gown Dress
By Pierre Balmain
Located in Berlin, BE
'La Robe Broderie À Ramages' PIERRE BALMAIN PARIS Made In France, ca.1955 Majestic evening gown in silk and cream satin with the most astonishing embroiderery by PIERRE BALMAIN Haut...
Chanel Massive Byzantine Cross Pendant Brooch by Maison Gripoix
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Massive Chanel Cross Brooch in shades of emerald, ruby, topaz and amythest poured glass cabocheons with faux baroque round and pear shape pearls. Intricate scrolled wirework design o...
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Chanel Pair of Chain decorated Cuffs
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary pair of Chanel chain decorated biker cuffs from the 1980's. Designed by Victoire de Castellane under Karl Lagerfeld, this is the period where all of Chanel's iconograph...
Bronze
Vintage CHANEL 1981 Faux Pearl & Red Gripoix Long Necklace
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
The necklace is by Chanel The piece is from 1981. The necklace is red Gripoix with Faux Pearls. The necklace is 57” long. The necklace weighs 80.9 grams
Pearl, Vermeil
Chanel Gripoix Drop Earrings Signed 1996
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in London, GB
Working alongside Paris' famed jeweller specialising in glass beading, Gripoix Paris, Chanel presents these gold-plated drop earrings. Rich red and green-hued glass beads adorn the p...
Chanel Iconic Signature Crest Cuff
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel ivory resin cuff bracelet by Karl Lagerfeld, inspired by the original Maltese Cross Cuffs that Verdura designed for Chanel in the 1930s decorated with a ruby, emerald and sapp...
Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Chanel Massive Bakelite Jeweled Bangles, Maison Gripoix
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Rare and wonderful pair of Chanel Bakelite Jeweled Cuffs with emerald and garnet poured glass elements set in gilt bronze by Maison Gripoix forming Chanel's signature cross motifs. M...
Bronze, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Rare Oversized Chanel Jewelled Crest*
By Chanel
Located in Riverdale, NY
Rare Byzantine Crest Brooch of rectangular and square cut gem colored and crystal foiled stones. This incredibly massive brooch is mounted on a signature filigree back, a device of t...
Coco Chanel Byzantine Heart Crest Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Riverdale, NY
Coco Chanel Early Byzantine heart brooch, The silvered metal heart set with crystal pastes and appliqued with faux emerald hand formed pate de verre rounds and square jelly cut stone...
Gilt Metal
Chanel Vintage 1950s Gripoix glass pearl drop Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Warminster, GB
This beautiful Rare and Unique glass pearl cabochon and Gripoix glass necklace is sophisticated and classy, unique in style having the Gripoix cabochon pearls encased in gold plated...
Gold Plate
Maison Gripoix for Chanel Multicolored Poured Glass Sautoir
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Maison Gripoix for Chanel pastille drop long necklace of deep ruby, emerald and amythest oval hand made stations in signature Gripoix poured glass enamel. Sautoir is handmade of fine...
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
$12,750
Chanel Moghul Cuff Bracelet
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Impressive Chanel Moghul style cuff bracelet of ruby and emerald poured glass round and oval cabochons and strung with faux pearl beads. height 1.5". Signed: "Chanel, Made In France...
Gilt Metal, Bronze
Maison Gripoix for Chanel Ruby Poured Glass Sautoir
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Maison Gripoix for Chanel pastille drop long necklace of deep ruby oval hand made stations in signature poured glass enamel. Sautoir is handmade and designed to be layered and wrappe...
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
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.
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