1960s Les Bernard Abstract Geometric Ball Drop Pendant Necklace Silver Toned
By Les Bernard
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Shapiro family sold their share of Vogue in 1962 and son of Harold, Bernard, and designer Lester Joy opened a new company “Les Bernard inc.” in 1963.
Base Metal
Les Bernard Dangling Fish Pendant Necklace Silver Toned Metal
By Les Bernard
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Shapiro family sold their share of Vogue in 1962 and son of Harold, Bernard, and designer Lester Joy opened a new company “Les Bernard inc.” in 1963.
Other
1960's Les Bernard Waterfall Rhinestone Earrings
By Les Bernard
Located in Atlanta, GA
Les Bernard's founders, Bernard Shapiro and Lester Joy, were committed to creating high quality costume jewelry with an eye for innovation and classic style.
Gilt Metal
Soft brushed gilt articulated and jewelled collar, Les Bernard, 1970s
By Les Bernard
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
‘Les Bernard’ produced a wide variety of quality jewellery from 1963 until 1996, based in New York.Bernard Shapiro (whose father founded ‘Vogue’ jewellery) joined forces with Lester ...
Gilt Metal
Sold
W 2.13 in D 1 in L 24 in
Les Bernard 1980s Pendant Necklace in Gold & White with Rhinestone Accent
By Les Bernard
Located in New York, NY
Founded in 1963 by Bernard Shapiro, son of Harold Shapiro of Vogue jewelry, and Lester Joy, thus the name “Les Bernard". Lester Joy was a designer and Bernard Shapiro may have also d...
Gold Plate
Margot De Taxco Zodiac Sterling Silver Gemini Pendant Medallion, circa 1950
By Margo de Taxco
Located in Venice, CA
Margot De Taxco Zodiac Sterling Silver Gemini Pendant Medallion, circa 1950 Margot de Taxco sterling silver astrological zodiac pieces are bold, stylistic, and streamlined. Margot ...
Sterling Silver
$900Sale Price|20% Off
L 28 in
PIERRE CARDIN 1970 Paris Modernist Long Necklace Sautoir In .925 Sterling Silver
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist chain necklace designed by Pierre Cardin (1922-2020). This is a beautiful long sautoir necklace, created during the French modernist period by the fashion designer Pierre...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$3,000
H 1 in D 1.85 in L 16 in
1970's Bjorn Weckstrom for Lapponia Sculptural Sterling Silver, Resin Necklace
By Lapponia
Located in North Miami, FL
This stellar and sculptural vintage long necklace has a sculptural sterling silver tube with a chunk of green resin embedded in the sterling. Marked. Hallmark 925 Finland Lapponia. B...
Sterling Silver
Victorian Shiebler Pendant Necklace
By Leslie Chin x Studio VL
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Shiebler Pendant Necklace composed of a late 19th Century winged lion whistle pendant attached to antique Victorian silver chains with heavy, period swivel clasps. Has the ...
Sterling Silver
$1,895
H 8 in W 8.25 in D 0.5 in L 8.25 in
Vintage Italian Sterling Silver Interlocking Geometric Cube Necklace 1960's
Located in North Miami, FL
This substantial sculptural vintage Italian hallmarked sterling silver interlocking geometric cube necklace is quite fabulous. It sits and lays shorter on the neck. It has a safety c...
Sterling Silver
1970s Eric Scott Robbert Swedish Modernist Sterling Silver Necklace
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Swedish modernist sterling silver linked necklace created by Eric Scott Robbert, 1970's. Necklace has a 16" wearable neck length and is 2" at its widest. Fully signed on clasp with...
Sterling Silver
Jacob Bengel Art Deco Chrome and Galalith Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Jacob Bengel Machine Age Pendant necklace,chrome and deep blue galalith. Chain L26", Pendant L1.75", W 1.50". Excellent condition. Jakob Bengel began making watch chains in his ...
Gilt Metal
Mid Century Modernist Silver Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Cool, Hand Crafted Mid Century Modernist Silver Pendant from the 1950's. A hoop of sterling with a series of rods with one simple rhodochrosite bead hidden in the base. Chain is silv...
Rhodocrosite, Silver, Silver Plate
1969 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Silver Collar Necklace
By Pierre Cardin
Located in London, GB
This striking collared necklace was designed by Pierre Cardin circa 1969, during the height of his “Space Age” period which is most sought after today. The necklace formed part of a ...
Elizabeth Garvin Modernist Silver Necklace
By Elizabeth Garvin
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful modernist silver necklace with 9 pierced spheres threaded through with curly silver rods
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970's Mexican Sterling Silver Sculptural Geometric Link Necklace, 925
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning sculptural vintage reticulated sterling silver necklace sits beautifully on the neck and chest. It has has great weight to it. Very finely made, forever modern and time...
Sterling Silver, Silver
1960's Aaron Rubenstein Modernist Sterling Silver Necklace w/Flat Bar Link Chain
By Aaron Rubinstein
Located in Studio City, CA
Aaron Rubenstein mid-century custom necklace with flat bar link chain and large pendant with center abstract design and center tear drop crystal. Signed Aaron Rubenstein / Sterling....
Alain Lerolle Silvered Metal Necklace with Brutalist Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning choker necklace by French artist Alain Lerolle features a brutalist, modernist, unstructured shape with a dangling, dimensional, carved pendant in silvered metal. The p...
Silver Plate
Emilio Pucci Futuristic Silvered Metal and Silk Abstract Geometric Necklace
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning chunky Emilio Pucci silvertone metal and silk necklace features a futuristic abstract shape, a heavy silvered chain, and a dimensional tube-shaped trio pendant. Emilio ...
$1,500
H 1.86 in D 0.48 in L 15.4 in
Mid-Century Signed Margot de Taxco Modernist Sterling Silver Necklace
By Margot De Taxco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mexican modernist necklace. By Margot de Taxco. In sterling silver. With bead-set lozenge shaped links supporting a conforming pendant (that also converts to a brooch). Mo...
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Modernist Necklace Pendant Necklace Denmark Niels Erik From
By Niels Erik From
Located in Wallkill, NY
Fantastic modernistic necklace from Niels Erik From comprised of a long sterling bar with six opposing bezel set amber cabochons. Pendent is about 2 1/4 in x 1 in wide -- Chain is 22...
Amber, Sterling Silver
$650
H 7.8 in W 4.75 in D 0.5 in L 14 in
Mid-20th Century Modernist Sterling Pendant Choker Necklace by Joachim S'Paliu
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mid 20th century choker necklace with a large open teardrop pendant by Joachim S'Paliu, the entire piece has his usual modernistic flair. I would say the necklace portion has an ins...
Sterling Silver
We are fortunate to know much of the world’s long and dazzling history of necklaces, as this type of jewelry was so treasured that it was frequently buried with its owners. Today, Van Cleef necklaces, Tiffany necklaces and Cartier necklaces are some of the most popularly searched designer necklaces on 1stDibs.
Lapis lazuli beads adorned necklaces unearthed from the royal graves at the ancient Iraqi civilization of Sumer, while the excavation of King Tut’s burial chamber revealed a sense of style that led to a frenzy of Art Deco designs, with artisans of the 1920s seeking to emulate the elegant work crafted by Ancient Egypt’s goldsmiths and jewelry makers.
In ancient times, pendant necklaces worn by royalty and nobles conferred wealth and prestige. Today, wearing jewelry is about personal expression: Luxury diamond necklaces exude confidence and can symbolize the celebratory nature of a deep romantic relationship, while paper-clip chain-link necklaces designed by the likes of goldsmith Faye Kim are firmly planted in the past as well as the present. Kim works exclusively with eco-friendly gold, and these fashionable, fun accessories owe to the design of 19th-century watch fobs.
For some, necklaces are thought of as being a solely feminine piece, but this widely loved accessory has been gender-neutral for eons. In fact, just as women rarely took to wearing a single necklace during the Renaissance, men of the era layered chains and valuable pendants atop their bejeweled clothing. In modern times, the free-spirited hippie and counterculture movements of the 1960s saw costume-jewelry designers celebrating self-expression through colorful multistrand necklaces and no shortage of beads, which were worn by anyone and everyone.
Even after all of these years, the necklace remains an irrefutable staple of any complete outfit. Although new trends in jewelry are constantly emerging, the glamour and beauty of the past continue to inform modern styles and designs. In a way, the cyclical history of the necklace differs little from its familiar looped form: The celebrated French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels found much inspiration in King Tut, and, now, their Alhambra collection is a go-to for modern royals. Vintage David Webb necklaces — whose work landed him on the cover of Vogue in 1950, two years after opening his Manhattan shop — were likely inspired by the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia and Egypt.
On 1stDibs, browse top designers like Dior, Chanel and Bulgari, or shop by your favorite style, from eye-catching choker necklaces to understated links to pearl necklaces and more.