Sold|$4,500
French Art Nouveau Gold Locket
Located in South Pasadena, CA
Large French Art Nouveau Gold Locket This beautiful designed French locket, decorated on both sides by undulating and foliar motifs, extra special, no monogram!
18k Gold
Sold|$5,829
Gold Antique French Mistletoe Locket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large, oval, 18 carat yellow gold locket with gold missletoe on the front and back 'en relief'.
Gold, 18k Gold
Sold|$1,165
18 Carat Gold French Locket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An 18 carat gold French locket with kites richly decorated with filligree on both sides, circa 1890.
Gold, 18k Gold
Sold|$5,829
French Antique Gold Mistletoe Locket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Lockets have a magical way of preserving moments close to the heart.
White Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Sold|$1,049
French Gold Heart and Mistletoe Locket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An 18-carat gold heart-shaped locket with four compartments (without glass) and a mistletoe decoration, France, circa 1900.
18k Gold
Sold|$8,500
Antique French Guilloche Enamel Locket Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Victorian Era Antique French Locket Ring circa 1890 The cover of the secret compartment is decorated with a diamond flower (rose-cut diamonds) on a royal blue guilloche enamel ...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Sold|$4,900
French Victorian Yellow Gold Locket Watch
Located in South Pasadena, CA
Victorian French key wound gold locket-watch by Boudin Freres circa 1850. * ABOUT THIS ITEM: #W1175.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$2,331
Antique French Engraved Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Poitiers, FR
Locket pendant in 18 carat rose gold, eagle head hallmark.
18k Gold, Gold, Rose Gold
Rare French 18K Victorian Locket - 18ct solid gold photo locket pendant - flower
Located in Antwerp, BE
This stunning locket is hallmarked with French 'horse head' and is in very good condition considering its age.
Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
French 18K Victorian Locket - 18ct solid gold heart pendant - pearl photo locket
Located in Antwerp, BE
This locket ensures you that you are able to carry your loved once close to your heart.
Natural Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver French Horseshoe Locket
Located in Stamford, CT
This is often the case with Victorian French silver lockets. The lid opens and closes with a tight click.
Sterling Silver
Antique French Beetle locket pendant, Gold plated
Located in NEWARK, GB
A fantastic antique French Beetle locket pendant. It is a circular shaped, shaker style locket with slightly convex glazed covers, within there is a preserved dried beetle with a sp...
Gold Plate
Sold|$2,400
The Good Egg French Locket Victorian Period
Located in Stamford, CT
Framed crystal inside for mementos. You see French workmanship to perfection in these small treasures.
18k Gold
Sold|$4,750
Antique French Diamond Gold Locket Pendant
Located in New York, NY
French import marks. (Length measurement includes bail.)
Pink Diamond, 18k Gold
French Artisanal Unique Female Figure Gold Locket Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Unique designer signed 18k gold female figure locket brooch, French made. Brooch measures 1 12/16" x 6/8".
Gold
French, Art Nouveau Enamel Flower Locket, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
A French, Art Nouveau floral enamel locket, oval gold locket, designed with blue and red enamel flowers, green enamel leaves with rose cut diamond detail, on a cream enamel backgroun...
Diamond, 18k Gold
French 19th Century Enamel Heart Locket with French Paste Stones
Located in New York, NY
This is an antique heart-shaped locket featuring a deep blue guilloché enamel surface bordered in gold. At the center is a smaller, raised heart set entirely with pave-set paste , to...
18k Gold
French Art Nouveau Antique Diamond Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
This large antique French 18K gold locket pendant is superbly modeled in the Art Nouveau style of the 1890s – early 1900s.
French Mistletoe 18 Karat Yellow Gold Pendant Locket
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold pendant locket with an embossed repoussé spray of mistletoe.
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Napoleon III French Rectangular Gold Locket Pendant Medaillon
Located in Poitiers, FR
Pendant in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. This lovely gold rectangular medallion is engraved and pierced with a floral motif separated by a diagonal recess above which i...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique French Gold Locket with Turquoise and Pearl Accents
Located in New York, NY
France.
Natural Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Antique 18 Karat Gold Rosecut Diamond Lapis French Locket
Located in New York, NY
The piece is stamped with French hallmarks. The locket has its original patina, has not been polished.
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
French Dropsy Vercingetorix Gaul 18K Yellow Gold Pendant Locket
Located in London, GB
A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold pendant locket depicting Vercingetorix the Gallian leader, to one side and a suit of armour, weapons and a flag to the other.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$3,000
Antique Gold Locket
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1890s, 18k, France. This gorgeous antique French locket features applied renaissance revival motifs replete with fleur-de-lis and luminous pearls.
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Antique Rock Crystal Octagonal Locket With Gold Frame
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful Antique Rock Crystal Octagonal PenLocket with faceted crystal surrounded by a gold frame with repose' design. The locket has a screw feature that needs to be disassemble...
Gold, 18k Gold
Antique French Pietra Dura and Yellow Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique pietra dura and 15 karat yellow gold locket pendant; part of our diverse antique jewellery and estate jewelry collections This exceptiona...
Yellow Gold
Antique French Turquoise & Enamel Locket of 18k Gold
Located in Lewisburg, PA
Its fine French craftsmanship and exceptional preservation make it a distinguished addition to any collection of antique lockets or enamel jewelry.
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
Art Nouveau Heart Iris Beauty Silver Locket Pendant Necklace France
Located in Munich, Bavaria
The other side of the medallions show portraits of Diana and another goddess with a helmet, possibly Athena. The locket is a typical example of French Art Nouveau work dating from 18...
Silver
Antique 18ct Gold French Belle Époque, Book Chain Locket Necklace
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Book Chain Necklace 18ct Rose Gold- French Stamped Circa 1880 Fabulous, French Made Antique Locket Collar Necklace.
Gold, 18k Gold
Antique French Beetle and Flower Locket Pendant, 9k Rose Gold
Located in NEWARK, GB
An interesting antique French Beetle locket pendant. This locket features convex glass covers with a dried beetle and flower in the centre, it is mounted on a slim 9kt Rose gold fra...
9k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century French Rectangular Engraved Gold Locket Pendant Medallion
Located in Poitiers, FR
Medallion in 18 carat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. This golden medallion is engraved with a diamond shaped motif with arabesques on the front and a cartouche style design at t...
18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s French 0.82 ct Diamond and 18k Yellow Gold Locket
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional and impressive antique French 0.82 carat diamond and 18k yellow gold locket; part of our antique jewellery and estate jewelry collections This exceptional, fine and...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Guilloche Enamel Rose Cut Diamond Egg Locket Charm
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charm is designed as an egg glossed in red enamel over a radiating burst motif Exhibiting no loss - excellent for age Depicting a deeply grooved harlequin pattern accented by rose ...
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
18 Carat Gold French Locket with a Diamond A Initial
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An 18 carat gold oval locket open worked with scrolls with an ornamental initial A set with rose cut diamonds and one locket compartment, the back is engraved with the initials AI or...
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
French Belle Epoque Natural Pearl Locket Medallion Pendant Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Medallion in 18 karats yellow gold, eagle's head hallmark. Round, this charming antique pendant has two smooth faces whose the top one is delicately set with natural half-pearls repr...
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian French Glass 18 Karat Two-Tone Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pendant designed as an ornate rectangular locket with a scrolled detail for oval bale Front deeply engraved with scrolled lace motif while back is deeply engraved with dotted floral...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian French onyx 18k yellow gold locket pendant
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This Victorian pendant showcases a rich onyx center framed in warm 18k yellow gold, marked with the French eagle head for antique distinction.
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Antique Diamond and Blue Enamel Medallion Locket Pendant
Located in Poitiers, FR
Ring in 18 carat white and yellow gold. This splendid round shaped antique medallion features a beaded bezel set antique brilliant cut diamond within a leafy design sprinkled wit...
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$874
Gold Love Charm Locket
By A. Augis
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An 18 carat gold charm and locket with the text "+ qu'hier - que demain" set with small diamonds and a synthetic ruby by A.
White Diamond, 18k Gold
French 1920s Cultured Pearl 18 Karat Yellow Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Poitiers, FR
Locket in 18 carats yellow gold and green gold, eagle's head hallmark.
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 20th Century 18 Karat Yellow Gold Locket Pendant Medallion
Located in Poitiers, FR
Medallion in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. Delightful antique pendant of round shape, it is decorated on its 2 faces and on its circumference of a decoration of laurel l...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Napoleon III French Rectangular Rose Gold Chiseled Locket Pendant Medallion
Located in Poitiers, FR
Medallion in 18 karats rose gold, eagle's head hallmark. Lovely antique pendant, it is delicately chiseled on both sides, all surmounted by an arabesque where is hung the bail. It is...
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
French 19th Century Glass 18 Karat Yellow Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Poitiers, FR
Pendant in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. This antique pendant is made of round transparent glass rimmed with yellow gold. The clasp can be unscrewed to slip a souvenir b...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Napoleon III Chiseled 18 Karat Yellow Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Poitiers, FR
Opening medallion in 18 karats yellow gold, horse head hallmark. This beautiful antique pendant is engraved on both sides with floral motifs. The bail is also chiseled. This medallio...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 20th Century 18 Karat Rose Gold Rose Locket Pendant
Located in Poitiers, FR
Pendant in 18 karat rose gold, eagle head hallmark. Antique feminine pendant of round shape, engraved on the front with motifs representing a bouquet of roses and their foliage. The ...
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
French 20th Century 18 Karat Rose Gold Medallion Locket Pendant
Located in Poitiers, FR
Pendant in 18 karat rose gold, eagle head hallmark. A charming antique pendant in rose gold, it is round in shape and chased on the front with plant motifs and small roses adorning t...
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
French 19th Century 18 Karat Rose Gold Opening Locket Pendant
Located in Poitiers, FR
Medallion in 18 karat rose gold, eagle head hallmark. Splendid rose gold antique pendant, it is of rectangular shape and delicately engraved on its 2 faces of checkerboard pattern. T...
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Diamond Gold Compact Locket Pedant Art Nouveau French with Mirror
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Amazing Art Nouveau pendant created in France in the 1930s. Made of 18 karat yellow and white gold and accented with rose cut diamonds. Beautiful work on gold! Unusual, artsy and we...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
French Art Nouveau 18 Karat Gold Guilloche Enamel Pearl Locket Necklace
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
One French Art Nouveau 18 Karat Gold Guilloche Enamel Pearl Locket Necklace.
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
French 19th Century Belle Époque Diamond 18 Karat Gold Locket Necklace
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Stamped with French eagle hallmark. 19 inches long and 1 inch in diameter.
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 18ct Yellow Gold French, Edwardian Ruby, Diamond & Seed Pearl Locket
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Locket 18ct Yellow Gold French Hallmarked Circa 1910 * THE GOLD CHAIN IS SOLD SEPARATELY.
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold|$10,142
Oval Turquoise Diamond Gold Locket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
dimensions locket: 5.3 x 3.7 cm. weight locket: 23.2 grams weight chain: 19.3 grams length chain: 66 cm.
Turquoise, White Diamond, 18k Gold
Sold|$961
Gold and Black Enamel Locket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An 18 carat gold round locket with one compartment decorated with black enamel and gold dots on it, 19th century France.
18k Gold
Sold|$582
Bi-Color Gold Horseshoe Locket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An 18 carat gold locket with a bi-color gold horseshoe and two glassed compartments, 19th century, France.
18k Gold
French 20th Century 18 Karat Rose Gold Oval Floral Locket Pendant
Located in Poitiers, FR
Authentic antique jewel - French work of the 20th century. Small, inconspicuous marks from the passage of time on the back.
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Pearl and Enamel, 18k Yellow Gold Locket/Pendant - Antique French Circa 1880
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional and impressive antique 18 karat yellow gold locket; part of our French jewelry and estate jewelry collections This exceptional French antique locket has been crafte...
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Old gold medallion locket with seed pearl, France, early XX century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A decorative medallion, pendant made of 18 carat gold with a pearl. Elegant form, a beautiful example of sentimental jewelry. It comes from France in the early 20th century. Very go...
Gold, 18k 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.
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.
If jewelry could talk, we know this piece would have good stories.
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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After more than a decade creating the iconic Lanvin gems of the Alber Elbaz years, designer Elie Top dove into the world of fine jewelry, mixing silver and gold to create his own striking, timeless look.