Handmade Guatemalan Jadeite Specimen Necklace with South Sea Pearl
By Augusten Burroughs
Located in Northampton, MA
The piece showcases a spectacular range of jadeite colors rarely seen together in one jewel: Blue Olmec jadeite — the classic light, almost ethereal blue historically associated wit...
Jade, South Sea Pearl, Black Jade
Rare Guatemalan Imperial Jadeite & Olmec Blue Tooth Pendant
Located in Northampton, MA
This extraordinary pendant combines two of the rarest materials produced by the ancient jade-bearing valley of the Motagua River in Guatemala: early-production Imperial green jadeite...
Jade, Sterling Silver
Jade Pendant Certified Untreated Rare Blue Carving
Located in Northampton, MA
Though the gem lab certificate states that this is natural and untreated jadeite jade from Burma. The jade carver insists this is blue Olmec jadeite from Guatemala.
Jade
$2,200Sale Price|43% Off
L 8.75 in
Jade Bracelet Guatemalan Jadeite Jade, 18K, Beaded Stretch, 69mm, 8.75" XL Size
By Augusten Burroughs
Located in Northampton, MA
This 8.75" beaded stretch bracelet is composed of the most stunning and unique hand-carved jadeite jade beads from Guatemala. With an inner diameter of approximately 69mm unstretched...
Jade, 18k Gold
Green Jade Necklace
Located in New York, NY
A 35 inch Jade Necklace with 10 mm round Green Jade Beads separated by 5mm lighter Green Jade beads making a subtle and elegant look. These Jade beads were purchased as part of an...
Jade
Jade Necklace 16" Guatemalan Jadeite Jade Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
This weighty (100 grams), substantial, and substantially beautiful 16" jadeite jade necklace is composed of thirty-one 12.5mm natural and untreated jadeite jade beads from Guatemala....
Jade, 14k Gold
Jade Necklace Certified Untreated by Ming's Midcentury Chic
Located in Northampton, MA
This multicolor jade necklace from the 1950s or thereabouts was created by the venerable Hawaiian jewelry store, Ming's. Like Gump's in San Francisco, Ming's became known worldwide f...
Jade, 14k Gold
Kenneth Jay Lane Amazonite Bead Necklace with Golden Accents
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Milford, DE
Kenneth Jay Lane amazonite bead necklace in earthy teal, tan, white, and gray tones. Gold-plated hook clasp. Length: 59 cm / 23 in Hallmarks: Kenneth Lane
Amazonite
Vintage 14K Gold and Jadeite Jade Single-Strand Beaded Necklace
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A refined vintage single-strand necklace composed of 100 round jadeite jade beads, each displaying a beautiful, even green hue. The beads are individually knotted on silk to provide ...
Jade, 14k Gold
Emerald Green Jadeite Jade Necklace, Untreated, 19", 3.7mm beads
Located in Northampton, MA
This rich emerald green necklace possesses extravagance beauty. The slightly mottled beads are uniform in size and shape and possess a fine high polish. These 103 gleaming natural a...
Jade, 14k Gold
$2,680Sale Price|20% Off
L 35 in
Jade Necklace Midcentury Muted Multicolor 35" Certified Untreated, Italian
Located in Northampton, MA
This sophisticated jade necklace features 76 9mm hand-carved round Burmese jadeite jade beads in a range of muted tones (the black beads are not jade). The 35" necklace -still on i...
Jade, 18k Gold
New Jadeite and Nephrite Jade Necklace, 20" Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
Thirty-seven round, disk-shaped, and cylindrical natural and untreated black jadeite jade beads from Guatemala, together with sixteen 12mm untreated white nephrite jade beads create ...
Jade, 14k Gold
Jade Bead Necklace Translucent Bluish Green Certified
Located in Northampton, MA
An absolutely stunning jade bead necklace of translucent bluish-green certified natural and untreated jadeite jade beads. These extraordinarily translucent beads are a most uncommon ...
Jade, 22k Gold
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
L 25 in
Jade Necklace Translucent Greenish-Blue Certified Untreated, New, 25"
Located in Northampton, MA
This jadeite jade necklace is new and unworn. The beads are as translucent as glass, and with a color that is most unique -a greenish-blue that almost seems metallic in nature, excep...
Jade, 14k Gold
Natural Green Jadeite Jade Bead Necklace
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This double strand of natural jadeite jade beads will make a statement with any outfit! Knotted. 62 dark green beads, each approximately 11.3mm to 15.4mm. 14KY spring ring clasp. Nec...
Jade, 14k Gold
Jade Necklace with Pearl & Imperial Jade Clasp Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
This gorgeous certified natural and untreated Burmese jadeite jade necklace is composed of 45 10mm hand-carved and polished light lavender jade beads. As with most lavender jade, the...
Jade, Pearl, 14k Gold
$280Sale Price|54% Off
Fascinating Double Strand of Natural Real Jade & Jade Chips Necklace
By Aria Jewelry Design
Located in Raleigh, NC
These real Jades glow magnificently in the light on this beautiful double strand 19 inch long necklace. The highly polished round Jade are approximately 12mm. The natural Jade chip...
Jade
$2,040Sale Price|20% Off
L 12 in
Jade Necklace and Beaded Bracelet, Colorful, Unisex, 17" Certified Untreated
By Augusten Burroughs
Located in Northampton, MA
This brand-new beaded jade necklace features both jadeite jade and omphacite jade beads. The beads represent a spectrum of gorgeous, vivid colors -from warm reds and oranges to cool ...
Jade, 14k Gold
Chinoiserie Aventurine and Cinnabar Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Chinoiserie Aventurine and Cinnabar Necklace from the 1980's in the Galliano style. Tumbled adventurine beads are strung with carved cinnabar beads, faux pearls and Czech seed beads....
Aventurine, Gilt Metal
$3,320Sale Price|20% Off
L 42 in
Antique Chinese White Nephrite Pendant Necklace Circa 1920 Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
This is a rare and wholly original carved & pierced nephrite necklace from the 1920s. Still strung on its original silk and embellished with knots, rock crystal quartz, and natural b...
Agate, Jade, Rock Crystal
Multi Strand Bead Emerald Necklace with Carved Drop Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Multi Strand Bead Emerald Necklace with Carved Drop Pendant This double-strand emerald necklace features deep green beads leading to a diamond-set clasp and pendant. The centerpiece...
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Marina J Edwardian Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Gold Watch & Woven Pearl Bracelet
By Marina J.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous One of A kind watch by Marina J. An antique Diamond encrusted Edwardian Spaulding & Co Watch with Green Enamel detailing is reworked into a stunning modern piece. The wa...
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
$1,923Sale Price / item|44% Off
Black Opal and Diamonds Ring in 14k Gold. Gold Ring with Opal
By Daizy Jewellery
Located in Istanbul, TR
Black opal and diamonds ring in 14k gold. Genuine opal ring. Gold ring with opal Metal: 14k solid gold Weight: 2.4 g (depends from size) Main stone - opal, black with color play, o...
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, 14k Gold
$1,588Sale Price|20% Off
L 21 in
Chinese Antique Jade Necklace Near Colorless Certified Untreated, Restrung
Located in Northampton, MA
Created by hand between 1910-1920, this 21" strand of natural, untreated, Burmese jadeite jade possesses an ethereal, luminous beauty. Though they have been classified as "pale green...
Jade, Silver
$7,840Sale Price|20% Off
French Art Deco Certified Natural Sea Pearl & Platinum Ring
Located in Northampton, MA
A French Art Deco masterpiece! Created in France in the 1920s, this natural saltwater pearl and diamond ring is a geometric tour de force and one of the most gorgeous natural pearl r...
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Platinum
Glassy Emerald-Green Jade Ruyi Pendant, GIA-Certified Fei Cui
Located in Northampton, MA
An impeccably carved Ruyi pendant in breathtaking emerald-green jade, glowing with a luminous, glassy translucency. This piece is certified by GIA under their updated nomenclature as...
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold
Matilde Poulat (“Matl”) Sterling Silver Ring with Turquoise and Amethyst, C1940
By Matilde Poulat
Located in Northampton, MA
A vibrant and unmistakably Matl creation, this handcrafted sterling silver ring by Matilde Poulat of Mexico City showcases her distinctive blend of traditional Mexican artistry and m...
Amethyst, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
$2,496Sale Price|20% Off
W 0.98 in D 0.17 in L 1.53 in
Jade Pendant Lake Water Bluish-Green Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
So translucent that it's nearly semi-transparent, this early Art Deco era (circa 1920) natural and untreated Burmese jadeite jade pendant has been carved to depict a grouping of melo...
Jade, Platinum
$3,080Sale Price|20% Off
L 18 in
Akoya Pearl Necklace 20", Sumptuous & Luxurious, Uncultured Quality, Circa 1940
Located in Northampton, MA
If I had a daughter, these are the pearls I would buy her. Well, the first pearls anyway. Why? Because this 20" strand is everything a pearl necklace should be: composed of eighty-se...
Pearl, Silver
Jade Necklace Muted Tones Midcentury Certified Untreated 27"
Located in Northampton, MA
This approximately 27" necklace is composed of alternating 8.3mm natural and untreated jadeite jade beads from Burma and small 14K yellow gold beads. No clasp, just luminous, etherea...
Jade
Black Jade Pendant with Onyx and Diamonds Art Deco Style
Located in Northampton, MA
A dramatic hand-carved and highly detailed black nephrite jade drop that measures approximately 35mm x 11mm is suspended from an Art Deco style bail in 14K white gold. The bail featu...
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Black Jade
$2,100
W 0.49 in D 0.12 in L 1.19 in
Jade Pendant Semi-Transparent "Ice" Burmese Jadeite, Oxidized Sterling 14k Chain
Located in Northampton, MA
A luminous and ethereal pendant showcasing a natural and untreated Burmese jadeite jade, delicately carved into a sleek teardrop form measuring 30mm × 12.33 mm × 3.11 mm. This rare, ...
Jade, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Graduated Faceted Amethyst Necklace, c. 1920s
Located in Northampton, MA
This elegant Art Deco necklace features hand-faceted natural amethyst beads, each expertly cut to maximize brilliance and color. The beads graduate in size from approximately 5.7mm t...
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Antique Nephrite Pendant Qing Period Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
This excruciatingly beautiful and spare hand-carved nephrite jade pendant was created during the Qing period, most likely in the late 1800s, however, it could be earlier. The pendant...
Jade
$12,750
W 0.83 in L 2.05 in
Yellow Diamonds & Natural Pearls, Platinum, GIA, Art Deco Brooch or Dog Collar
Located in Northampton, MA
Rare and glorious Art Deco masterpiece is not only significantly gorgeous -it's delightfully versatile. Wear it around your neck as the focal-point of a dog collar or ribbon, pin it ...
Yellow Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum
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.
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