Vintage Convertible 19.2K Yellow Gold Key Chain Necklace Portuguese 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
All antique, period, and vintage jewels — signed or unsigned — are presented as worn.
Yellow Gold
Golden Pearl Diamond Drop Hoop Earrings Design by Ella Gafter
By Ella Gafter
Located in New York, NY
Maestro Giuseppe crafted them according to an original design by Ella Gafter. The jewel is signed EG.
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Dreicer & Co. Art Deco Lady's Watch
By Dreicer & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Dreicer & Co. art deco lady's watch French cut onyx and black enamel, rounded dial in a tonneau case, single-cut diamonds of approximately 0.62 carat, black suede fabric strap; high...
Mid-Century Diamond Ribbon Swirl Plaque Brooch Platinum 1950s–1960s
Located in Lisbon, PT
All antique, period, and vintage jewels — signed or unsigned — are presented as worn.
Diamond, Platinum
$31,610Sale Price|20% Off
Young girl from Bou-Saada
By Louis Ernest Barrias
Located in PARIS, FR
Young girl from Bou-Saada by Louis-Ernest BARRIAS (1841-1905) Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dual patina with blue enamelled jewels Signed on the base " E. Barrias " Cast by " Suss...
Bronze
H. Stern Tourmaline Rock Crystal Toi et Moi Cocktail Ring 18K Yellow Gold Brazil
By H. Stern
Located in Lisbon, PT
All antique, period, and vintage jewels — signed or unsigned — are presented as worn.
Rock Crystal, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Raquel Welch's Personal Earrings 5 Inch Estate of Raquel Welch Guaranteed
Located in New York, NY
The costume earrings are silver with rhinestones and faceted costume beads. The earrings are signed Carolee. We also have jewels from the estates of Opera Legend Jessye Norman and M...
Mid-Century Diamond Ballerina Cocktail Ring in Platinum 1950s-1960s
Located in Lisbon, PT
All antique, period, and vintage jewels — signed or unsigned — are presented as worn.
Diamond, Platinum
Leitão & Irmão Art Deco Emerald Diamond Earrings Platinum Gold Portuguese 1930s
Located in Lisbon, PT
All antique, period, and vintage jewels — signed or unsigned — are presented as worn.
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, Platinum
Golden Pearl Diamond Drop Hoop Earrings Design by Ella Gafter
By Ella Gafter
Located in New York, NY
Maestro Giuseppe crafted them according to an original design by Ella Gafter. The jewel is signed EG.
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Bronze Empire Mantel Clock Grenon France Uroboros Design
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Bronze Empire Mantel Clock Grenon France Uroboros Design Thirteen Jewels two adjustments signed Grenon French Uroboros Design, no keys, in excellent physical condition considering ...
Bronze
Early Byzantine Gold Ring Engraved with Married Couple
Located in Firenze, IT
The ring is also completed by a teardrop-shaped frame on the sides of the stem where are signs attributable to the jewel's centuries-old history, which contribute to making it precio...
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
$4,350Sale Price|25% Off
Avshalom Okashi Abstract Composition Oil on Canvas Dated 1961
By Avshalom Okashi
Located in Hudson, NY
This work is an exceptional jewel. Signed and dated both front and back.
Canvas, Paint
Longines ref. 7464 5-Star Admiral Submariner 200m Automatic Divers Watch + Box.
By Longines
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Performed in Stainless Steel, this sophisticated timepiece by Longines ref 7464 dates back to 1990's It's been looked after very well since then, which is reflected it its current ...
Stainless Steel
Hamilton Diamond Gold Watch
By Hamilton
Located in New York, NY
A 14 karat yellow, rose, and white gold Hamilton watch with square white dial signed Hamilton, with 17 jewel stem wind and set movement within a 14 karat yellow, rose, and white gold...
$15,946Sale Price|20% Off
T. Foster & Co Aquamarine and Diamond Cluster Platinum Engagement Ring
By T. Foster & Co.
Located in London, GB
Foster & Co the esteemed Yardly, Pennsylvania based jeweller in The United States who have a forty year history of making fine, elegant jewels. Signed 'T.FOSTER & CO' and stamped PT...
Diamond, Aquamarine, Platinum
Roger Scemama Modernist Starburst Brooch
By Roger Scemama
Located in New York, NY
Completely hand made in France, 1950's. The brooch is signed Made in France like many of his jewels. Excellent condition.
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Brass, Bronze
Haute Couture Luxury Leather Goods by Besch Cannes Auction Catalog, France, 2015
By Hermès
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Regular sales in one of the best luxury hotels of Cannes Haute Couture and luxury leather goods, tableware, luxury leather goods, designer bags, jewels and shoes, signed furs, fashio...
Paper
19th Century Oil on Canvas Framed Painting of a Daydreaming Woman by Coomans
By Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans
Located in London, GB
Beauty Daydreaming by Joseph Pierre Olivier Coomans (1816-1889) The oil on canvas work depicting a classical beauty as she ponders while seated in a lacquered chair, wearing rich...
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Christian Dior Long Snake Chain Necklace 1980s
By Christian Dior
Located in Wilmslow, GB
Very good vintage condition, signed, 90.5cms. A perfect jewel box staple from the Dior archive that will prove invaluable time and time again.
Vacheron & Constantin Platinum Square Pocket Watch Retailed by Tiffany & Co.
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in Stamford, CT
Original hands. Movement signed Vacheron & Constantin, 393644, 18 jewels, 8 adjustments.
Platinum
Signed Fred Leighton Black Jade and Diamond Hexagonal Stud Earrings
By Fred Leighton
Located in New York, NY
New signature creations combine the design aesthetic of the past with the finest materials and craftsmanship of today. Each signed Fred Leighton jewel is at once collectible and wear...
Diamond, Black Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold
Carved Black Jade and Diamond Twist Bangle Signed Fred Leighton
By Fred Leighton
Located in New York, NY
New signature creations combine the design aesthetic of the past with the finest materials and craftsmanship of today. Each signed Fred Leighton jewel is at once collectible and wear...
Diamond, Black Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold
18 Karat Gold Cocobolo Wood and Diamond Wave Earrings Signed Fred Leighton
By Fred Leighton
Located in New York, NY
New signature creations combine the design aesthetic of the past with the finest materials and craftsmanship of today. Each signed Fred Leighton jewel is at once collectible and wear...
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Fred Leighton Lapis and Diamond Hexagonal Stud Earrings
By Fred Leighton
Located in New York, NY
New signature creations combine the design aesthetic of the past with the finest materials and craftsmanship of today. Each signed Fred Leighton jewel is at once collectible and wea...
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, White Gold
Fred Leighton Black Jade and Diamond Coil Doorknocker Earrings
By Fred Leighton
Located in New York, NY
New signature creations combine the design aesthetic of the past with the finest materials and craftsmanship of today. Each signed Fred Leighton jewel is at once collectible and wear...
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold
Fred Leighton Oval Peridot and Diamond Cocktail Ring
By Fred Leighton
Located in New York, NY
New signature creations combine the design aesthetic of the past with the finest materials and craftsmanship of today. Each signed Fred Leighton jewel is at once collectible and wear...
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
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.
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