Vintage 14K Gold Mounted Tassie Glass Intaglio Pendant
Located in New York, NY
This striking vintage pendant features a finely molded Tassie glass intaglio, securely framed in
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20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Tassie Glass
18th Century Glass Intaglio & 9 Karat Yellow Gold Ring
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
This unusual ring houses what is often referred to as a 'Tassie Glass' intaglio. The aubergine
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18th century 15 Karat Yellow Gold Ring Tassie Purple Glass Melancholia
Located in Munich, Bavaria
engraved with scrollwork, leaves and flowers. The large oval purple glass cast of an antique intaglio was
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Antique 1790s English George III Signet Rings
Materials
15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early Victorian Glass Tassie and Agate Intaglio Link Bracelet in Original Box
Located in Narberth, PA
A Tassie is a paste or glass copy of a cameo or intaglio. Scottish gem engraver James Tassie
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Antique 1850s Victorian Link Bracelets
Materials
Agate, 14k Gold
Georgian 18K Gold Hercules and Omphale Tassie Intaglio Ring
Located in Venice, CA
artwork. Many of Tassie’s intaglios were cast in glass-paste or plaster, which could eventually break
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Antique 18th Century Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
18k Gold
14K Gold Signature Classical Revival Cupid Medallion
Located in Venice, CA
. Many of Tassie’s intaglios were cast in glass-paste or plaster, which could eventually break. However
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21st Century and Contemporary American Classical Greek Pendant Necklaces
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
14K Gold Signature Classical Revival Venus and Mars Medallion
Located in Venice, CA
artwork. Many of Tassie’s intaglios were cast in glass-paste or plaster, which could eventually break
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21st Century and Contemporary American Classical Greek Pendant Necklaces
Materials
14k Gold
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Tassie Glass Intaglio Ring English 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
was cast by Tassie, a Scotsman who perfected a method of reproducing carved gems in glass. He produced
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Victorian Signet Rings
Materials
Carnelian, 18k Gold
18kt Yellow Gold & 18th Cent. Tassie Stone Ring
Located in New York, NY
18th Century Tassie Glass Stone custom set in a moderne Mounting. The head is of a Dioscuri facing
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Vintage 1970s American Signet Rings
Materials
18k Gold
14K Gold Poseidon Signature Classical Revival Medallion
Located in Venice, CA
. Many of Tassie’s intaglios were cast in glass-paste or plaster, which could eventually break. However
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Classical Greek Pendant Nec...
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
14 Karat Gold Ring with Tassie Glass Intaglio Depicting George III
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
An unusual 14 karat yellow gold dress ring set with an intricate carved tassie glass intaglio. The
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Signet Rings
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early Victorian Roman Motif Glass Tassie Link Bracelet
Located in Narberth, PA
A Tassie is a paste or glass copy of a cameo or intaglio. Scottish gem engraver James Tassie
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Link Bracelets
Materials
15k Gold
Tassie Intaglio With Antique Mount
Located in New York, NY
James Tassie 18th Century Glass Intaglio depicting Venus & her lover Vulcan besides her son Eros
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Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Signet Rings
Materials
18k Gold
14K Gold Signature Classical Revival Venus and Mars Medallion
Located in Venice, CA
artwork. Many of Tassie’s intaglios were cast in glass-paste or plaster, which could eventually break
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21st Century and Contemporary American Classical Greek Pendant Necklaces
Materials
14k Gold
14K Gold Poseidon Signature Classical Revival Medallion Pendant
Located in Venice, CA
. Many of Tassie’s intaglios were cast in glass-paste or plaster, which could eventually break. However
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Classical Greek Pendant Nec...
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Georgian Medusa Cameo Pendant
Located in Sale, Cheshire
. This cameo is made of moulded glass - by the same technique as the Tassie glass seals - with base metal
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Base Metal
Victorian Multicolor 'Tassie' Intaglios Silver Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
C.1890. An impressive Victorian 'Tassie' bracelet. Tassie is a glass version of a cameo or
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Antique 1890s British Victorian Link Bracelets
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Sterling Silver
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Located in Poitiers, FR
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Temple St Clair Poison Ring In 18Kt Gold With 11.10 Ctw Diamonds And Moonstone
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1990s Italian Modernist Cocktail Rings
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Genuine Roman Heron Carnelian Intaglio 1st-2nd cent. AD 18 Kt gold ring
Located in Roma, IT
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Antique Natural Ruby and Diamond Ring of 14k Gold, Circa 1860
Located in Lewisburg, PA
Vivid and romantic, this ruby and diamond ring was created by thoughtfully upcycling antique stones from a damaged Victorian bracelet. At its center glows a 0.37ct cushion-cut ruby o...
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Antique Turquoise Enamel 14K Gold Day and Night Drop Earrings
Located in Rotterdam, NL
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Victorian Angel Skin Coral Beaded Necklace with 10K Gold Clasp
Located in Chesterland, OH
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Midcentury Italian Gold Etruscan Revival Charm Bracelet-12 Assorted Color Charms
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Antique Garnet Snake Bracelet Victorian Serpent Bangle circa 1850
Located in New York, NY
This is a very rare and wonderful antique Victorian Coiled Snake Bracelet with beautiful Bohemian Garnets set in the head and eyes dating to circa 1830-1870. The bangle bracelet is ...
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Ancient Greek Gold Intaglio Ring Circa 4th Century BC
Located in Chicago, IL
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Antique Victorian Tiara with Diamond Star - c.1890
Located in London, GB
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Antique 14K Yellow Gold Clustered Emeralds and Diamond Cocktail Ring for Her
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in SE
Unique 17th century fob pendant in silver mount with 3 seals carved in solid rock crystal,in original wood and leather case box that used to belong to Friedrich von Arensdorff (1626–...
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Located in London, England
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Cupid Eros God of Love Intaglio Ring Agate Gold Neoclassical Victorian 1890
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Located in New York, NY
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Vintage Sapphire and Diamond Convertible Tiara Necklace
Located in London, GB
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Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship
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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