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Alexander Beverly Hills Diamond Pendant Necklace 18 Karat White Gold
By Alexander Beverly Hills
Located in BEVERLY HILLS, CA
Exquisite and timeless v shaped diamond pendant necklace. Created by Alexander Beverly Hills. 27
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold

GIA Certified Double Halo Radiant Shaped Diamond Pendant in Platinum 0.87 Carat
By M&V Vanguard Jewelry
Located in New York, NY
Double Halo Radiant Shaped Diamond Pendant This pendant features a 0.87ct Natural Fancy Yellow
Category

2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum

Marquise 'V' Shaped Diamond Necklace 1.75cttw 14k Yellow Gold
Located in Sugar Land, TX
♥ Product Summary ♥ Main Stone: Diamond Approx. Carat Weight: 1.75cttw Diamond Color: G Diamond
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold

One Third Carat Diamond 'V' Shaped Diamond Link Necklace 14k Yellow Gold
Located in Sugar Land, TX
♥ Product Summary ♥ Main Stone: Diamond Approx. Carat Weight: .33cttw Stone Cut: Round Material
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Minimalist Necklace V Shaped Diamond Bar Necklace in 14K Yellow Gold
By Five Star Jewelry
Located in Austin, TX
below: Metal Quality: 14 Yellow Gold Pendant Style: Diamond V Bar Diamond Number: 12 Diamond Shape
Category

2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Half Carat 'V' Shaped Diamond Twisted Gold Necklace 14k Yellow Gold
Located in Sugar Land, TX
♥ Product Summary ♥ Main Stone: Diamond Approx. Carat Weight: .50cttw Stone Cut: Round Material
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

18K Rose Gold and Diamond Medallion Pendant
By M&V Vanguard Jewelry
Located in New York, NY
pendant. The intricate design further incorporates 8 pear-shaped diamonds totaling 1.24 carats
Category

2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Rose Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in Platinum
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in platinum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Diamond, Platinum

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in Platinum
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in platinum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Diamond, Platinum

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in Platinum
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in platinum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Diamond, Platinum

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in Platinum
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in platinum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Diamond, Platinum

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in Platinum
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in platinum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Diamond, Platinum

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in Platinum
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in platinum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Diamond, Platinum

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in Platinum
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in platinum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Diamond, Platinum

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in Platinum
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in platinum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Diamond, Platinum

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in Platinum
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in platinum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Diamond, Platinum

Contemporary 18 Karat White and Rose Gold Diamond Valentine Pendant
By FANCS V by Simona Elia
Located in Palermo, Italy PA
This is an 18-karat rose and white gold heart-shaped pendant; the white gold is pavé-set with white
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in Platinum
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in platinum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Platinum

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in Platinum
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in platinum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Platinum

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in Platinum
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in platinum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Platinum

14K Yellow and White Gold 1/4 Carat Diamond 'V' Shape Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Dangling from a box chain, this "V" shaped necklace is fashioned in 14K yellow and white gold and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

TJD 0.25 Carat Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold V Initial 3D Alphabet Charm Pendant
By TJD
Located in New York, NY
yellow gold and Studded with 38 hand-set round shaped natural white diamonds in prong setting and shine
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold

TJD 0.25 Carat V' Initial 3D Alphabet Diamond Pendants in 18 Karat Yellow Gold
By TJD
Located in New York, NY
18 KT yellow gold and Studded with 25 hand-set round shaped natural white diamonds in prong setting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold

21st Century 9 Karat Rose Gold and Diamond Oval Cesellato Pendant with Chain
By FANCS V by Simona Elia
Located in Palermo, Italy PA
-shaped pendant is produced using an ancient Albanian technique that was brought to Palermo in the
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver

21st Century 9 Karat Gold and Diamond Drop-shape Cesellato Pendant and Chain
By FANCS V by Simona Elia
Located in Palermo, Italy PA
-shaped pendant is produced using an ancient Albanian technique that was brought to Palermo in the
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver

21st Century 9 Karat Rose Gold and Diamond Drop-Shape Cesellato Pendant & Chain
By FANCS V by Simona Elia
Located in Palermo, Italy PA
-shaped pendant is produced using an ancient Albanian technique that was brought to Palermo in the
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Rose Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k rose gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Rose Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct White Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k white gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, White Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct White Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k white gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, White Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Rose Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k rose gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Rose Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Yellow Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k yellow gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Yellow Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k yellow gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Yellow Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k yellow gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Yellow Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k yellow gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Rose Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k rose gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Rose Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Rose Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k rose gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Rose Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct White Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k white gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, White Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct White Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k white gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, White Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Yellow Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k yellow gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Rose Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k rose gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Rose Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct White Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k white gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, White Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Yellow Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k yellow gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Rose Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k rose gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Rose Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct White Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k white gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, White Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct White Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k white gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, White Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Yellow Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k yellow gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Yellow Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k yellow gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct White Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k white gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, White Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct White Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k white gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, White Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Rose Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k rose gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Rose Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Yellow Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k yellow gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Rose Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k rose gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Rose Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Yellow Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k yellow gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct White Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k white gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, White Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Rose Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k rose gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Rose Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Rose Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k rose gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Rose Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Rose Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k rose gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Rose Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.85ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Yellow Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k yellow gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 1.4ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Rose Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k rose gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Rose Gold, 14k Gold

Natural Heart-Shaped 0.90ct Garnet Pendant with Diamond in 14ct Yellow Gold
By ANGARA INC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sparkling diamond accent and linked to a lustrous V-bale. This garnet pendant is crafted in 14k yellow gold.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

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V Shaped Diamond Pendant For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate v shaped diamond pendant for your needs in our varied inventory. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from Gold, 18k Gold and White Gold — can elevate any look. Our collection of these items for sale includes 158 vintage editions and 417 modern creations to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect v shaped diamond pendant among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Creating a v shaped diamond pendant has been a part of the legacy of many jewelers, but those produced by Alberto, Oshi Jewels and Mark Broumand are consistently popular. A round cut version of this piece has appeal, but there are also pear cut and heart cut versions for sale. When shopping for a v shaped diamond pendant, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for unisex or men today than there are for women.

How Much is a V Shaped Diamond Pendant?

On average, a v shaped diamond pendant at 1stDibs sells for $4,000, while they’re typically $186 on the low end and $770,000 for the highest priced versions of this item.

A Close Look at modern Jewelry

Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.

Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”

A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.

Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.

Find a collection of modern watches, bracelets, engagement rings, necklaces, earrings and other jewelry on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right necklaces for You

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.

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 necklaces designed by David Webb — 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 Cartier, Tiffany & Co. and Bulgari, or shop by your favorite style, from eye-catching choker necklaces to understated links to pearl necklaces and more.