Vintage Gump's GIA 4.70 carat natural jade diamond 18k white gold ring
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This vintage Gump’s jade and diamond ring is an elegant and collectible jewel from the 1970’s, crafted in 18k white gold with a beautifully serene jadeite jade center.
Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Gump's White Jade Ring
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Northampton, MA
Perfectly unisex and exceedingly rare, this is an original Gump's San Francisco jade ring featuring an oval cabochon of natural and untreated white jadeite jade set into a hand-craft...
Jade, 14k Gold
Vintage Gump's 14K Gold & Black Jade Cabochon Stud Earrings
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed pair of gold & onyx earrings. By Gump's of San Francisco. In 14 karat yellow gold. Each with a central bezel-set black jade (nephrite) cabochon. Secured with pushba...
Jade, Black Jade, 14k Gold
Vintage Gump's 14K Gold and Red / Orange Jade Cabochon Earrings
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed pair of gold and orange jade earrings. By Gump's of San Francisco. In 14 karat yellow gold. Each with a central prong-set orange jade (jadeite) cabochon. Secured w...
Jade, 14k Gold
Vintage Gump's 14k Gold GIA Arc "A" White Fei Cui Jade Hinged Bangle Bracelet
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Montclair, NJ
(fitted on a wrist) Clasp: Push Clasp with Dual Safety Latch Width: 9.3mm (0.36") Thickness: 9.5mm rise off the wrist Stamps: Gump's 585 14k Condition: Vintage. Shows some light surf...
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Grade A Jadeite Jade Gump's San Francisco Bezel Set Ring in 18K Gold
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
This ring boasts a beautiful cabochon cut, oval-shaped grade "A" jadeite jade center stone. 18k solid gold mounting and bezel set with a wide face. Specializing in jade, Mason-Kay p...
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
GIA Certified GUMP Signed Lavender Jadeite Jade 14K Gold Link Bracelet
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Gumps San Francisco lavender jade bracelet featuring eight oval Type A jadeite cabochons in 14K yellow gold bezel settings with decorative link connections.
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Alice Kuo for Gump’s Sterling Silver Carved Jade Bead Necklace
By Alice Kuo
Located in New York, NY
A striking vintage necklace by Alice Kuo, retailed by Gump’s, composed of alternating carved white jade and smooth green jade beads.
Jade, Sterling Silver
Vintage Necklace Gump's Untreated Siberian Jade Beads
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
A 1960s vintage signed Gump's Siberian nephrite jade necklace, with generous length and vibrance.
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Gumps Vintage Coral Jade 14 Karat Yellow Gold Floral Brooch
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
With highly detailed carved nephrite jade leaves, translucent deep green Polished and carved coral buds, reddish orange with white mottling High polished gold stems Circa 1970’s ...
Coral, Jade, 14k Gold
Vintage 14K and Jadite Leaf Brooch by Gumps
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Chicago, IL
Detailed Jadite Double Leaf brooch set in 14K Yellow Gold Retailed by Gumps of San Francisco.
Jade, 14k Gold
Gump's Jade Necklace Midcentury
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Northampton, MA
The beads are so light-filled they seem to float, hovering over the fabric upon which they are draped. Vintage Gump's jade jewelry is highly sought after by collectors and enthusia...
Jade, 14k Gold
Jade Ring Apple Green Jadeite Rare Gump's Icon
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Northampton, MA
The store went out of business in 2018. A new "Gump's" opened a year later. The value of vintage Gump's jade jewelry continues to rise.
Jade, 14k Gold
Gump's Jade Ring Iconic and Scarce
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Northampton, MA
The store went out of business in 2018. A new "Gump's" opened a year later. The value of vintage Gump's jade jewelry continues to rise.
Jade, 14k Gold
Gump's Jade Necklace, circa 1960s
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Northampton, MA
As a result, vintage Gump's jade jewelry rarely comes on the market.
Jade, 14k Gold
Gump's Jade Necklace, circa 1960s
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Northampton, MA
Gump's never used any dyed or treated jade in any of their jewelry, so they remain one of very few brands that you never need to have tested; vintage Gump's jade jewelry will always ...
Jade, 14k Gold
Gump's Jade Bangle Green Nephrite
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Northampton, MA
Though it's always difficult to obtain genuine vintage Gump's jade jewelry, their bangles are particularly elusive.
Jade, 14k Gold
Gump's Jade Bangle in Black Nephrite
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Northampton, MA
The vintage black Gump's jade and 14K yellow gold hinged bangle you see here is from the 1990s.
Jade, 14k Gold
Gump's Lavender Jade Earrings
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Northampton, MA
Each earring measures 15.43mm x 11.60mm. It's rare to find vintage Gump's jade jewelry in the finest colors and their best designs.
Jade, 14k Gold
Jade Necklace by Gump's in Rare Glassy Blue
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Northampton, MA
They are fascinating. Vintage Gump's jade jewelry is not easy to find. And the reason is that it tends to stay in families, passed from one member to the next.
Jade, 14k Gold
Gumps 1950 Vintage Nephrite Green Jade Bangle Bracelet Mounted 14Kt Yellow Gold
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Green nephrite jade bracelet retailed by Gump's. Beautiful vintage piece made after the post war, circa 1950 by the iconic San Francisco store known as Gump's.
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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W 0.42 in Dm 7 in L 7.65 in
Gumps San Francisco Nephrite Green Jade Bangle Bracelet Mounted 14Kt Yellow Gold
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Green nephrite jade bracelet retailed by Gump's. Beautiful vintage piece made by the iconic luxury store known as Gump's in San Francisco.
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Gump's Black Jade Ring
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Northampton, MA
This is an iconic black jade ring from Gump's San Francisco featuring an oval cabochon of natural and untreated black jade. This style of jade ring has proven incredibly elusive; I a...
Jade, Black Jade, 14k Gold
Gump's Black Jade Pi Disk Pendant Iconic
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in Northampton, MA
This vintage Gump's black jade Pi or Bi disk pendant was created in the 1980s or early 1990s.
Jade, 14k Gold
Vintage Gump's Shou 14k Yellow Gold Green Jade Longevity Strand Beaded Necklace
By Gump's San Francisco
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful beaded necklace is crafted by Gump's San Francisco. It features bold green jade beads, each meticulously polished to a smooth finish. The necklace is accented with a "...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
14K Yellow Gold White Jade Cabochon Clip-On Earrings, Retro Style
Located in Palm Desert, CA
These White Jade Cabochon Stud Earrings are a perfect blend of elegance and craftsmanship. The earrings feature oval-shaped white jade cabochons, beautifully framed by a twisted gold...
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
$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
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Jade Ring Hand Carved Band Certified Untreated Size 9
Located in Northampton, MA
This ring was carved from a single piece of certified natural and untreated black nephrite jade. The gleaming grand piano polish creates a circle white light all the way around the b...
Jade
Black & Lavender Jade Bangle Large Diameter Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
This large jade bangle possesses a brooding beauty. Not quite black, the dark gray jadeite jade bangle is infused in several areas with lighter, more translucent light gray/pale lave...
Jade, Black Jade
Cartier 18K Yellow Gold 1970's Fire Opal Bezel Set Necklace
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Step back in time with this exquisite vintage Cartier pendant, a true gem from the 1970s. Crafted in 18K yellow gold, this pendant features a captivating fire opal, bezel set to perf...
Fire Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
A Victorian gold and turquoise serpent necklace
Located in London, GB
A Victorian gold and turquoise serpent necklace, the flexible tapering yellow gold body formed of three rows of scale-like collets each set with a round cabochon-cut turquoise, the h...
Turquoise, Gold
$29,600Sale Price|20% Off
David Webb Platinum & 18K Yellow Gold Carved Jade Pendant and Brooch
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
David Webb 18K Yellow Gold Carved Round Jade Pendant And A Brooch. This substantial brooch is something special and rare, mounted with a round carved Jade this brooch by David Webb w...
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Dalben Magnificent Australian Opal Rose Gold Ring
By Laura Dalben
Located in Como, IT
Dalben design 18k rose gold satin finishing ring with a 10,35 carat bezel-set oval shape magnificent Coober Pedy Australian crystal opal . This wonderful Australian Opal have a kal...
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose 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
5.10 Carat Spinel and Diamond Three-Stone Platinum Engagement Ring, No Heat
By Emeralds Maravellous
Located in Brunswick, ME
A vibrant purple-pinkish red 4.16 carat cushion-cut natural untreated Spinel is the centerpiece of this ring. The vibrant gemstone is highlighted by two round brilliant cut diamonds ...
Diamond, Spinel, Platinum
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
W 1.1 in D 0.27 in L 1.95 in
Jade Pendant Carved Translucent Lavender Squash Blossom Pendant Certified
Located in Northampton, MA
The true beauty of this carved jadeite jade pendant is difficult to capture in photographs; more difficult still to describe in words. Carved by hand in the form of an entangled squa...
Jade, 14k Gold
$3,020Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Jade Ring
Located in Northampton, MA
This antique 14K yellow gold ring features a bright green cabochon of natural and untreated apple green jadeite jade. Tye stone measures 8.8 x 7.5 x 3.92mm and is translucent and sl...
Jade, 14k Gold
CANDY OPAL SMOOTH RONDELLE BEADED NECKLACE with 14k GOLD
By Jen Proudman Jewelry
Located in New York, NY
Candy Opal Necklace Opals, 14k Gold 16” of multi-colored opal 8mm rondelle beads. With two gold rondelle beads in front of the necklace and two flanking the gold lobster clasp. We...
Opal, 14k Gold
$28,000Sale Price|20% Off
GIA 7.35 Carat Natural Unheated Pink Sapphire and Diamond Ring in Platinum
Located in La Jolla, CA
GIA Certified 7.35 Carat Natural Unheated Pink Sapphire and Diamond Ring in Platinum Sapphire and Diamond Ring features a large Cushion Cut Purplish Pink Sapphire surrounded by 22 R...
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
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
$1,272Sale Price|20% Off
Hand-Carved Type A Myanmar Jadeite Ring Band in Sterling Silver, US 6
Located in Kowloon, HK
Presenting our remarkable Type-A Myanmar jadeite jade ring band, a true testament to the beauty of natural gemstones. This exquisite piece is meticulously hand-carved from 100% natur...
Jade, Sterling Silver
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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