Dressing Factory Beaded Necklaces

Exquisite Chinese sterling Lapis figural enamel necklace c 1930s The fabulous Chinese sterling necklace merges two extraordinary designs into...

Fine Quality Japanese Akoya Pearl Necklace with Diamond Clasp 21.5" 18k White Gold 8.5 mm Certified $4,950 311036 This is a Unique Custom Made Glamorous Piece of Jewelry! Nothing ...

One-of-a-Kind The glittery effect of tiny crystals on a rock fracture, in this case, Petercite, makes these druzy stones a perfect foil for the smooth textured pearls...

One-of-a-Kind Magnificent Peruvian opal necklace, each of the six polished center stones is a large polished specimen in a different shade. Th...

Elsa Schiaparelli famously embraced "shocking pink" for her Surrealist-aesthetic couture clothing and handcrafted costume jewelry, which she commissioned from Parisian paruriers beginning in the late 1920s--when some of the most expensive gems were fuchsia Burmese rubies. In this antique glass-beaded sautoir tassel necklace, 37 unusual fuchsia faux-pearls are each delicately caged like hot-air balloons by seven textural strands of faux-pearl-and-gold seed beads. These spherical stations are spaced by lustrous white medium-size faux pearls, ending in a four-strand seed-bead tassel that cages four of the fuchsia beads. The beads are strung on bright magenta silk cord without a clasp. Sautoirs were an essential element of flapper style since Schiaparelli's couture-mentor Paul Poiret changed the silhouette of clothing in the 1920s, while the long necklaces remained popular until wartime 1939. To compete with her rival couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, Schiaparelli (1890-1973) relied on the same French glassmakers, Maison Gripoix and Louis Rousselet--the masters of faux pearls at the time who added organic-ingredient coatings to their handmade glass beads. Either glass workshop that was established by the 1920s could have been commissioned to make the progressive hot-pink pearls for this unsigned necklace that dates to the Art-Deco period. The design of this highly-textural tricolor sautoir featuring fuchsia spheres could suit the style of one of Schiaparelli's most frequent paruriers through the 1930s, Jean Clement. Some of his relevant unsigned work for Schiaparelli is in museum collections like The Met, including highly-textural tricolor sphere-decorated buttons/brooches and a fuchsia-toned metal-rosebud bead necklace. After Schiaparelli had become associated with fuchsia, she made particularly prolific use of this bright magenta in the late 1930s. In her demi-couture collections such as "Circus" and "Comedia del' Arte" (see our 3 photos), fuchsia jackets are adorned with similar colorful spherical glass beads among embroidered appliques and animal/clown brooches, as well as whimsical painted-ceramic buttons...

Unique costume trendy necklace, by artist Paola B., Venice, Italy. The artist is a member of Venezia Vetro Acqua e Terra, and AMA: Associazione Maestri Artigiani del Vetro. Made of: ...

One-of-a-Kind Stichtite is a powerful healing stone said to bring peace, tranquility, and joy to the wearer. First discovered in Tasmania and named after Robert Stitch this stone is...

A showstopping necklace from Heidi Daus. This bold pendant necklace features amethyst, jade, & citrine crystals, and natural carnelian beads for a stylish, exotic, look. Brass tone....

This rare Gianni Versace necklace is one of a kind and extremely special. The necklace features a gold tone metal chain with an interlocking clasp engraved with Versace's greek tile...

LB Vintage Sterling Silver and Charorite pendant with vintage sterling silver leaf brooch accent with Amethyst beads emphasizing the coolness of the Sterlin...

Blue multi strands Murano glass beads fashion necklace. Unique, hand made by artist Paola B. in Venise, Italy, 2010s. Made of: Hand blown blue and s...

One-of-a-Kind Prepare to be enchanted by our one-of-a-kind Carnelian necklace with Gustav Klimt's "Judith" pendant. This exquisite necklace features a miniature painting of Klimt's...