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"Plaques" Chain Necklace by Eytan Brandes in 14K Yellow Gold with Diamonds
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes usually casts these little doo-dads for earrings but, just for gits and shiggles, he decided to use them as the centerpiece for a this new choker-length necklace.
Th...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
18K Frog Climbing on a 14K Leaf Hanging from a Necklace of Baroque Akoya Pearls
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Here's something you're not going to see on every other gal in town! This necklace is composed of repurposed and new elements and it's truly one-of-a-kind.
The frog with his rando ...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, ...
Reversible Diamond and Emerald Quatrefoil Chain Necklace in 18 Karat Yellow Gold
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes cast little quatrefoils from a very old station chain brought in by a customer many years ago. Her chain was pot metal, and in terrible condition, but had a lot of sen...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Watermelon Tourmaline Slice Pendant in 14K Gold with Diamond & Emerald Accents
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This new pendant by Eytan Brandes is one-of-a-kind but features some of his tried-and-true design staples: the little triangle drop, the freeform shape, the burnished (flush-set) st...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
"Spare Parts" Necklace in 14K Gold with Tahitian Pearl Drop & Vintage Tassel Fob
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This versatile necklace is hot off Eytan Brandes' bench but (with the exception of the pearl) is artfully composed entirely of vintage spare parts.
The pearl is a gorgeous purple an...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Carnelian Slice "Habanero" Pendant with 0.66cts Diamonds & Two-Strand Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
A glossy. faceted freeform slice of carnelian is the focal point of this one-of-a-kind new pendant by Eytan Brandes.
Eytan carved the frame for this stone in wax and cast it in warm...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Carnelian, Diamond, White Diamond, Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
GIA Certified 122 Gram Lavender Jade Bead Necklace with Gold & Diamond Clasp
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
We're pleased to offer you this scrumptious natural jade necklace featuring 37 beads graduating in size from 10.6mm to 13.8mm.
The translucency, "crushed ice" appearance, and light,...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Tahitian Pearl & Diamond Enhancer in 18K Gold with 18" Baroque Akoya Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This extraordinary one-of-a-kind pendant by Eytan Brandes shows off a large baroque Tahitian pearl with a clip-on enhancer bale, perfect for pairing with a nice pearl strand. In fac...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Go...
32" Necklace with Turquoise Pendant, in 14 Karat Gold with Diamond Accents
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
An elegant but quirky (and literally one-of-a-kind) pendant by Eytan Brandes features a gorgeous drop of turquoise capped with 14 karat gold that looks like it's been caught mid-drip...
Category
2010s North American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
"Tufted" Sterling Thimble Fob with 41ct Hessonite Cabochon and Gold Ring Detail
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Thimbles, when they're interesting, make great pendants when used as cappers for a nice big cabochon or pearl. Actually making this kind of pendant isn't for the faint of heart, how...
Category
2010s North American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Garnet, Hessonite, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
"Big Smoky" Jumbo Quartz Enhancer Pendant in Yellow Gold with 6mm Pearl Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This ridiculously large smoky quartz came into the shop inside of a customer's very heavy, poorly conceived 1970's gold pendant. The customer wanted the gold value of the pendant ap...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Swag Pendant in Yellow Gold & Diamonds with 18" Zircon Bead Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes converted an enormous 1960's brooch (this pendant is only part of it!) into a sexy, wearable and one-of-a-kind pendant. We matched it with a necklace of natural orange...
Category
2010s American Retro Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Tourmaline Slice "Cobblestone" Necklace in 14 Karat Gold by Eytan Brandes
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This extraordinary, one-of-a-kind new necklace by Eytan Brandes features five beautiful but distinctly different slices of natural tourmaline, one of Eytan's favorite gemstones.
The...
Category
2010s American Modern Link Necklaces
Materials
Rubelite, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Converted 1930s Bar Pin Pendant with Sleeping Beauty Turquoise on 30" Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes converted a 1930's bar pin to a bar pendant. He gave the sleek Art Deco design in 10 karat rosy yellow gold a little color boost by adding a tiny slab of genuine Sleep...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Turquoise, Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Extremely Cute 18K Gold Tassel Fob on Extremely Long Removable Sapphire Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This 18 karat gold tassel was one of two attached to an extremely damaged, early 20th Century chatelaine that came into our shop at least 20 years ago as scrap-in-trade. We melted m...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Modern Crucifix by Eytan Brandes in Solid Natural 18K White Gold w Leather Cord
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This bold, contemporary crucifix was designed in the 1990's by Eytan Brandes and has been used in many different variations ever since. His latest is in natural white gold, meaning ...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
"Joyce" Large Turquoise Cameo Pendant on Removable Pearl & Turquoise Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes turned an interesting turquoise cameo into a bold, one-of-a-kind pendant with a 14 karat gold unstructured four-prong frame cast from a wax mold he sculpted by hand, ju...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold...
Collar Necklace of 18K Gold Openwork Plaque Links Set w Diamonds & "Big 3" Gems
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
We acquired this dramatic and sexy collar in 2024. It's a custom piece, reportedly made sometime between 1960 and 1980 by a Los Angeles goldsmith, but the piece is not signed. We would find this surprising if not for the fact that our own goldsmith rarely signs anything unless we ask him...repeatedly.
So leaving that mystery aside, we are proud to offer such a stunning piece.
The front-facing half of the necklace is made from five graduated plaques, each boasting meticulously finished openwork plus diamonds and "Big Three" gemstones. Each plaque is hinged to its neighbor with a sturdy ring.
The back of the necklace has a nicely integrated box clasp (with figure 8 safety catch) plus four solid, unembellished bar links, curved and carefully graduated.
The plaques graduate from 40mm wide x 25mm tall in the center front to 21mm wide x 7mm tall at the back. All but the back two solid plaque links are trapezoids -- not rectangles -- fashioned to angle perfectly in the three dimensional human space where the necklace will hang.
Between the front and back, on each side, are two "transition" links -- a great detail that highlights some real design talent: First is a link that includes three bezel-set gemstones but no openwork, and next is a link that just includes a triangular sliver of open space, thus creating a natural transition to the solid links. Amazing workmanship!
The nine diamonds are all brilliant cut rounds pavé-set in little white gold square plates...
Category
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Materials
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow G...
Antique Old Cut Diamond & Pearl Gold Pendant with Optional Akoya Pearl Necklace
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
We acquired this extraordinary pendant from an antique jewelry dealer in New Zealand.
Sort of a hybrid between a garland and a wreath, it boasts at least 1.7 carats in old cut diamonds plus eight pearls, all meticulously set from its hinged bale to its hinged diamond "tail."
The enhancer bale is split in the back so that it can be worn with pearls. To that end, we're including a gorgeous 16" strand of 5.5 to 6mm Akoya saltwater pearls. We had these pearls strung specifically for this pendant, and to give the necklace a more contemporary feel, the pearls have been fully knotted in black silk, which we think really pops with the oxidized face of the pendant. The closure is a 14 karat white gold pearl clasp.
WEIGHTS & MEASUREMENTS:
Pendant Length: 2"
Pendant Width (at widest point): 1-1/8"
Pendant Weight: 7.15 grams
Necklace Length: 16" (See below for more information about these pearls)
Total Weight (pearl necklace + pendant): 17 grams
Diamonds: 54 stones ranging from 1.2mm to 3.9mm for a total estimated diamond weight of 1.73 carats. More information on the diamonds is provided below.
Pearls (Pendant): Eight pearls ranging from 3.5mm to 5.6mm for a total estimated pearl weight of 0.59 grams (0.157 momme). More information on the pearls is provided below.
METALS & PENDANT AGE:
We think this pendant probably dates from the late 19th or very early 20th century. While the pearls and the diamonds provide clues, the big tipoff is the fact that the stones are set in a thin layer of silver soldered onto 14 karat gold. This technique -- a thin layer of white metal (platinum was also used after around 1870) -- was used until white gold came into general use in the mid- to late 1910s. The distinctive black metal finish is nothing more than generations of the silver's natural oxidization.
THE DIAMONDS:
The diamonds on this piece predate the proliferation of bright white and clean South African diamonds...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century New Zealand Late Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Natural Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling S...
"Spiked" Diamond & Tahitian Pearl Pendant in Platinum on White Gold Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This smart, sinewy new pendant by Eytan Brandes is actually a very clever re-use of a vintage (circa 1960's) diamond leaf brooch. The "spike" was the center vein of the leaf, but he...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gol...
"Maxine" Boulder Opal Pendant Necklace in 18 Karat Gold with Diamond Accents
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This one-of-a-kind showstopper by Eytan Brandes features two gorgeous and lively Australian boulder opals framed in gold and accented with natural brown diamonds.
The opals are from...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1 Carat Diamond Ribbon Pendant in Platinum with Silver-Blue Akoya Pearls
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes converted a fussy 1960's diamond brooch into the striking and one-of-a-kind pendant. Originally, the pendant's center was a diamond "stalk" with diamonds leaves. Eyta...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
Princess Length 7mm Akoya Pearl Necklace with Vintage White Gold & Diamond Clasp
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
These are NOT a "modest wardrobe staple" easily overlooked and neither adding to nor subtracting from any given outfit.
These are the show-offy, evening-ready, super-white, super-...
Category
2010s North American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Choker-Length Strand of 11.5mm Tahitian Pearls w White Gold & Diamond Ball Clasp
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
We bought these gorgeous, genuine Tahitian pearls at a trade show in 2023. These are slightly graduated (11mm to just under 12mm) lustrous, multi-colored off-round baroques, mostly ...
Category
2010s North American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Go...
"Mossy" Large Teardrop Pendant in Yellow Gold with Tiny Frog on Moss Agate
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
What to do with a little 14 karat frog that's been hopping around the store for so long no one remembers where he came from?
Answer? Attach him to the kind of gemstone a frog would love: a big drop-shaped faceted cabochon of moss agate. This is a type of quartz with a white or clear body color, but shot through with fern-link green inclusions (mostly manganese and something called hornblende, the description of which is so geoscience-y that we just don't want to go there).
The chubby little frog has diamond eyes (about 0.01 carats each) and that sweetly contented expression that makes frogs so lovable, despite the fact they live in swamps and don't really seem to be all that sociable toward humans. We can dream, can't we?
The stone is wrapped in a 14 karat gold frame made from a hand-sculpted wax mold by Eytan Brandes.
The bale is made from hand-pulled 14 karat gold wire that's been artfully banged about to match the gold frame. It's big enough to accommodate most chain hardware..
The pearl, gold and moss agate necklace...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Agate, Diamond, White Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
Solid Gold Freeform Heart Pendant Set with 0.76 Carats of Natural Diamonds
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This chunky, solid 14 karat gold heart pendant by Eytan Brandes is set with sixteen round natural white diamonds in sizes ranging from 0.005cts to 0.13cts. With a sexy, curving silh...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Labradorite, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 14k Gold, White...
Three-Leaf Pendant in 18 Karat Gold with Removable Tourmaline & Quartz Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes used actual leaves to make the wax molds for this gorgeous and unique 18 karat gold pendant, so each leaf is whisper-thin and super-lightweight....
Category
2010s American Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Materials
Quartz, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
"Webster" Diamond & Ruby Frog Pendant in Yellow Gold with Tourmaline Bead Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Webster and his web of gold and diamonds make a gorgeous splash hanging from a string of multi-colored tourmaline beads.
This one-of-a-kind piece was created by Eytan Brandes. Th...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yell...
"Dainty Doo-Dad II" Fancy Link Choker Necklace in Diamonds & Platinum
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This lovely necklace is assembled from an antique platinum chain plus some very nice "spare parts" made in our shop by Eytan Brandes:
> The four exquisite scroll links are copied from an antique muff...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
4.5 Carat Diamond "Mad Heart" Pendant in Platinum with Silver Akoya Pearls
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This gorgeous, modern pendant was probably made in the 1970's or 1980's and started out in life as a brooch, sans pearls.
We converted it to a pendant and capped the ends with a pai...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gol...
Graduated Aquamarine Choker with Natural Brown Diamond Rondelles in Rose Gold
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Strung on copper-colored silk and knotted like a string of pearls, these graduated round milky-soft aquamarine beads would be beautiful enough on their own, but we've given them an ...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Materials
Aquamarine, Diamond, Brown Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
"Cloud Dancer" Necklace in 18K Gold, Diamonds & Baroque Pearl by Eytan Brandes
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This necklace features one of Eytan Brandes' signature designs - a dancer spinning in her own web of movement. This version includes a little extra -- a barqoue freshwater pearl "cloud" that our dancing dervish seems to be plucking out of the air.
The pendant is meticulously set with 51 tiny round diamonds in various sizes up to 1.3mm; Eytan wanted them to look like they just naturally collected into little pools of light. These diamonds are all natural (i.e., earth-mined) and untreated stones with a total diamond weight of 0.34 carats. Our supplier rated this parcel G-H color and high SI or low VS clarity.
The pearl is a freshwater baroque, glossy white and chosen specifically for its shape: our dancer appears is pressing her cloud at both ends, so we wanted a pearl that appeared to be a bit smooshed-looking -- like a pillow being caught between two hands.
The chain* is cut from a gorgeous vintage 18 karat gold chain that we acquired at a vintage jewelry show...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 1...
12mm-14mm Edison Baroque Pearls on 17" Necklace with Large Gold Toggle Clasp
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Edison pearls, a freshwater pearl variety that has only been around for a few years. are the product of several years' research by Grace Pearls, located in China. Borrowing from t...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Frosty Baroque Akoya Pearls in 17" Two-Strand Necklace with Vintage Gold Clasp
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
We got these gorgeous and distinctive pearls at a trade show* in July of 2023. They're cultured saltwater Akoya pearls boasting unusually high luster and a great range of icy-cold c...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
15mm Barrel-Shaped Tahitian Pearl Fob in Gold with Aquamarine Gemstone Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
We got this outrageous Tahitian pearl at a 2023 jewelry trade show from Continental Pearls. Continental, founded in 1966, has offices in Japan, Hong Kong and Los Angeles, and deals ...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Aquamarine, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, ...
2.8ct Diamond Pendant in Platinum w South Sea Pearl Drop & 18K White Gold Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes made the ultimate one-of-a-kind statement pendant using a traditional ladies diamond brooch and a gorgeous white South Sea pearl.
The standout feature of this pendan...
Category
Early 20th Century American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18...
"Mousies" Pendant Pair in Yellow Gold with Tahitian Pearls on Aquamarine Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Two fat little mice in 14 karat yellow gold with silver-blue Tahitian pearl bodies hang happily by their tails from a string of sparkling aquamarine beads.
These mice are based on an antique silver charm that we've had in the store for a while. The silver version had a rock crystal bead for a body and no tail, but we thought he would be a great delivery system for pearls.
The pearls are smallish Tahitians and in an unusual silver-blue shade you'd more likely associate with Akoya pearls. They're from our trusted pearl dealer, George Hajjar of Seven Seas Pearls with offices in Tokyo and Los Angeles. Mr. Hajjar deals only with saltwater pearls (Akoya, South Sea and Tahitian), and he only deals directly with the pearl farms, so we always know we're getting the real deal.
The pearls are baroque in shape and measure 9mm and 11.3mm in diameter. They both show great color and luster, plus some natural flaws -- a few dents, lumps and bumps and a circle (on the larger pearl) but no off-color pits or dull spots.
Their long wire tails form loops for hanging from a chain or cord. We think they look great with the aquamarine bead chain...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Aquamarine, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
"Peperomia" Pendant with 14mm Gold South Sea Pearl on Green Tourmaline Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan's "Peperomia" pendant -- a little cascade of succulent leaves that he's used in various lengths for several years -- tops a glorious gold South Sea pearl and makes for a striki...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Y...
Two-Strand Green Tourmaline Choker with Circa 1900 Bacchante Cameo Pendant
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This cameo was originally a brooch/pendant -- one of many Eytan accumulated in his shop over the years. Carved from cornelian shell, we're pretty sure the subject is a Bacchante -- ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Tourmaline, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Black Diamond & Opal Station Necklace with "Peperomia" Pendant in 18 Karat Gold
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan's design of cascading peperomia leaves is one he's used for many different pieces, but each piece is unique. This time, he's made it into a pendant with a faceted opal bead drop to serve as the centerpiece on a station necklace of black diamond and opal beads.
The opals are from Ethiopia and are predominantly golden orange with flashes of green and yellow. There are 18 opals...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Black Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
"Goldie" South Sea Pearl Pendant with Ruby-Eyed Shorebird on Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Goldie has a tasty little seed pearl in her long beak and would be ready for takeoff if not for the fact she's weighed down by her enormous golden pearl body. Oh well!
Eytan Brandes found this adorable and unusual antique gold stickpin at a trade show and recognized her instantly as the perfect bale for his gorgeous new South Sea pearl.
The stickpin was not marked but we purchased her from an antique jewelry dealer...
Category
2010s North American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Tahitian Drop Pearl on 2-Part White Gold Fob with Diamond on Ruby Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
One of our favorite designs -- Eytan Brandes' gorgeous two-part slider pendant -- is now presented in 18 karat white gold and paired with a gorgeous, silky Tahitian pearl.
The pear...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Gold, ...
Brown Tahitian Pearl with 14k Gold & Sapphire Bale on Iolite & Quartz Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This one-of-a-kind necklace features a near-round 13mm Tahitian pearl in an unusual brown shade. Topping it off is a vintage 14 karat gold stickpin set with a light blue sapphire. ...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Iolite, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Quartz, Sapphire, Gold, 14k ...
Black Diamond "Black Box" Pendant with Gold South Sea Pearl & 18k Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Combining a great new bale design by Eytan Brandes with a great big golden South Sea pearl, this knockout pendant is modern, unique (literally, there's only one), and immediately eye...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Black Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 14...
"Tic Tac Whoa" Yellow Gold Necklace with 1.43ct Diamonds & Natural Ombré Citrine
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This one-of-a-kind humdinger by Eytan Brandes features an 18 karat gold grid set with princess-cut white diamonds suspended from a long natural citrine boasting a gorgeous color transition from yellow, to smoky gold to crystal clarity. The delivery service for this stunning pendant is two strands of sparkling zircon* and moonstone.
The grid is actually a recycled pendant...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Zircon, Moonstone, White Diamond, Diamond, Citrine, Yellow Gold, 14k Gol...
22 Karat Gold Coin in Platinum Frame on Pyrite Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes cast one of his old silver coins in 22 karat gold. It shows a beardless youth, possibly an early emperor (most of them wore beards after 117AD), as suggested by the diadem tied at the back of his neck.
No clue about the image on the back. With the lettering oriented north (and upside down), you can maybe see the neck of a horned animal, but that might just be us seeing things in a Rorschach test.
To frame this little homage to ancient commerce, Eytan crafted a platinum frame with four prongs on each side.
The pyrite chain, which we made specifically for this pendant, has a 14 karat white gold lobster closure.*
Weights & Measurements:
Coin diameter: 17mm
Coin thickness: varies from 1.7mm to 2.2mm
Pendant total length (including top loop & bale): 32mm (1-1/4")
Pendant width: 20.5mm
Chain length: 16"
Chain (i.e. bead) thickness: 3mm
Coin weight...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Pyrite, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Emerald & Tahitian Pearl "Snaky McSnakums" Fob in Gold on Zoisite Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Snakes upstairs and snakes downstairs, with a big, beautiful Tahitian pearl in the middle: this one-of-a-kind pendant from Eytan Brandes celebrates all things slithery.
Snake North is one of Eytan's original designs, usually seen as earrings, but this wee snake is acting as the link between the pendant's bale and the pearl cap. He's crowned with a faceted emerald (recycled from an old brooch) and he's 18 karat gold.
Snake South is actually the head of an antique hatpin...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Emerald, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, 1...
"I Heart Snakes II" Pendant with Green Diamonds in 18k Gold with Pyrite Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This is the second time we've cast this pendant -- an original design by Eytan Brandes. It depicts two amorous snakes slithering together to form a heart while they chomp happily on...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Pyrite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
"Chinese Lantern" Tahitian Pearl Tassel Fob in 14k & 18k Gold with Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This funky, one-of-a-kind pendant features an unusual and very baroque green Tahitian pearl.
Eytan Brandes played up the pearl's unique silhouette with vintage components -- rose ...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Cultured Pearl, Black Pearl, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, 14...
Large Chi Ling Dragon Amulet in Nephrite Jade, circa 1970, with 14k Gold Bale
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
We acquired this dragon plus eight other nephrite amulets in 2020. In order to better understand our acquisition, we had the lot verbally appraised by David Ha of Ha Dynasty Jewelry...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Figurines and Sculptures
Materials
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Yaraka Boulder Opal Drop Pendant with Diamond Box Bale on Gold Wire Collar
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This one-of-a-kind choker features a great new bale design by Eytan Brandes. Here, his box bale shares the stage with a knockout boulder opal from Broken River Mining...
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2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
"Diving Bell" Black Pearl Pendant with Art Deco Stickpin Top & Paper Clip Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes used the head of an old stickpin to create the bale for this unique pearl pendant. The bale mirrors the pearl's goofy center "porthole," which, combined with it's slightly flattened sides, reminds us of an old-fashioned diving bell...
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2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Go...
GIA-Certified Type A Jadeite Jade Crane & Deer Pendant with Platinum Diamond Top
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This jade pendant features a crane, a Chinese symbol of peace and longevity. Here, the crane is posed under a tree next to a reclining deer, who gazes at the crane with friendly interest. This is a popular motif for conveying a prolonged life. The back of the pendant, appropriately, shows the back of the scene.
We aren't sure how old...
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2010s North American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
"Spinal Spinel" Pendant in 18K Gold with Black Spinel Drop & Beaded Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan made a pendant like this in 2020 using some stray 18k discs and tubes that he had acquired so long ago he doesn't remember where they came from. That pendant sold immediately, but it was basically a one-off since he had 15 stray discs and 14 stray tubes and the pendant used up all of them.
But Eytan has been making jewelry for almost fifty years and in fifty years, things get moved around, stuff gets separated, boxes get shoved here, envelopes get shoved there, the moon waxes and wanes, and before you know it, your shop is like an advent calendar...
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2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Spinel, Black Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
"Sticks & Stones" Rope-Length Necklace with Rough Black Diamonds & Stick Pearls
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Names will never hurt you and neither will this necklace. Fifty-five carats of rough black diamonds are interspersed with freshwater pearls to cre...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Black Diamond, Diamond, Yellow ...
"Gosh" Freeform Pendant in 18K Gold with Diamond & Beryl Slice on Sapphire Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This one-of-a-kind pendant by Eytan Brandes features a freeform slice of gold, set with a diamond, over a freeform slice of goshenite.
Goshenite is a variety of beryl -- basically aquamarine without color. We acquired a little pile of this stuff -- the palest of pale blue and oddly cut -- and were at a loss as to what to do with it until Eytan hit on the idea of setting one of them in a bezel with an oxidized (blackened) inside pan. We love the end result. The swirly pattern of the oxidization plus the faceting plus the minute coloration of the stone combine to give this humble gem a truly unique, shimmery look -- worthy, even, of a hearty "Gosh!" (if anyone actually said "gosh" anymore...)
By contrast, the diamond, bezel-set to float in the opening of Eytan's 18 karat gold shard, involves absolutely no hanky-panky. It's an earth-mined, natural and untreated stone weighing 0.04 carats -- a small but high quality sparkler (Eytan rates it G-H color and VS2 clarity).
The hand-wrought pulled wire bale is roughly oval-shaped and oversized, since Eytan envisioned his pendant would be paired with beads (which generally require a bigger bale than a chain), but removable. We think our choker-length strand of faceted but rough sapphire...
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2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Beryl, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
"Seal" Gold Fob with 11 Carat Aquamarine Cabochon on Moonstone Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes cast an old bronze seal in 14 karat yellow gold and converted it to a pendant, holding an oval cabochon of natural stormy blue aquamarine. It hangs on a shimmery neckl...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Aquamarine, Moonstone, Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Brown Sapphire in 0.78 Carat Diamond & White Gold Halo on Boulder Opal Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes has baked up a chocolate lover's dream: Nearly 12 carats of shimmery brown sapphire set in a halo of sparkling white diamonds suspended on a string of tiny faceted iro...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
11.5mm South Sea Baroque "Petal Pearl" Fob in 18K Gold with Prehnite Bead Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This adorable new fob by Eytan Brandes features a frosty white South Sea baroque pearl "blossoming" out of a leafy little cap of textured 18 karat yellow gold.
The crunchily textu...
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2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Other, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
"Gidi Swirl" Pendant with D-VS2 0.66 Carat Diamond in 18K Gold on Sapphire Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This bold and graphic new pendant by Eytan Brandes is based on a design suggested by Eytan's brother Gidi, an artist living in Israel. Like a swirling yin and yang symbol, waves of ...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
