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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, ...
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
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
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...
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
"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...
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...
"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...
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
"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...
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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. ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
Category
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...
Category
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...
Category
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...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Spinel, Black Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
"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...
Category
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...
Category
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 ...
11 Carat Diamond Line Omega Necklace in Yellow Gold with Golden South Sea Pearl
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This dramatic, one-of-a-kind necklace went through three phases in its evolution from conventional to sensational.
The starting point was an 18 karat gold line/omega chain with five...
Category
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 14...
2.5 Carat Pavé Diamond Frog Pendant in White Gold on Chrome Diopside Bead Chain
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This is a custom design made in 1998 by San Diego jeweler Lawrence Poon. When he hopped into our lives, this frog was a pin, but The Boss felt he would make a cool pendant...
Category
1990s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
"Caviar Time" Pendant in Yellow Gold w Mechanical Watch Movement & Spinel Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Mechanical watch movements are amazing. Every jeweler has a zillion of them, since the cases are frequently melted for their metal value. Eytan Brandes has always appreciated these tiny marvels and has made a few of them into pendants, but he likes them to be a bit stealthy -- not scream, "HEY! I'm watch guts!"
His latest pendant, in 14 karat yellow gold, is a perfect example -- with the border of raised dots -- Eytan's "caviar" pattern -- blends interestingly into the busy landscape of a mechanical watch movement, with its red jewels and steel wheels. This particular movement isn't very old -- it was probably made in the 1990s or thereabouts by Gotham Watch...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Spinel, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
"Teddy Garnet" 18 Karat Gold Bear with Diamond Eyes on Double Hessonite Strands
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This charm came to us as melt-for-trade, but what kind of sadistic weirdo melts an adorable little fellow like this guy? Look at him! He's got his arms out! Waiting for a hug!
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Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Hessonite, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yel...
"Bug on a Rock" Gold Insect on Agate; Ruby, Sapphire Accents & Chalcedony Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This fabulous and absolutely one-of-a-kind pendant is an assembled piece showcasing some sort of winged insect (a mayfly?) in 14 karat rose gold with bright ruby eyes and white gold wings set with six very old diamonds.
Eytan set this glamorous pest on a faceted but entirely asymmetric piece of blue lace agate. For the bale, he used a gorgeous columnar hinged rose gold bale from an old pocket watch...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Agate, Chalcedony, Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire...
"Halfsies II" Rose Gold & Diamond Hamsa Pendant on Raw Diamond & Garnet Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan's latest hamsa is a redo of an earlier design. We call this design his Melee Muncher because it's the perfect platform for recycled diamonds -- stones extracted from jewelry that customers have brought in for melt value. These diamonds range in color and clarity and are generally fairly pedestrian -- in the SI range with a couple of VS2's -- but they're perfect for this pendant because, with the black background and the tight pavé, they can't help but pop. We love the idea of putting these stones to good use, and we love the way the mix of clarities and colors looks in such a tight formation.
Two of the diamonds are single cuts and at least two are transitional (high crowns and tiny tables). The rest are full cuts. They range in size from 1mm to 2.5mm; the total carat weight for all 25 diamonds of 0.65 carats.
The pendant is 14 karat rose gold with a satiny finish and a nice big top ring that will accommodate lots of different chain options, but we like our new garnet and rough diamond bead strand.
This chain continues the recycling theme, using up 6...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
0.25 Carat Pavé Diamond "Jazz Heart" Pendant with Chain, All in White Gold
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes' sexy, sleek sideways heart pendant in high-polish 14 karat white gold features two panels of extremely small, neatly set natural white (untreated, earth-mined) diamond...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
"Baby Boom" Necklace with Eleven Gold Antique American Baby Rings on Black Chain
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Baby rings were popular sentimental jewelry items in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Babies wore them for their christenings, or for photos, or (ickily) for their funerals, or mot...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Blue Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire,...
"Beehive Medusa" Sterling Silver Thimble Fob with Zoisite & 14K Gold Fittings
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Eytan Brandes used an old sterling silver thimble as the basis for this cool, one-of-a-kind fob.
The thimble's age and maker are unknown; we...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Other, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel, Sterling Silver
"Branch Manager" Enamel Frog Fixed Pendant Necklace in 18 Karat Gold
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This one-of-a-kind necklace features an enamel frog pin, probably made in the early 1980s. Eytan Brandes converted it to a necklace, stringing pearls and a chain from either end of Mister Frog's branch.
The pearls are small dyed freshwater baroques-- nothing special but we just loved the color -- golden river rocks to match our golden frog...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 1...
Diamond "Dragonfly" Pendant with 0.35 Carats Mixed Old Cut Diamonds in Platinum
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This pendant was originally the top of an elaborate locket brooch -- a typical piece of sentimental Late Victorian or Early Edwardian "chatelaine" jewelry, where some functionality ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
"Open Halfsies" Hamsa with 0.78cts Diamonds in 18K Gold on Carnelian Necklace
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This hamsa is one of Eytan Brandes' older designs, but he has realized it in many different iterations over the years, always keeping it fresh.
In shimmery, satin-finished 18 karat yellow gold, this latest version is the first time he's tried opening up one side.
The other side is pavé-set with 25 diamonds. In keeping with tradition, he used all different size stones because this design is one of Eytan's favorite ways of using diamonds from Eytan's Big Box o' Recycled Diamonds! These are stones, mostly of average or below average clarity -- pulled from the thousands of pieces of jewelry that have come through the store over the years on their way to be melted and made by Eytan into something better.
The stones used for this pendant range in size from 0.8mm to 2.2mm for a total diamond weight of 0.78 carats. Eytan used diamonds that would be considered "slightly included," avoiding the ones that would be classified as "included." (In other words, he used SI1-2's and avoided the I's, with the exception of the stone at the very top, which is a straight I2.)
Most of the stones are full cut, but since a lot of these diamonds came from older jewelry, there are a few single cuts as well.
Meticulously set, everybody gets their job done, especially set against yellow gold, which can't help but elevate their color.
All stones are earth-mined, natural and untreated.
We love putting these stones to good use, and we love the way a bit of careful sorting can bring stones from 25 different pieces of uninspired jewelry together to act as a unified team in something new, beautiful and wearable. Go team!
The bale* is teardrop-shaped and decent-sized (8.5mm x 6.5mm), allowing for many chain options, but we like our bright red carnelian bead necklace...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Carnelian, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Abstract 1970's Leaf Pendant in Yellow Gold with White, Yellow & Brown Diamonds
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
This groovy pendant was originally a groovy brooch. To convert it, Eytan Brandes removed all of the pin hardware except for the hinge and enough pin to...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Brown Diamond, Tourmaline, Zirco...
150 Carat Custom-Cut Golden Quartz & Diamond Pendant in White Gold
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Story time! About ten years ago, one of Eytan Brandes' customers bought this enormous quartz at a gem show and asked Eytan to make her a diamond pendant to show it off. Eytan made the pendant, set the diamonds, added a fixed chain, then, well, he dropped the quartz.
It didn't break, but it suffered an internal (not surface-reaching) fracture that is more or less visible depending on the angle of the pendant. You can see it in the photos for yourself. Eytan told the client, went back to the original gem dealer, and ordered up another enormous custom-cut quartz. Since the measurements of the new stone were different, he made an entirely new pendant for the new stone and the customer went away happy. Phew.
That left Eytan with a big flawed quartz and a big gold pendant. Fast forward to 2022: after years of languishing in the back of the safe, Eytan decided that it would be a shame to deny these two outlandish baubles a chance. He made some changes, though. First, he dipped the pendant in rhodium, turning it white. Then he removed the chain, which oriented the pendant horizontally, and he added a new bale (fashioned from a 1950s white gold wedding band!) so that the pendant now hangs vertically.
The 82 diamonds on the halo are all tiny but good quality (G-H color and VS clarity) natural, untreated earth-mined and full cut diamonds with a total weight of 0.40 carats. The four diamonds on the bale are of lower quality (probably more like J-K color and SI clarity), with an estimated total weight of about 0.04 carats.
The quartz is a 150 carat...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Two-Piece 18K Gold & 14mm Baroque Tahitian Pearl Pendant on Apatite/Iolite Chain
By Eytan Brandes
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Our favorite type of pearl in one of our favorite pendant designs.
This is a gorgeous, drop-shaped Tahitian cultured pearl measuring 14mm wide (and over 18mm long), purchased from...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Iolite, Apatite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yel...
