1920s Chain Necklaces

Ancient necklace from the 1925s, composed of copper-tone metal and turquoise glass paste. No signature. Additional information: Dimensions: Length: 50 cm (19.68 in), Pendant: 13 ...

Featuring 12 large patinated pearlescent charms distinctly handcrafted by Parisian Louis Rousselet--the master glass-and-metal-ornament parurier for French couture fashion houses since 1920--this heavy silver chain necklace is made in the unique chunky style of Coco Chanel that she introduced in the 1920s. Capping Rousselet's signature Art-Deco-period handmade beads, his intricate multi-texture metal caps for these balls resemble organic shapes like the stems of acorns and fruit. In a bib arrangement, the duotone reflective spheres--in black glass, blue-gray enameled galalith, and silver metal--draw attention to the bust of the wearer. Aside from chain jewelry commissioned by Chanel, Rousselet-style jewelry was usually constructed with thin wires or braided string to enable his beads to attract the most attention. Notably, this necklace fastens with an enlarged spring-ring clasp that became associated with increasingly heavy Chanel costume jewelry. Like 1920s Chanel jewelry by Rousselet, the necklace is both unmarked for French origin and unsigned. In subsequent decades, variations of chunky-charm chain necklaces were reproduced by Chanel with her other paruriers using different materials in which they specialized, such as a similar Chanel-signed piece in the 1960s by bronze-maker Maison Denez...

This beautiful 1920s Peking glass pendant necklace is most likely to be of Czech origin and we suspect it may be the work of Czech costume jewellery desi...

Art Deco Platinon chain necklace, featuring beautiful square bezel set clear crystals. The faceted crystals are raised at the front and pointed at the ba...

Necklace in chrome and galalith, Jakob Bengel, Idar-Oberstein, c. 1910/20 Necklace of the famous jewellery manufacturer Jakob Bengel from Idar-Oberstein, chrome elements with applic...

Bengelcollier red with bakelite balls Necklace of the famous jewellery manufacturer Jakob Bengel from Idar-Oberstein, chrome elements with balls of red...

Collier in Chrome and Galalith by Jakob Bengel, around 1920/30 Collier of the famous jewellery manufacturer Jakob Bengel from Idar-Oberstein, black disc-shaped galalith elements, int...

Vintage c.1920's Art Deco bronze tone large open cut pendant with black onyx glass cabochon bead dangles on open link chain necklace. Large rectangular open cut carved scroll design ...

Collier in Chrome and Galalith by Jakob Bengel, around 1920/30 Necklace of the famous jewellery manufacturer Jakob Bengel from Idar-Oberstein, chrome elements with brown application...

Unusual Art Deco Stone Link Chain of multicolored pastes from the 1920's. These layering chains are usually one color so this is one is quite different. Each tiny colored paste is...