Mixed Metal Jewelry

Vintage Christian Dior Gold Tone Front Facing Hoops. Small Classic Hoops. Clip On. These will always be in style.

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Flower with Red Center Earrings Circa 1980s. These will never go out of style and everyone will know what you are wearing. To me these always repr...

Vintage Art Deco 89 Faux Emerald, Ruby and Diamante Bracelet Circa 1980s. This company was allowed to create Cartier designs from the 1920s. The pieces wer...

While original Yves Saint Laurent accessories are always fun, vibrant, and excellent wardrobe additions, this YSL necklace and earring set is a rare collector’s item from the designer’s peak era in the 1970s. Made from carnelian orange and navy Bakelite materials, several jigsaw shaped plaques with brushed, matte silver diamond shaped centers are strung together to form and adjustable necklace. The rope allows the necklace to be worn as a choker or loosened to hang lower if desired. The earrings are made in the likeness of the navy necklace pieces. This is a very rare, limited edition YSL set...

Vintage Trifari Basket Brooch Circa 1937. The markings date this from 1937 to 1955. The basket is made of baguettes and the flowers are made of pear sha...

Vintage Cadoro Gold with Faux Turquoise Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s. These are in a front facing mogul inspired design of gold, faux turquoise and di...

Vintage deLillo Gold Tone Bracelet with Red Cabochons, Crystals Faux Turquoise. This looks like fine Jewelry. Hard to believe it is from the 1970s. Now this is what I call one of...

Vintage Isaky Gold Tone Dangling Free Form Earrings Circa 1980s. French costume jewelry just has an edge. It just does. These earrings are so stun...

Vintage Givenchy Gold Necklace with Wheat Pattern interspersed around in three rows. Textured. There are Hoops on my site that Match. Wheat is ...

This rigid gold articulated bracelet is so well made. The red and clear crystals are channel set and the gold is shiny. These are perfect for stacking or for wearing alone. I'm ha...

Vintage Gold Tone Diamante Long Dangling Earrings with Rondelles. These remind me of something Lacroix would design. A hoop hanging from a round which then has rondelles. Unusual as ...

Beautifully polished chips of Emerald in matrix accented with gold tone Czech nuggets. This stunning 17 inch necklace enhances all your ensembles. It is secured with a vermeil toggle. Emerald is the May birthstone. Emerald is the May birthstone. The ancient Egyptians mined Emeralds nearly 4,000 years ago, and Cleopatra was an enthusiastic collector. It was thought that Emeralds empowered the owner with a view into the future and was a token of good fortune and the abundance of the life force. . For centuries Emeralds have been associated with good fortune, healing and fertility. Emerald in a part of the Beryl family. Also, in the Beryl family you will find in addition to emerald, aquamarine, golden beryl or heliodor, morganite, goshenite, and red beryl. Emerald is the traditional May birthstone. No changes in Auction Sales. Emerald is a lovely color and so very wearable. Try stacking this perfect Brazilian emerald ring.

Vintage D'orlan Gold Starburst with Blue Diamante Earrings Circa 1980s. These earrings look so chic due to its juxtaposition with the gold and then the blue set in silver tone metal ...

Vintage Premiere Etage Paris Dangling Gold Tone Globe Earrings. These fall from a double chain side facing on a smooth surface and then the textured par...

Vintage Harmon Gold Tone Dangling Bracelet Circa 1949. There is actually a watch hidden in here but I can't gurantee that it can work but that is not ...

Vintage Christian Lacroix Gold Diamante Long Choker Circa 1990s. This stunning and well made choker with various shapes of crystals is so chic and actually detaches from the gold rig...

Vintage Bow with Ball Pave Dangling Earrings Circa 1990s. These are weighty and substantial and the pictures will do the talking. It is such a beautiful piece. The piece of metal is...

Vintage Scherrer Gold Tone with Enamel Brooch. Two Different Blue Tone Enamel Flowers Unfold on top of the Gold Tone Brooch as if Blooming. A very mod...

Vintage Scherrer Two Ball Bracelet Circa 1980s. Rigid Bracelet with two balls that have black stones and an opening make up this chic bracelet. The ba...

This rigid gold articulated bracelet is so well made. The clear crystals are channel set and the gold is shiny. These are perfect for stacking or for wearing alone. I'm listing s...

Vintage Dark Silver Metal Mesh Wrap Tie Necklace Lariat. This can be worn in so many ways. I have shown several in the photos. If you are looking for an Elsa Peretti that might not...

Collectible Augustine Gold Tone Pink Flower Pate De Verre Bracelet Circa 2000's. Free form flower sits on the middle of three rows pink pate de verre. This is such an elegant brace...

Early nineteenth century English Georgian paste stickpin with a pear shaped amethyst stone. Originally gentlemen wore these stickpins to hold their cravats in place. Today it is fu...

Vintage Maison Goossens Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Dangling Resin Earrings. Misshapen Pieces Form these Very Classy and Chic Earrings That are ...

Vintage Pennino Sapphire Blue and Crystal Flower Earrings. These aren't real but they do look it. Clip On. There is a Brooch on the Site that...

19 Inch necklace of highly polished barrel shaped quartz in lovely shades of rose and green. Arriving just in time for the holiday season this charming necklace will delight and amus...

Vintage EP Matte Gold Tone Heavy Link Necklce Circa 1990s. Works well for everything. This necklace looks so great.

Keiko Mita's unique Mai Lariat Necklace is handmade from 14 Karat Yellow Gold and Sterling Silver- The artistic lariat necklace is 32" long and has a lobster clasp closure. The lengt...

One of a Kind Necklace hand-fabricated by Kothari Designs showcasing an absolutely astonishing 2.5 inch wide natural fossilized coral, distinctly inlaid with assorted fiery orange and white Mexican fire...

The eight diamond cluster earrings have a total of sixteen diamonds all set in 14 karat solid gold. There is a 14 karat white gold center and a 14 karat yellow gold textured edge wit...

Vintage Art Deco Dangling Resin and Diamante Faux Emerald Earrings. Reminiscent of a Cartier design from the 1920's. So Chic. There is a Neckla...

A stunning ring showcasing a fancy emerald cut yellow diamond weighing 1.00 carat surrounded by a row of pink diamonds and white diamonds ha...

Vintage Gold Tone Large Disc with Faux Turquoise Glass Beads. Will look great on many colors. Aquired in Paris. Necklace portion is 22" L. Total L is 29" L...

Vintage YSL Flower and Butterfly Gold Tone with Crystal Cuff. Such a Pretty Work of Art. Not Signed but I had the earrings that Matched that were Signed. This is so special with t...

Vintage Art Deco 89 Red and Diamante Bracelet Circa 1980s. This bracelet has red channel set diamante with pave set clear diamante on either end and are th...

Glittering 22 mm round gemcut polished real Black Onyx gems adorn these beautiful natural chunks of polished Bamboo Coral set in a 20.5 inch long necklace with a goldy tone hook clas...

Vintage Givenchy Heavy Gold Tone Link Necklace. A heavy and substantial necklace. There is a bracelet on site to match. This represents the 1980s at its best. Classic necklace that will always be in style. Layer this with the newer thinner stackable necklaces...

Vintage Ungaro Gold Dangling Butterfly Earrings Circa 1980s. These are double earings of a smaller and then larger butterfly. They are so chic and will make any outfit look put toge...

Collectible Augustine Gold Tone Red Pate De Verre Dangling Earrings. There is a faux peral in the center. Pierced. Non Signed But Augustine. These are so fresh and updated. Augusti...

Maison Gripoix Vintage Red and Green Flower Dangling Earrings Set in Gold Tone. These are some of the most gorgeous earrings I have in the collection. The colors of course and the way they are made. They are just special. They will always be relevant. They are well made and make a statement. They are just classy and chic. Clip On. Always In Style. Clip on. I also have them in blue. They are slightly less in price due to exchange rate at time of purchase. Acquired in Paris. Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well educated but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; and thus suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband that lacked any exquisite qualities. In order to entertain his dejected spouse, one day her husband gets an invitation to a ball and gives his wife 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she would be able to order an appropriate dress. However, when the dress is ready it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry; and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her rich childhood friend with whom she was raised together at the monastery and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success and she is the centre of attention. However when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. In order to conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost, and to pay it off the woman gets into a huge debt which over the years gradually drags her down the social ladder from bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the whole story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most”. Maison Gripoix starts out with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glass-maker Augustina Gripoix began making replicas of pearls and crystals; casting glass into different shapes and colours and inserting them into most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or qypsum form was filled with a multi-colour pieces of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry and thus Marquises, Duchesses and Princesses qued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix. Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later on, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of the 1910’s contacted her and she created sophisticated oriental style jewelry for him to match his famous oriental costumes based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons. The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right; and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House; Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet, but certainly the best relationship Gripoix had was with Gabriel Chanel. It is well-known that Chanel, a fan of large jewelry with large stones, made bijouterie super fashionable. Chanel brought copies of byzantine jewelry to Susanne Gripoix; and asked her to make the pieces in that same style, requesting: “Let everyone think that this jewelry is not new, but found somewhere on an excavation site nearby Rue Camborne”. She was so satisfied with the result of her order that she remained a faithful client of Gripoix for several decades. This was how the famous byzantine style of Chanel jewelry was brought to life, fancying golden Maltese crosses with large multicolor stones and matching bracelets; cabochons and massive brooches all of which have become a part of the Gripoix Chanel liked to combine both natural and imitation stones in one item, for example she would combine natural and imitation pearls in one necklace. Gripoix made them in such a way that it was impossible to tell the difference between the either of them. Susanne Gripoix made special irregular shape pearls from glass for Chanel; imitating the baroque pearls. They were enameled in her workshops with mother-of-pearl to obtain some of the soft shine characteristic of natural pearls . As the main Paris supplier to the couturier houses, Gripoix worked for many designers: from Cristobal Balenciaga, Pierre Balmain and Christian Dior to Yves Saint Laurent; and later for Christian Lacroix and Marc Jacobs. However it was the cooperation with Chanel that was the most significant, both for Chanel and for Gripoix. Today Gripoix is no longer a family affair/company but the House still makes jewelry, although the style has changed considerably over the last few years. The jewelry has become simpler, more graphical and even minimalistic. In 2011, however, Gripoix and Catherine Baba...

Vintage Maison Goossens Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Tone Dangling Textured Earrings. Clip on. One of those that becomes magical when you see it on You. These are the type of earrings...

Vintage Anne Klein Stacked Gold tone Fan Like Toggle Necklace. These are like secrets from the 1980s. They are well made necklaces that were made during the period that are so chic...

Keiko Mita's artistic Athena Long Necklace is handmade from 14 Karat Yellow Gold and Oxidized Sterling Silver links. The unique necklace is 33" long and can be worn as a single or do...

Vintage Open Back Crystal Sautoir Necklace with Dangling Piece. One of the most gorgeous pieces I have. Can be wrapped double or worn long. The...

Vintage Stanley Hagler Faux Turquoise and Dangling Crystal Piece Earrings Circa 1960s. Such a wonderful piece from this era and even lovely mixed with real. This is set on Gold Tone ...

Unique, hand made 22 inch dyed Jade and Spiderweb Jasper necklace to brighten your day. The 18 MM Jade is multi shades of gold and cream. The distinctive 10 MM Spiderweb Jasper is various shades of rust, cream, and brown with the 'webs' weaving through the gemstones. This Gemjunky necklace...

Vintage Claire Deve Gold Tone Resin Bracelet. Mogul Jeweled Bracelet with Blue cabochons and Red and Lavender/Pink Crystal Diamante Stones. In great ...

Vintage Sterling Hatchet/Scepter Brooch with Amethyst Circa 1940s Emerald and Diamante. This beautiful brooch set on a gold tone metal is in such beaut...

Collectible Saint Laurent YSL Gold Tone YSL Wrap Around Heavy Bracelet Cuff. Opening in back is 1.85" Rigid Cuff. I think this bracelet cuff speaks for itself with the YSL. Don't ...

Vintage Alexis Kirk Articulated Gold Tone Choker Necklace. Slopes down in the front. Would look good on a t shirt or a turtle neck or white blouse....

A striking locket pendant from the Art Deco (ca1920s) era! Crafted in 14kt yellow gold, this pendant has a fabulous geometric design. The locket features a rich black enamel bordered...

A unique pair of earrings from the Edwardian (ca1910s) era! Crafted in platinum with a sterling silver dangle, the earrings begin with a simple earring wire. Nineteen Full Cut diamon...

Vintage Gold and Crystal Dangling Hoop Earrings. Front facing hoop earrings with crystals in the hoop and also one on the ear part. These ...

Vintage Christian Lacroix Dangling Gold Tone Pearl Brooch with Pearl, Crystal, Cabochon and small Crystals in Gilded Cage like Heart with Dangling Pear Shaped Faux Pearl. This is s...

Vintage deLillo Gold Tone with Red Dangling Beads Circa 1970's. This gorgeous necklace has additional chain in the back so will allow you to have it sit closer to the neck or longer ...

Vintage Stanley Hagler Faux Turquoise and Dangling Crystal Piece Bracelet Circa 1960s. Such a wonderful piece from this era and even lovely mixed with real. Set on Gold Tone and eve...

Vintage Christian Dior Gold Spike Necklace Circa 1980s. Now this is the crème de la crème. This is such a special piece and belongs to a collector wh...

Light and dark elegant necklace of Amethyst spheres and Kunzite nuggets. Wear this double strand necklace with all your winter wardrobe, at 20 inches it will sit nicely with most collars and necklines. These two strands will sit next to each other or can be gently twisted to create a totally different look and shorter necklace. The antiqued Sterling Silver lobster claw clasp is diamond studded. Amethyst is the February birthstone and is said to protect from intoxication and evil spells. It will calm your spirit and give you focus. Pure quartz is colorless, but the most prized variety is Amethyst, the purple variety. It's always been considered a 'royal color' and is featured in the British Crown jewels. It was also a favorite of Catherine the Great and Egyptian royalty. All this and being absolutely beautiful, what's not to love?! Kunzite was discovered in the United States in the early 1900s and named after George Kunz the world-famous Tiffany...