Vermeil Jewelry

Stunning gold vermeil on sterling silver cocktail ring, set with beautiful marquise and round rhinestones, and a lovely centre emerald green square rhinestone. Ring size UK K 1/2, ...

While contracted as an independent craftsman to create one-of-a-kind costume jewelry for French Masion Degorce from 1953 until it closed in 1957, Parisian goldsmith Robert Goosens (1927-2016) was initially commissioned by Gabriel "Coco" Chanel to craft one-of-a-kind Byzantine-style long decorative-chain necklaces with multiple charms made of metal and filigree-or-sculptural-prong-capped glass faux pearls, while she intended to layer many of them to accessorize her couture clothing for clients and herself. Relevant to the unclear designer of our vintage 9-pendant ribbed-chain sautoir with an unsigned gold-gilt silver barrel clasp and five unique kinds of intricately textured vermeil and baroque-faux-pearl charms, a similar lost-wax-cast center pendant with three-lobed-foliate prongs also in the shape of oak leaves can be seen in the book (p.28), Bijoux de Haute Couture: Collection Robert Goossens, by Gilles Plazy and Chantal Bizot published in Paris in 2000. The same year, that Chanel-signed pendant necklace was auctioned by Christie's in a lot including an unsigned long chain sautoir also attributed to Chanel. Further, another 1stDibs dealer currently has a $12,500 listing for an unsigned but book-published early-1950s faux-pearl sautoir for Chanel that also features intricate pinecone talismans like ours, but decorated with poured glass and crystals crafted by Maison Gripoix. When Chanel relaunched her post-war business ventures, Goosens soon became her favorite parurier before founding his eponymous Maison Goosens, whose venerable workshop later designed metal work for its own jewelry-and-furnishings brand Goosens Paris. Notably, Chanel did not add a brand signature to costume jewelry until the late 1950s, while some pieces prior to this by multiple paruriers are documented to lack any identification that Chanel was earlier known to stamp such as "France", "Made In France" and/or "Depose". Recently, a similar unsigned/unmarked longer chain sautoir with fewer filigree-and-pearl pendants that was believed to be by Robert Goosens for Chanel...

Bracelet in vermeil, silver and yellow gold. Charming antique bracelet, it is formed of round openwork patterns, each adorned with a pearly cream orient cultured pearl and a leaf-sha...

Sterling cufflinks with gold vermeil overlay and fiery tiger eye cabochon gemstones created by Antonio Pineda of Taxco, Mexico. Vermeil adds a deepened golden bronze like tone to th...

Chic Parisian chain recalling the French "en pomponne" gilding process which dates back to the 18th century, designed as a line openwork egg shaped links alternating with smaller ova...

"Baby Ermetto" Movado watch in vermeil (gold over 0.935 silver). Circa 1950. Manual. Fine Pre-owned Movado Watch. Certified preowned Vintage Movado pocket watch...

Sterling crystal pair of crown brooches c 1950 The elegant mid century brooches are embellished with jewel tone crystals with diamante crystal accents The pair of sterling coronation crown...

Lovely White Enamel Dove Brooch by Bernard Meldahl, Oslo, Norway. Circa 1950. Made of Sterling silver with a gold wash and pristine white enamel. Excellen...

Hand made, one of a kind earrings designed and created by Margret Craver Withers of Kansas. Earrings are comprised of blackened, spiraling wire that cr...

Sterling and Enamel Norwegian Orchid Brooch from the 1950's. Yellow enamel on a 3 dimesional orchid set in vermeil sterling. 2.5" wide x 2". Excellent ...

Attractive Modernist 1950s bracelet in gilt sterling with matte turquoise enamel. Undulating liquid swirls surround the recessed enamel wells. A very imposing bracelet with a great l...

Strutting barnyard rooster brooch in sterling silver with gold vermeil finish. Excellent Condition. 1950's USA. 1.25"