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Necklaces For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1930s
Georgian 15kt Twisted Rope Chain with Etruscan Turquoise Clasp
Located in Narberth, PA
A gorgeous chain necklace from the Georgian (ca1750s) era! Crafted in 15kt yellow gold, this chain is comprised of interlocking oval links that are woven together to create a twisted rope design. The chain fastens at an ornate clasp, inset with four vibrant turquoise oval cabochons in collet settings. The turquoise displays a variety of shades from a light blue to a vibrant robin's egg blue. Securing the necklace is a clasp featuring ornate Etruscan detail, striking the perfect balance between the delicate golden spirals...
Category
1750s English Georgian Antique Necklaces
Swedish White Gold "Lucia" Necklace Made 1939
Located in Stockholm, SE
This necklace and pendant are made out of 18 karat white gold, 28 diamonds and rock crystal. Engraved in the rock crystal is an image of the Italian saint Saint Lucia.
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Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Rock Crystal, White Gold
Dimos 22K Gold Filigree Sfalaki Pendant
Located in Athens, GR
One of the most loved classical smooth and elegant workmanship of the filigree. Known as Sfalaki in our world completely handmade. The filigree it’s wrapped from the center all the...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Byzantine Antique Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold
Dimos 22k Gold God of Love 'Eros' Necklace
Located in Athens, GR
22k gold Daily God of Love (EROS). The daily version of our flagship creation in a small wear with the sculpting statue of Aris in the center the acanthus leaves in the filigrees esc...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Greek Revival Antique Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold, 22k Gold
Antique 1.93 Carat Diamond and Platinum Cross Pendant
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive antique 1930s 1.93 carat diamond and platinum cross pendant; part of our diverse antique jewelry and...
Category
1930s Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Art Deco Diamond Platinum Filigree Bar Brooch Pin
Located in Miami, FL
This authentic antique bar brooch of the classic allure is crafted in solid platinum and exposes an eminent 1.40 ct old European-cut diamond at the center, graded I color, VS2 clarit...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Wonderful Art Deco Bakelite Tulip Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful and Rare Bakelite Tulip Necklace from the Art Deco period. Hand carved tulip heads of different sizes retain their original tonal patina and a...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Gilt Metal
Dimos 22k Gold Museum Copy Cocktail Pyramids Necklace
Located in Athens, GR
The Pyramids. A exact museum copy from the 300 BC. 22k yellow gold hand made to perfection and set with natural gems stones showing off our high level of c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Greek Revival Antique Necklaces
Materials
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold
Ancient Axum Gilt Coin Necklace and Bracelet Set in 18k Yellow Gold
Located in Miami, FL
These coins are from Axum, the ancient Christian Kingdom in Ethiopia. They're gilt bronze coins from the 4th century. These ancient coins are more than 1,700 years old, and their condition would be formally described as "Fair" meaning they have visible signs of cosmetic wear, including scratches and cracks, but remains in fair condition.
The coins are set in a stunning 18k solid gold bezel setting that protects the coins from being damaged.
✔ Metal: Yellow Gold
✔ Metal Purity: 18K
✔ Item Weight: 62.3 grams
✔ Coin Count: 10 coins
✔ Dimensions: Necklace: 16 inches / Bracelet: 7.5 inches
Certificate of appraisal can be included upon request.
Here is some more info regarding the coins found on Acsearch
"KINGS of AXUM (Aksum). Ouazebas. Circa 350-400 AD. Æ 18mm (2.20 gm). OVAZEBAC BACI ΛEΨC, draped bust right wearing headcloth, flanked by grain ears / +TOV TO APECH TH XWPA, small draped bust right in circle; the interior of the circle gilt. Munro-Hay 54; BMC Aksum 245. Near VF, some earthen patina."
"One of the most curious aspects of Axumite coinage is the use of gilding on some of their silver and bronze coins. The amount of gold used would not be enough to significantly change the value of the coin, and the reason for this process remains somewhat a mystery. It is usually found highlighting the portrait of the king or as an embellishment of the cross, so it may serve the same purpose as gold tesserae in church mosaics...
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15th Century and Earlier Ethiopian Antique Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rare Art Deco Bakelite Carousel Horse Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Incredibly Rare Bakelite Carousel Horse Necklace from the 1930's Art Deco period. On occasion the carousel horse motif is seen on a cuff but this neckla...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Gilt Metal
Antique Gold Pendant with Diamonds and Pearls
Located in Chicago, IL
Pendant with Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven
Western Europe, Southern Germany (?), Italy (?), c. 1550-1560
Gold, enamel, diamonds, and pearls
Weight 13.2 gr; Length 36.9 x 31.2 mm (incl. pearls)
This sumptuous image exudes regal power. It portrays the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven wearing a dress and crown studded with seven large diamonds and set against a translucent, rich blue celestial background. Far removed from the tender, humble Virgin seen in German and Netherlandish artworks of the period, she is a majestic ruler, mouth sternly set, head tilted upward, and face in full profile.
The oval pendant cast in high gold relief with a central medallion, the single figure filling the space, echoes jewelry portraits of the aristocracy during the Renaissance, which similarly offset the ruler’s image against a blue field composed of enamel or lapis lazuli, symbolic of divine power Only the rays of the shining gold halo that emerge behind the Virgin’s head and her long flowing hair (instead of neatly coiffed) distinguish her from female ruler portraits of the period. Three studded pearls, forming an axis, also recall pendants of European rulers.
Wealth, royal status, and divine power come together in this opulent pendant. Portraits of the period show similar small oval pendants worn by women in the square of the garment or by men nestled inside multiple chains below the base of the neck.
PROVENANCE
European Private Collection
LITERATURE
Compare images from ancient Rome, for example a sardonyx cameo with female head (Kugel 2000, no. 18; Milan, c. 1550), and a pendant with gold, pearls, and enamel in the Staatliche Museum Kassel (Schmidberger/Richter 2001, no. 43; France, c. 1555-1560). For ruler pendants with blue backgrounds see a pendant of King Frances I...
Category
16th Century Antique Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Gold
Georgian Cut Steel Necklace
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
Absolutely superb example of Georgian cut steel. The way it sparkles and catches the light is just beautiful. This necklace sits perfectly flat and ...
Category
1710s British Georgian Antique Necklaces
Materials
Cut Steel
Large Genoa Silver Coin 1670 Pendant
Located in Firenze, IT
Large silver Italy Genoa coin 1670. Impressive to say the least, not just for its generally large size but also for its noteworthy preservation. Its grade and overall survivorship is simply remarkable--aside from a few planchet cracks along the edges to indicate the difficulty of producing such an issue, wear is kept to a minimum, Madonna and the cherubs remaining expressive and evocative.
Mounted in gold and silver chain...
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1640s Italian Baroque Antique Necklaces
Materials
Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Carved Black Nephrite Jade Tablet Qing Dynasty Period Untreated
Located in Southbury, CT
This exquisite and rare black jade tablet dates to the Qing period.
The Qing Dynasty period spanned the years 1636 -1912. Precisely dating jade artifacts...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Artisan Antique Necklaces
Materials
Jade, Silver
French Art Deco Diamonds 18 Karat White Gold Pendant Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Pendant in 18 karat white gold, eagle head hallmark.
Of geometrical shape, this antique pendant has an openwork decoration of grainetis set with rose- cut diamonds, the most importan...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Ice Jadeite Jade Buddha and Diamond Pendant, Certified Untreated
By Luxe Pieces
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is an all natural, untreated jadeite jade carved Buddha pendant set on an 18K white gold bail.
It measures 1.66 inches (42.2mm) x 1.68 in...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Burmese Contemporary Antique Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold
Dimos 18k Gold Goddess Athena Pendant with Diamonds
Located in Athens, GR
Goddess Athena coin Tetradrachm (4 drachmas) pendant that dates somewhere in 510 B.C set it in a heavy 18k yellow gold frame with filigree wire and a ve...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Greek Revival Antique Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique Architectural Rock Crystal Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
ROCK CRYSTAL PENDANT WITH COLUMN
France or Italy, 16th century
Fire-gilded silver, rock crystal, verre églomisé
Weight 96 grams; dimensions 75 × 35 × 21 mm (with loop)
Architec...
Category
16th Century Medieval Antique Necklaces
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gilt Metal
Ciner Art Deco Necklace
By Ciner
Located in New York, NY
Fine Ciner art deco necklace composed of two strands of articulated faux ruby beads with crystal rhinestone pave spacers and clasp. Center focal pendant of hand wired ruby beads and ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Rhodium, Base Metal
6.09 Carat Emerald Pair, Zambia
By ALPENGEM
Located in Montreux, VD
Beautiful 6.09 ct Emerald Pair , origin Zambia.
Emerald square cut.
Could be a great decision for the pair of stud earrings or pendan/ring.
Exellent col...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Zambian Antique Necklaces
Materials
Emerald
Dimos 18k Gold Double Daisy Pendant
Located in Athens, GR
The daisy pendant in its double version set in 18k yellow gold. A museum legend that it’s been so presented in our history here in a simple, double leaf...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold
4.76 Carat Emerald, Heart Shape, Zambia
By ALPENGEM
Located in Montreux, VD
Stunning Heart Shape Zambian Emerald
4.76 ct
Minor natural oil enhancement.
Stone contains natural micro chinks, which is common for natural emeral...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Zambian Antique Necklaces
Materials
Emerald
Dimos 18k Gold Filigree Cross Pendant with Marquise Sapphires
Located in Athens, GR
Filigree cross pendant in 18k gold with 0.70 carats sapphires. The smoothness and the peacefulness of the particular filigree work sets it to the most suave feeling that these filigrees create. Peaceful, quiet and precision it’s the motions that I created while looking at this Cross. The four...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Byzantine Antique Necklaces
Materials
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Dimos 18k Gold Museum Copy Goddess Artemis Pendant with Diamonds
Located in Athens, GR
Another foot print in the history of jewelry making. Artemis, in Greek religion, the goddess of wild animals, the hunt, and vegetation and of chastity and childbirth. Inspired of a Hairnet with the relief bust of Artemis with quiver. Gold, 3rd cent. BC. and exhibitive at National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
I took a natural solid piece of turquoise, hand carved it and made a 3d figure set in 18k gold decorated with the olive wreath...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
XVII-XVIII Pendant Capucine Cross in Yellow Gold, Diamonds & Onyx
Located in Bilbao, ES
XVII-XVIII Capucine Cross in Yellow Gold, rose Diamonds & Onyx Black enamel Conical Chatons.
Measures: 70x53mm / 2.75x2.08in
Regional French Cro...
Category
17th Century French Baroque Antique Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Onyx, Yellow Gold
21st Century 9 Karat Rose Gold and Diamond Drop-Shape Cesellato Pendant & Chain
Located in Palermo, Italy PA
Understated and elegant, and yet 600-odd years in the making, this rose gold and .925 silver, pear-shaped pendant is produced using an ancient Albanian technique that was brought to ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Contemporary Antique Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century 9 Karat Rose Gold Diamond and Tsavorite Open-Shank Collar Necklace
Located in Palermo, Italy PA
Celebrate spring with this understated and elegant asymmetric 9-karat rose gold and .925 silver open shank collar, which is as intriguing off as it is on.
The collar contains 2.5 c...
Category
16th Century Italian Contemporary Antique Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Tsavorite, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Antique Reliquary Book Pendant Locket
Located in Chicago, IL
RELIQUARY PENDANT IN BOOK FORM
Probably southern Germany, 1630–40
Gilded silver, verre églomisé
Weight 13.2 grams; dimensions 42 × 25 × 12 mm; opens to 40 mm
Gilded silver pendant in book form with hinged, lid, corded wire surround, and engraved spine. The front cover of the book is set with a plaque depicting Moses receiving the Law in verre églomisé, and the back cover shows the Sacrifice of Abraham. The scenes are in gold against a red background. When opened, the book reveals two portraits, probably of a husband and wife, wearing seventeenth-century dress. The costumes suggest a date c. 1630-40; the wife holds a daisy. Trefoil-shaped pendant loop on top and bottom, and book clasp.
As in the scenario described for the assemblage of these pendant miniature books (see no. 34), this book may have satisfied the desires of a particular patron, perhaps even one of the Jewish faith. The images that have been chosen for the four verre églomisé inserts are somewhat unusual within the group of comparable objects; on the front is Moses, on the back is the Sacrifice of Isaac. On the inside, instead of an iconic or doctrinal image, one sees portraits of the patron and his wife, in their finest dress, contents reminiscent of a modern locket...
Category
Mid-17th Century Antique Necklaces
Materials
Gilt Metal
Art Deco Bakelite Bead and Bracelet Set
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Bakelite Bead and Bracelet Set from the 1930's. The necklace has graduated beads with a simple hidden twist clasp. The bracelet is wired with 2...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Necklaces
Superb Gold Diamond 4-Leaf Clover Charm
Located in New York, NY
The perfect good luck charm/pendant. The center, in a cut-out pattern, is a figural four-leaf clover, with heart-shaped beveled hearts. Set with a faceted center old mine cut diamo...
Category
1930s American Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
Art Deco Faceted French Jet Black and Dark Grey Glass Drop Fringe Necklace
Located in London, GB
Art Deco French jet fringe necklace, featuring faceted black glass drops and dark grey round beads, interspersed with small silver tone beads. The necklace closes with a barrel clas...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Necklaces
Vintage Louis Rousselet Glass Pearl Lace Style Collar 1930s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A truly beautiful, timeless Vintage Louis Rousselet Collar created in Paris. Crafted in silver tone metal and glass pearls. Featuring a lacey style collar of beautiful lustrous, most...
Category
1930s Vintage Necklaces
Retro Moonstone Ruby Diamond Gold Choker Necklace
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A spectacular original retro piece from the late 1930’s. It features a suite of 15 fine moonstones with excellent adularescence (blue flash effect unique to moonstone) as light rolls...
Category
1930s American Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Moonstone, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Spanish Jet Amulet Pendant with Figa
Located in Chicago, IL
AMULET PENDANT WITH FIGA
Spain, c. 1620–1630
Jet, silver, and enamel
Weight 60.7 grams; dimensions 85 × 49 × 18 mm
Large pendant in the shape of a hand carved from jet with a clinched fist in the figa (Spanish higa) gesture. In the palm of the hand is a heart carved in relief and on the back a six-ray star in a circle. The silver mount covers the wrist like a cuff and is decorated with a frilled border, and on the front with collet-set bosses with silver C-scrolls against blue enamel; on the back is a roundel in relief with floral motif. Domed base for the pendant loop in pea-pod form.
The figa (also fica or higa) represents an age-old symbol of protection against the evil eye and other demonic threats. Its origins were pagan and buried deep in antiquity. Roman examples, such as one found recently in an archeological excavation in London, also make it clear that the protective qualities are based in a sexual symbolism–particularly the power of the phallus. The Roman bone figa/phallus in effect represents the phallus twice; that is, the gesture made by the figa hand is generally explained as fingers representing the female genitalia (vulva) penetrated by the phallus of the thumb. But other interpretations are less specific, including explanations that the left hand is the feminine principle, and the right hand is the masculine.
In Spain, jet figa are common; we see one in the portrait of Anne of Austria the infanta (p. 75). That is not to say that the objects are not sumptuous or treasured. Jet was a very valuable material, and in many examples like this one, the figa is embellished with beautiful enameling or is even gem-studded. Comparable objects occur in equally sumptuous materials such as rock crystal.
The enameled setting allows a dating of these objects that otherwise might prove difficult, given that the production of such objects in Spain is so consistent over centuries. Indeed, there is another, even more elaborately carved example in this collection, attached to the “magic belt” (no. 9). That example may belong to an earlier group.
That figa includes deeply excavated carving, including on the upper surface, an M-shaped design that Walter Leo Hildburgh links to the heart shape (as it occurs more explicitly on this example). Hildburgh argues that its presence is especially common on these objects and that it originally represented the Sacred Heart of Mary...
Category
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Necklaces
Materials
Silver
21st Century 9 Karat Gold and Diamond Drop-shape Cesellato Pendant and Chain
Located in Palermo, Italy PA
Understated and elegant, and yet 600-odd years in the making, this rose gold and silver, pear-shaped pendant is produced using an ancient Albanian technique that was brought to Paler...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Contemporary Antique Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Antique 18th Century Diamond Sequile Pendant/Brooch Yellow Gold Portuguese 1700s
Located in Lisbon, PT
Antique diamond sequile pendant/brooch in 19.2kt yellow gold, Portugal, early 18th century. This Portuguese jewel from the Georgian period of an intr...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Rococo Antique Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Floral-Inspired Russian Collier
Located in Sežana, SI
Remarkable collier with floral-inspired center, handcrafted in 18K white gold.
It brings diamonds for over 2,2 ct.
Russian production of the 1930s
Weight: 25 g.
Pendant lenght: cm...
Category
1930s Russian Russian Revival Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Art Deco Czech Silver Plated and Amber Glass Drop Necklace
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Art Deco Czech silver plated necklace, featuring seven amber glass ball drops which are graduated in size and colour, bi-cone beads and decorative spacers. Measuring length 41.1cm / 16.2 inches, and the largest amber drop is 1.15cm / .45 inch. There is wear to the silver plating.
This is a wonderful signed Czech necklace...
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1930s Czech Vintage Necklaces
6 Carats Yellow Gold Tennis Necklace
Located in Great Neck, NY
4 Prong tennis necklace set in 14K yellow gold. The necklace is set with 0.04 carat stones, the total weight is 5.85 carats. The color of the stones are G, the clarity is SI1-SI2. Th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Modern Antique Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Antique Mother-of-Pearl Gaming Counter Pendant Necklace in Silver and 18k Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pendant features an original antique mother-of-pearl Chinese gambling counter that has been finely engraved with a beautiful scene depicting life in 18th Century China. These gaming counters were carved in China for export to Britain, where they were used in games, just like we use poker chips...
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Mid-18th Century American Artisan Antique Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Silver
Vintage Amber Bunny
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This wonderful Retro Bunny pendants is made from amber beads and has revolving eyes.
Category
1930s Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Amber, Silver
Antique Mother-of-Pearl Gaming Counter Pendant in Gold and Blackened Silver
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pendant features an original antique mother-of-pearl Chinese gambling counter that has been finely engraved with a beautiful scene depicting life in 18th Century China. These gaming counters were carved in China for export to Britain, where they were used in games, as markers, the way we use poker...
Category
Late 18th Century Unknown Artisan Antique Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Other, Yellow Gold, Silver, Gold, 18k Gold
Art Nouveau Wander France Jade 18k Gold Necklace Brooch Pendant
By Wander
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Stunning necklace made of 18k yellow gold and jade.
Measurements: 28 1/2" x 3/4" (72 x 2 cm); pendant/brooch 2 7/8" x 2 1/2" (7.3 x 6.4 cm).
Weight 241.7 grams.
It comes apart and ca...
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1930s French Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
22k Gold Original Byzantine Coin Pendant, Antique Constantinople II Coin Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
Coin details:
Byzantine: Constantinople, 3rd officina, Constans II Pogonatus (AD 641-668), AV solidus (21mm, 4.45 gm, 6h)
Reads:
Mature bust of Constans II facing, with beard, wearing a crown, chlamys pinned at the right shoulder, and holding globus cruciger...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold
14 Karat White Gold Diamond and Blue Sapphire Necklace
Located in Lexington, KY
This necklace boasts a definitive design in 14k white gold and enhanced by diamonds and a stunning pear-shaped blue sapphire. The long layout of the necklace makes for a dramatic look on the neck. The brilliant white of the diamonds set against white gold create a bright, glittering accessory that is impossible to miss! The arching curves of the white gold cradle...
Category
1930s Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Gold Swiss Coin Pendant
Located in Firenze, IT
Circular gold mount with Swiss 20 francs, 1935ca
Size: diameter 34mm
Weight: 13gr.
Category
1930s Swiss Art Nouveau Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Pentagram Silver Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
The pentagram is a highly precious amulet, its originally name is holy table and its obtains an antique sumerian code, this made in silver.
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Artisan Antique Necklaces
Materials
Silver
Ancient Roman Glass and Bronze Key 22 Karat Gold Garnet Beaded Pendant Necklace
By Vicki Orr
Located in Naples, FL
Authentic ancient stamped Roman glass and authentic ancient Roman bronze key 22k yellow gold dangle pendant on a faceted Garnet beaded necklace with two accent, hammered 22k gold bea...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Contemporary Antique Necklaces
Materials
Garnet, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Bronze
Jumbo Gemset Gold Calendar Locket
Located in New York, NY
Best ever calendar locket: Jumbo size, with names of months engraved. Each month is set with its bright faceted birth stone, within a rayed star. Very solid 14K yellow gold. Ope...
Category
1930s American Vintage Necklaces
Materials
Peridot, Zircon, Tourmaline, Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Garnet, Emerald...
Early Georgian Pink Topaz Necklace and Earring Demi-Parure Set
Located in Narberth, PA
A demi-parure, "parure" meaning "adorn" in French, is a partial set of matching jewelry designed to be worn en suite. This incredible handcrafted pink topaz necklace and earring...
Category
1750s Unknown Georgian Antique Necklaces
Materials
Topaz, 18k Gold
Dimos 18k Gold Filigree Cross Pendant with Diamonds
Located in Athens, GR
Filigree cross in 18k yellow gold with 0.12 carats brilliant cut diamonds. The smoothness and the peacefulness of the particular filigree work sets it t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Byzantine Antique Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Art Deco Necklace Shell Pink and Light Yellow Uranium Glass on Gold Tone Wire
Located in London, GB
Art Deco gold tone necklace featuring fabulous shell pink and light yellow faceted uranium glass beads. Length 42cm / 16.53 inches, and the largest glass bead measures maximum width ...
Category
1930s Vintage Necklaces
Renaissance Cameo Pendant
Located in New Orleans, LA
The cameo at the center of this exceptional pendant is a stunning example of the art of gem engraving during the Renaissance. It likely dates to the early 17th century and features a sacrificial scene inspired by the Greco-Roman era. The central flaming altar is flanked by two figures preparing to sacrifice a ram, while a figure in a lion skin blowing horns stands in the left corner. The carver brilliantly uses the natural layers of the stone to achieve the illusion of shadow and musculature on the figures. A second, smaller cameo is set at the top of the pendant, while a myriad of multi-colored gems, pearls and enamel adorns the 18K gold setting. A large Baroque pearl suspended from an enamel dragon finishes the design, which embodies the opulence and theatricality of jewels from the Renaissance age.
Cameos and intaglios were highly popular amongst wealthy connoisseurs in Renaissance Italy, and owning the finest pieces was the privilege of princes. Although they were often elaborately mounted for display alone, cameos were also frequently worn as pendants, surrounded by enameled and stone-set gold frames. Such pieces were particularly prized by the Medici and Lorraine families, many of which can now be seen at the National Archeological Museum in Florence.
Very few Renaissance cameos...
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Necklaces
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Dimos 18k White Gold Greek Key Cocktail Pendant
Located in Athens, GR
Happy Greek key collection. This pendant in 18 karats white gold it’s one of the most recognizable designs worldwide. Recognizable for its Greek origin but also known as the symbol o...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Dimos 22k Gold Museum Copy Pendant with Chain
Located in Athens, GR
Tampulous. One of the most chosen artifacts for book covers and posters. It’s size and richness of 22 karats gold work and level of difficulty places it among the top exhibits. It can be seen at the Benaki Museum...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Greek Revival Antique Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold, 22k Gold
Art Deco Necklace with Clear Glass and Rhinestone Ball Beads on Silver Tone Wire
Located in London, GB
Fabulous Art Deco silver tone necklace featuring clear glass ball beads with an embossed circle design, and rhinestone balls. Length 43.7cm / 17.2 inches, and the clear glass beads a...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Necklaces
Aztec Sun Pendant in 18k Gold with Granate and 8 Sapphires
Located in Miami, FL
The aztec sun is highlighted pendant, with a weight of 10 grams of solid gold 18k, with a central granate of 0,30 carat and 8 sapphires that surround the cen...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Necklaces
Materials
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Silver Spanish Cross Pendant with Rock Crystals
Located in Chicago, IL
Cross Pendant with Rock Crystals
Spain or Portugal, late 17th - early 18th century
Silver, gold, rock crystal
Weight 9.1 gr.; Dimensions 56.3 × 38.8 mm.
An elaborate and elegant cross pendant made of silver with rock crystals in closed settings. The center consists of a larger round gemstone surrounded by five irregular-shaped stones forming the cross. The openwork arms have a triangular shape and are formed of facetted rock-crystals in foliate settings. The obverse side of the cross consists of a layer of gold. An extension with two stones and an angular shaped frame is hooked into the pendant loop, probably to be worn on a velvet band. The pendant is in good, wearable condition.
After the Reformation, cross pendants were worn mainly in Catholic countries by men, women, and children. During the seventeenth century, the designs became ever more intricate, and the crosses were often embellished with gemstones, such as rock crystals in this example. These were sourced along the Alpine regions of France, Switzerland, Austria, and Southern Germany. The stones gave the appearance of diamonds.
The foliate settings are characteristic of late seventeenth- and eighteenth-century jewelry made in Spain...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Necklaces
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
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We are fortunate to know much of the world’s long and dazzling history of necklaces, as this type of jewelry was so treasured that it was frequently buried with its owners.
Lapis lazuli beads adorned necklaces unearthed from the royal graves at the ancient Iraqi civilization of Sumer, while the excavation of King Tut’s burial chamber revealed a sense of style that led to a frenzy of Art Deco designs, with artisans of the 1920s seeking to emulate the elegant work crafted by Ancient Egypt’s goldsmiths and jewelry makers.
In ancient times, pendant necklaces worn by royalty and nobles conferred wealth and prestige. Today, wearing jewelry is about personal expression: Luxury diamond necklaces exude confidence and can symbolize the celebratory nature of a deep romantic relationship, while paper-clip chain-link necklaces designed by the likes of goldsmith Faye Kim are firmly planted in the past as well as the present. Kim works exclusively with eco-friendly gold, and these fashionable, fun accessories owe to the design of 19th-century watch fobs.
For some, necklaces are thought of as being a solely feminine piece, but this widely loved accessory has been gender-neutral for eons. In fact, just as women rarely took to wearing a single necklace during the Renaissance, men of the era layered chains and valuable pendants atop their bejeweled clothing. In modern times, the free-spirited hippie and counterculture movements of the 1960s saw costume-jewelry designers celebrating self-expression through colorful multistrand necklaces and no shortage of beads, which were worn by anyone and everyone.
Even after all of these years, the necklace remains an irrefutable staple of any complete outfit. Although new trends in jewelry are constantly emerging, the glamour and beauty of the past continue to inform modern styles and designs. In a way, the cyclical history of the necklace differs little from its familiar looped form: The celebrated French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels found much inspiration in King Tut, and, now, their Alhambra collection is a go-to for modern royals. Vintage necklaces designed by David Webb — whose work landed him on the cover of Vogue in 1950, two years after opening his Manhattan shop — were likely inspired by the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia and Egypt.
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