1850s Choker Necklaces

Beautiful piece made by Marina J. This lovely choker features high luster White Seed Pearls, all woven together into a fine lace like design. The Pearl band is adorned in beautiful L...

Vintage Trifari Baguette Tennis Necklace Choker Circa 1960s. The dates of this necklace make it between 1955-1969. This looks like a very expe...

Realized by hand in Nathalie Jean's atelier, Nakkar Choker pays homage to the pearl, a symbol of divinity, royalty and luxury that has fascinated and inspired since the dawn of time. A simple 18 karat gold band encircles the precious sphere and gracefully bisects a double-faced Japanese velvet...

YVES SAINT LAURENT Rive Gauche by TOM FORD black velvet choker featuring a silver toned buckle detail with aged effect prims. Velvet ribbon ties i...

This stunning statement necklace is crafted in 18-karat gold and sterling silver. It is hand set in 70.0 carats opal doublets, 22.65 carats emerald, 27.37 carats blue sapphire and 11...

Vintage Bogoff Diamante Choker Necklace Circa 1960s. This is so chic and yes chokers are back. This is heavy and substantial and well made. These are a...

A classic double strand pearl necklace. Composed of two strands of well matched cream colored cultured pearls and completed by a 14 karat yellow gold and diamond clasp highlighting a...

Vintage Channel Set Square Choker Circa 1960s. This looks like a very expensive classic necklace. It is channel set and wow does it deliver. In great...

Vintage Sterling Open Back Crystal Choker Necklace Circa 1920's. Same Sizing all around the neck. Nothing looks like a true open back crystal nec...

Baume creation - Unique piece. Necklace of 6 rows of cultured white oriental pearls, diameters; 6.5/7 to 3/3.5, alternated with round and facetted oval emerald beads, pink facetted spinel beads, and facetted rubies and sapphires. The clasp is a 18 carat white gold push clip...

An Egyptian revival pendant brooch. Fantastic piece, created in Roma Italy during the Papal States period, back in the 1850. This piece is really incredible detailed and was carefully crafted with Egyptian revival patterns, in solid rich yellow gold of 18 karats. It is embellished with several panels decorated with intricate micro mosaics depicting an Egyptian Pharaoh. Accented with patterns of dots and twisted tiny wires, geometrically placed. The micro mosaic panels are Italian also, surely created in Venice during the same period from more than 800 microscopic pieces, carved from natural stones, such as; blue lapis lazuli, red jasper, black onyx, green malachite, black onyx, lava, creme nacre and 24k gold. This is piece of art, composed by elements from several artistic movements, carefully mixed together during the grand tour era, such the Victorian, the Etruscan and the Egyptian revivals. Weight: 21.60 Grams, (13.85 Dwt). Measurements: 42 mm by 60 mm (1.65 x 2.38 Inches). Resultado de imagen para vatican roma gold hallmarks Hallmarks: Stamped with the old Papal States assay marks for the 18kt gold. One time with the Crossed Keys and a Cardinal Capello inside a triangle and one time with the maker's lozenge cartouche with the number 16 for the Roman identification goldsmith. History of the Hallmark: The first statutes of the guild of Roman goldsmiths date back to 1358, in which was stated the rule of the warranty punch. The University of Goldsmiths was founded in 1508 and the statutes approved the following year introduced the use of the master's mark in addition to the previous guarantee mark. In 1738, with the reform of the Statutes of Goldsmiths, the guild acquired the name of "Nobil Collegio degli Orefici ed Argentieri di Roma" (Noble College of Goldsmiths and silversmiths of Rome). The warranty mark used prior to the French invasion was a series of "crossed keys of St. Peter under a liturgical umbrella" enclosed into shields, ovals or other geometric shapes. Note: It was in 1870, the conquest of Rome marked the end of Stato Pontificio...

Vintage Diamante Pave Wide Choker Circa 1980s. This is just a cool piece but has no curb appeal until you see it on. Then it comes alive. Oval circles of w...