Vintage Silver Choker Necklace by Atelier Borgila Made 1956

This vintage silver necklace features elongated, tapered links with a sculptural, twisted design. Each link is connected by small circular rings, allowing for fluid movement. The pol...

This vintage silver necklace features a series of interlinked double-ring motifs, creating a structured yet fluid design. Each element consists of a larger outer ring with a subtly e...

This vintage neck ring in silver features a sleek, minimalist design with a tight fit around the neck, creating a bold and modern look. The pendant consists of five elongated, teardr...

This silver necklace has a glossy surface. The small silver plates are shaped as perfect silver shells and they are connected together with silver rings. The necklace closes easily with a box clasp and it has also a safety chain. This is a piece of jewelry that can be worn with anything; a gala dress...

A bespoken sterling silver chocker necklace very bold design by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, circa 1970s. The chocker features six subtly hammered roundels radiating into a trio of Axe-shaped fixed pendants, with two smaller ones flanking a large central one. The shape of the axe was often found in the Pre-Columbian art. As a bronze age tool, it symbolizes power. The necklace is not chain link but cast and joined as a solid chocker with box clasp mechanism. The design radiates a sense of history with the primitive tribal geometry in form, yet the necklace appears beyond ethnic, it exuberates a confident and bold modernistic aesthetic. The drop of the necklace on the mannequin (not included) is 11". It has an approximate 16" circumference and weighs 320 grams (10.3 troy ounces). It was tested as 900 purity with XRF analyzer. There is a Peruvian Cultural Ministry label applied and a catalog sticker on verso as shown. Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...

A fine signed Mid-Century Modern silver choker or collar necklace. In sterling silver. By Paul Lobel. Lobel was a Romanian-born and New York based jeweler, designer, illustrator wh...

Vintage Vendome Silver-Tone Wide Choker Necklace, Circa 1980s. It has six rows of studs, the same motif Valentino now uses for its studs. This is such a great find. IT MEASURES 12.5...

Vintage Silver Tone Rondelles Necklace Circa 1940s. This is one of the most unusual and well-made necklaces in the collection. It is round in shape and in graduated sizes. It is si...