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Drop Necklaces For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Cultured Pearl and 5.32 Carat Diamond White Gold Necklace
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning vintage cultured pearl and 5.32 carat diamond, 18 karat white gold necklace; part of our diverse gemstone jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This stunning, fine and impressive vintage pearl necklace has been crafted in 18k white gold. The main setting displays a feature cultured pearl drop. The cluster style drop is embellished with thirty-nine individually claw set modern brilliant round cut diamonds. The drop suspends from a chevron shaped setting embellished with a further nineteen individually collet set modern brilliant round cut diamonds, graduated in size. The articulated 17" flat chain secures to the reverse with a push fit clasp and hinged safety catch. The tongue of the clasp is hallmarked with the 18k gold fineness mark 750 and maker's mark. This vintage cultured pearl and diamond necklace is supplied with an independent diamond grading report card. Images do not always reflect the true color and brilliance of gemstones and diamonds. The video however provides a truer representation of the actual color and showcases each stone. Condition This stunning vintage gemstone necklace...
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1660s Unknown Antique Drop Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold

Victorian Sapphire and Diamond Necklace
Located in New York, NY
A one of a kind necklace from the late 1800s with cabochon sapphires of stunning quality surrounded by old mine diamonds. Depicted in full page spread in the "The History of Jewelry: Joseph Saidian...
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique Drop Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Blue Sapphire

Shell Medallion Necklace, Costume Jewelry
Located in Stamford, CT
Shell and disk medallion necklace with chunky chain. One chain is 12" long including shell tassel. Other chain is 9" long.
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

1960s Sterling Silver Turquoise Beaded Necklace Pawn
Located in Wallkill, NY
Another statement piece!. Measuring 3.15 Top to bottom x 2.5 Wide. Two wonderful early Turquoise Stones set in a huge sterling pendant. Three strands of beading Measuring 20 inches...
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1960s American Native American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Coomi 20K Gold, Turquoise, Sapphire, Diamond Necklace
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Hand made Coomi Affinity collection necklace set in 20K yellow gold with 398.73cts turquoise, 0.25cts blue sapphire, and 0.95cts diamonds. Necklace measures 18" in length.
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15th Century and Earlier Thai Artisan Antique Drop Necklaces

Materials

White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Bronze

Navajo Native American Sterling Silver Lapis Lazuli Squash Blossom Necklace
Located in Wallkill, NY
This is a Fabulous Lapis Lazuli Navajo Squash Blossom- This is a large necklace. Hallmarked on the back Measuring. The Naja (center drop) is 3.90 ...
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1960s American Native American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver

Antique Lava Cameo Angel Hamsa and Cultured Pearls Chain 18k Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Lava Cameo Angel Hamsa & 7mm Cultured Pearls 18k Fancy Rolo Link Chain. The chain length is 28 inches and is very heavy weighing 70 grams 18k solid gold. The Pearls featured in this ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold

Pewtertone Chinese Character Pendant Necklace, Costume Jewelry
Located in Stamford, CT
Chunky Chinese character pendant necklace with four dangling charms.
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Handcraft 14 Karat Yellow Gold Lava stones Drop Necklace
Located in Marcianise, IT
The Scala Gioielli & Figli is pleased to announce to all its customers who purchase outside the European Community an additional 10% discount from the list price on all its items. Th...
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18th Century Italian Antique Drop Necklaces

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage Oversized Metal Shield Necklace 1960s
Located in Wallkill, NY
This is a huge necklace! 1960s silver tone with fish and birds Measuring 4" wide x 6" top to bottom. The chain has a snap over clasp The chain measures...
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1960s Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Base Metal

Mod Chrome Swiss Pendant Watch Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Large Mod Swiss Pendant Watch necklace made circa 1960's, Switzerland. Chrome metal tubing forms pendant with floating watch held by a thick sil...
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1960s Swiss Modern Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Gilt Metal

Miriam Haskell Lucite Ring Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Miriam Haskell Multi Lucite Ring Pendant Necklace from the 1960's. Crystal lucite rings hang from a necklace composed of faceted lucite beads in smoke, crystal and olive. 1960's USA....
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1960s American Modern Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Gilt Metal

Large Mod "Gold" Medallion Necklace, Costume Jewelry
Located in Stamford, CT
Large flat circle medallion necklace with two raised arch pieces on a chunky chain. Chain is 20" long.
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Turquoise, Clam Shell Coral Necklace w Jacla Silver Santo Domingo Pueblo Heishe
Located in Wallkill, NY
Graduated turquoise heishi necklace Double strand with attached jaclas and carved clam shell centers. Has sterling silver findings, slide and coral beads at the terminals with sterli...
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1960s American Native American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Coral, Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver

Lillian Kalan Sterling and Amber Brutalist Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive necklace has a chic, brutalist quality. The large scale combined with the high impact design creates a kind of warrior princess effect. It was designed and made by ...
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1960s American Artisan Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lillian Kalan Brutalist Sterling Necklace with Geode
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual necklace has a chic, brutalist quality. The combination of the "crumpled" and pierced silver with the amethyst geode setting gives it a raw, modern kind of feel. It has ...
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1960s American Artisan Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Amethyst, Sterling Silver

Goldtone and Lucite Lion Pendant Necklace, Costume Jewelry
Located in Stamford, CT
Lion head mounted on a lucite disk with a substantial goldtone chain. Chain length is 25".
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Navajo Lapis Sterling Silver Squash Blossom Native American Necklace
Located in Wallkill, NY
This is an amazing piece of Navajo Jewelry! Lapis lazuli Shadow Box Squash Blossom. 10 Lapis stones inset in sterling blossoms attached to a double bead sterling chain. It graduates to a single strand closer to the hook and eye closure. The blossoms measure 2.30 inches x 1 inch wide. The Naja measures 3.5 inches x 4 inches. This is a huge necklace...
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1960s American Native American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver

Artisanal Fused Glass Modernist Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Artisanal Fused Glass Modernist Necklace from the 1960's. Hand crafted white metal bezels are used to form the wells for the molten glass. There are mottle...
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1960s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Base Metal

Diamond Gold Star Pendant with Chain
Located in Poitiers, FR
Pendant and chain in 18 carat white gold, eagle head hallmark. In the form of a 6 pointed star, it is set with 12 brilliant cut diamonds separated from each other by 2 small gold ba...
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1960s French Retro Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold

Coral and Shell Pendant Necklace
Located in Stamford, CT
Faux coral and shell pendant necklace. 28" chain. Pendant is 5.25" long x 2" wide.
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Gilt Metal

A dynamic talousel, glass bead and coloured mirror drop necklace, France, 1960s
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
A striking and dynamic glass bead necklace, mixed with pieces of coloured mirror, set in resin (talousel), with assorted pendant drops of varying shape...
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1960s French Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Base Metal

Pierre Cardin Modernist Fish Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Cardin pendant necklace of gold and silvered metal with large and small fish swimming in opposite directions. Set in burnished metal, Signed on the clasp and pendant back. 20"...
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1960s French Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Gilt Metal

Modernist Necklace Set with Semi Precious stones.
Located in New York, NY
Elaborate and large modernist pendant set with tumbled semiprecious gemstones. Freeform gold pendant 4 x 4.5" on 20" gilded twisted link necklet. Israel 1960s. Excellent condition.
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1960s Israeli Vintage Drop Necklaces

Attractive Citrine Geode Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Attractive Citrine Geode Pendant from the 1960's. A citrine crystal is suspended from a gilt curb link chain. 1960's USA. Excellent condition. Chain 15&...
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Citrine, Gilt Metal

Sterling Necklace Neck Ring with Ceramic Bead Dangles
Located in Chicago, IL
Handmade sterling necklace with long dangles. The neck ring has an integrated, tension hook/closure. The dangles are strung with tubular sterling beads and ceramic beads...
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1960s American Artisan Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lucite Necklace, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Striking lucite and chrome necklace from the 1960s USA.
Curved discs of lucite wrap comfortably around neck. Hook closure on back. Adjustable 18-24". Additional Drop 4" Widt...
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Silver and Enamel Articulated Italian Fish Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Italian silver fish on hook pendant with varied shades of blue enamel. Articulated to move with wearer. 800 content silver. 1960s Italy. Excellent condition.
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1960s Italian Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Panetta Abstract Mineral Brooch-Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Brooch-Pendant by Panetta. Natural mineral surrounded by crystal accented gold coral formations.
Great on a necklet.
Excellent condition.
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

1960s French Platinum Pear Shaped Diamond Drop Necklace, 29 Carat
Located in Lakewood, NJ
A fine diamond necklace with diamond baguette strands and cluster segments and pear shaped diamond drops in platinum. Very very finely crafted. Lays gorgeous on neck. Center pear sh...
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1960s French Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Platinum

De Lillo Faux Coral and Malachite Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Imposing ethnic/ancient style pendant necklace from the 1960s by William DeLillo. Goldtoned metal with cabochons and drops of faux coral and malachite.
Necklet wire collar siz...
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Gilt Metal

Goldtone Modern Horse Pendant Necklace, Costume Jewelry
Located in Stamford, CT
Goldtone modern style horse pendant on chain necklace. Horse is 3.25" wide by 4.25" high.
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Castlecliff "Gold" Mayan Necklace, Costume Jewelry
Located in Stamford, CT
Castlecliff Mayan style necklace with multi colored art glass nuggets or stones and two stylized figures.
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Pierre Cardin Space Age Pendant with Enameled Accents
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantastic, space age pendant with unusual enamelwork by Pierre Cardin. I believe this handmade pendant would have originally hung on a drop from a neck ring, and that the jump ring ...
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1960s French Modernist Vintage Drop Necklaces

Bakelite Pop Art Necklace
Located in New York, NY
1960's Pop Art Necklace of chrome, turquoise and pale orange bakelite beads separated by pale blue rhinestone rondels. USA 1960's. Excellent condition.
Category

1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Gilt Metal

Mod Gilt Dome Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Large pendant necklace of gilt metal from the 1960's. Formed of gilt tubes and half domes which graduate to largest on bottom. 1960's USA. Drop 4.75" x 1.5", Necklace 18" x .33". ...
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Gilt Metal

Hammered Gold 1960s Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Attractive 1960s necklace with hammered gold pendant in the David Webb style. Large white resin beads with floriform gilt caps suspend a large gr...
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Hammerman Bros Elegant Onyx Crystal Gold Earrings and Necklace
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage set, composed by crystal and onyx necklace and earrings within brilliant-cut diamonds surrounded each motif made of onyx....
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Crystal, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold

Lucite and Gilt Chain Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Cool lucite and gilt chain pendant from the 1960s. Chunky ribbed links are wrapped around the lucite oval and lucite stations are spaced into the neck chaining.
Excllent condi...
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Gilt Metal

Les Bernard Lapis Lazuli Pendant Necklace
Located in Stamford, CT
Lapis lazuli and silver pendant suspended from a 21.5 " long chain.
Category

1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Webb Style Gold and Faux Ivory Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Massive and striking Webb style necklace in striated "gold" with faux ivory rings. Unsigned USA 1960's. Necklace 15" x 1.25", pendant 6" x 3". Excellent ...
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Massive Austrian Rhinestone Bib
Located in New York, NY
Oversized bib of pave rhinestone "clusters" forming an elegant bib of Swarovski crystals on rhodiumed metal. 1950's Austria. High impact and lovely quality. Excellent condition. 1...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Drop Necklaces

Marquise set Triangle Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and dimensional triangular pendant similar to an elongated pyramid. Each side is hand set with a different color of marquise shaped stones,in amythest, pink and jet. The chai...
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Shell Cameo Large Pendant with Chain
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This lovely Cameo is from Italy and depicts a Lady with a sword and Cupid. I am not sure in mythology which lady this represents but I do know it does represent a Mythological figur...
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1960s Italian Contemporary Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

14k Gold, 18k Gold

Ruser Gold Drop of a Cherub That Bill Traded to Me for a Watch Repair
Located in Long Beach, CA
This charming little drop with a natural pearl is done in 14kt solid gold. The eyes are set with sapphires and the little Cherub is holding a broom. I guess he is cleaning in heaven, or maybe he is practicing for Olympic Curling with a broom. Bill Ruser traded it to me for a watch repair...
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1960s American Vintage Drop Necklaces

Important CoCo Chanel Personal Byzantine Cruciform Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Byzantine Cruciform pendant of rough Martelé gilt bronze with five large hand made garnet-ruby pate de verre baguettes. Handmade by Robert Goossens for Chanel. According to family tradition this crucifix necklace...
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1960s French Byzantine Vintage Drop Necklaces

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Drop Necklaces

Also called Y necklaces as they are designed to hang a certain way, vintage drop necklaces are striking and adaptable. They can enhance everything from a casual sweater-and-jeans combo to an elegant heels-and-evening-dress pairing.

Adornment is an ancient human practice, with archeologists identifying early jewelry made from bones, claws and shells. As technology has advanced, so too have jewelry designs and the design of necklaces, from the simple to the intricate.

Drop necklaces come from lariat-style necklaces, which are chain necklaces that end in a tassel or pendant. A drop necklace’s design, meanwhile, is long with open ends, and it usually does not have a clasp. It consists of a single chain that wraps around the neck and a centerpiece — sometimes featuring a diamond or pearls — that hangs down to the middle of the chest. Drop necklaces frequently come in lengths from 16 to 20 inches, with the vertical lines making them appear longer than other necklaces of the same length.

Drop necklaces are extremely versatile, able to be worn knotted, draped or looped. They can be chunky statement pieces or thin, minimal designs. The range of drop necklaces that can be found on 1stDibs can accentuate the plunging necklines of modern looks or add flair to a basic ensemble.

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