French Drop Necklaces

An Important and Rare Coco Chanel 18K Leo Talisman from the 1960's made by Maison Robert Goossens from her personal collection. A rare opportunity to own a piece of fashion history f...

Important Chanel Anglo Indian Bib by Maison Gripoix, Paris. Massive scale based on antique Indian Moghul styles, completely hand made with poured glass, faux pearls on a gilt bronze ...

Attractive Art Deco Pate de Verre Toggle Drop Necklace from the 1930's. Handmade pale rasberry glass toggle tube beads with fluted faux moonston...

This is a gorgeous and rare pendant necklace by the famous French designer Roger Scemema made for Christian Dior - dating to the early 1950’s. In April 1950, Vogue magazine, illustr...

Timeless, iconic, and unmistakably Cartier — this vintage LOVE charm necklace in 18-carat white gold embodies enduring elegance and modern sophistication. Featuring the legendary scr...

Superb and amazing Chanel Poured Glass Orchid Pendant by Maison Gripoix, Paris. Handmade faux pearls with a large Rose poured glass orchid bloom with pend...

Extraordinary, early Coco Chanel Haute Couture Sautoir by Robert Goossens, Paris circa 1960. Handmade pate de verre beads in emerald and ruby are ...

An Etruscan Revival fringe necklace comprised of granulated gold plaques suspending carved coral amphorae pendants, in 18k gold. Eugène Fontenay, France. This striking necklace exemplifies the refined archaeological style that captivated nineteenth-century jewelers. Formed as a continuous collar of finely worked gold plaques, the necklace is richly ornamented with delicate granulation and classical motifs inspired by ancient Etruscan jewelry. Suspended from each plaque is a carved coral drop...

Amazing design by Lanvin Paris circa 1970s. Large amber-y bakelite "stones" are mixed with gas pipe chain for bold effect.
Very good condition,Signed Lanvin

Charming and rare 18th Century Love Token Pendant, hand painted watercolor of angel carrying a red heart, set under glass in a verre eglomise frame...

Magnificent Chanel poured glass enamel flower necklace. Made by Maison Gripoix of opaline and opal blue glass camellias and camellia buds . Furt...

Art Deco Crystal Sautoir from the 1920's France. Silk cord with crystal rondels, faceted beads and central pendant drop. Cord 30", Drop 2.5" x .75". 1920's France.

Rare and important Chanel Maison Gripoix Flower Parure referred to as "Bijoux de Fleurs" when first shown in in 1938 and illustrated in Harpers Bazaar in the same year. Our example w...

18k Rose Gold Magic Alhambra Carnelian Pendant Long Necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels. Van Cleef & Arpels Magic Alhambra necklace crafted in 18k yellow gold, showcasing an elega...

This is the finest example of a French Provincial Wedding Cross I have seen. At its finest, antique paste jewelry was made treating pastes like...

This is a rare Art Deco - Art Nouveau Limoges Enamel Locket Pendant. The magnificent portrait of a woman is hand painted with vivid iridescent colors. This portrait of a woman has...

Recently Karl Lagerfeld took Chanel's Metiers d'Art's team to Dallas for the Paris-Dallas RTW show. Viewers were treated to a luxurious yet campy mash up of Franglo-American styles w...

THIS IS A GORGEOUS FRENCH ART NOUVEAU LOCKET PENDANT IN SILVER WITH A BEAUTIFUL REPOUSSE DESIGN OF A FLOWER, LEAF AND BUD MOTIF. This is just a stunning silver flower motif...

Sensational signed Guy Laroche Necklace featuring prong-set, sparkling Marquise clear crystals and round facet cut Jet stones in a unique Demi-Lune design; Silver finish; approx. 27...

Large and impressive Art Nouveau pendant by Elizabeth Bonte, France. An Iris (which was a favored motif in the period) is hand carved of natural horn a...

The pendant features a central cushion-cut diamond (intended to mimic the proportions of the famous "Regent Diamond") surrounded by smaller diamonds. The "V" shaped design at the top...

Maison Goossens for Chanel Rare hand made pendant necklace consisting of a polished shard of Rock Crystal capped by gilt bronze with jewel tone poured glass stones. The pendant is suspended on a black leather cord. Unsigned Chanel runway piece...

Important necklace in Chanel's zodiac style with a Capricorn pendant suspended from a elaborately wire wrapped collar. The Zodiac again figures prominently here in her lexicon of mot...

An exceptional Art Deco necklace by Sterlé, dating to the 1930s, crafted in platinum and set with old-cut diamonds. The design features an elegant diamond rivière necklace enhanced b...

Chanel 1985 natural shape flat pearl and gilt metal chain necklace with pearl drop. Beautiful patina to the the engraved triple link chain. Pearls are in e...

This stunning modernist Space Age long metal necklace with a geometric pendant from the 1970s is reminiscent of Paco Rabanne's work. The piece features a rigid, chromed metal around-...

Pierre Cardin vintage modern gold and white tone metal necklace. Pendant measures almost 5" long and is made in two sections. The chain is made up of gold tube beads linked together...

Yves Saint Laurent mens/unisex pendant necklace by Hedi Slimane, Rive Gauche 2003 . Composed of silvertoned flat chain with focal red enamel square pendant, and logo toggle clasp. E...

A fabulous golden necklace from Lanvin. LOVE is written in large cursive letters attached to an adjustable brass chain on either side to change the length. It has a lobster claw clo...

Unusual French Art Deco Mother of Pearl Locket from the 1930's. Finely carved and detailed on both sides in 2 colorations of mother of pearl dep...

Another stunning Dominique Aurientis Necklace. Double link chain on this stunning Aurientis Necklace. We have many fabulous new, never worn pieces from the 1980s on our storefront. ...

Enormous Chinese Butterfly Breastplate necklace by John Galliano for Christian Dior Autumn/Winter 2003-04. This RTW collection follows in the steps of the Spring/Summer 2003 Haute Couture where mad hatter Galliano travels through Asia via the grandeur of the Belle Epoque with the aide of the technical finesse of the Dior HC studios. Silver metal butterflies and star anise flowers adorn this massive breastplate with "Dior" impressed into the butterflies. These motifs are also carried throughout the collection in the form of massive hair pins and rings. Motif 9" wide x 11" long. Chain is 18" with extension 3". 2 spring/antennae are deficient on the outer butterflies. 2003-04 Dior RTW...

CHANEL - 1984 ready-to-wear Collection under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld. Blue glass-pearl sautoir necklace with golden elements ornamented with glass paste cabochons an...

A lovely necklace by JOHN Galliano for Christian Dior John Galliano was Creative Director at Dior from 1997, until Gianfranco Ferre took over from him in 2011. All pearl charms ar...

Sleek pendant from Lanvin, Paris. Buttercream bakelite mixed with a gilt snake chain. Very Collectible and striking.
Excellent Condition,
Signed Lanvin, Paris.
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Large and Important Maison Gripoix for Yves Saint Laurent butterfly bib necklace circa 1970. Of amythest and deep aquamarine Gripoix poured gla...

Massive Chanel Renaissance Cross Brooch/Pendant by Maison Gripoix, Paris. Emerald and Ruby pate de verre is hand poured into Renaissance style settings in gilt bronze. A matching ...

SKU 33301664 Comes With Full Set (Box + Card) Date 2023 RRP £12,400 Incl. Taxes / €14,400 Incl. Taxes / $13,300 Excl. Taxes Model N7413500 Serial Number UK**** Metal 18k Rose Gold St...

This antique French chain necklace with three-inch drop pendants features 33 natural citrines including 16 polished-teardrop and 17 faceted-bead golden quartz. It was constructed by ...

Art Deco Egyptian Revival long pendant necklace inspired by the discovery of Tut's Tomb in 1922. The pendant shows the sacred vulture goddess Nekhbet. ...

INDULGE IN A MUSEUM QUALITY RARE NAPOLEON III BELLE EPOQUE NECKLACE FROM FRANCE WITH GORGEOUS ROSE CUT DIAMONDS AND A STUNNING BAROQUE PEARL WITH A LEAF AND FLOWER MOTIF IN THE MOST ...

THIS IS A STUNNING ANTIQUE OLD MINE CUT AND ROSE CUT DIAMOND, SAPPHIRE AND PEARL MUSEUM QUALITY FRENCH BEAUX ARTS, NAPOLEON III, BELLE EPOQUE NECKLACE IN 18 KARAT GOLD. THE GORGEOUS NECKLACE FROM FRANCE HAS A STUNNING ROSE FLOWER GARLAND WREATH MOTIF DESIGN AND IS SET WITH OLD MINE CUT DIAMONDS, ROSE CUT DIAMONDS, SQUARE CUT FACETED SAPPHIRES AND NATURAL PEARL DROPS...

A vintage French diamond and platinum riviére necklace, with graduating drops, set with round brilliant-cut diamonds, in four claw settings, with diamonds above, onto an articulating...

A beautiful Vintage Dior Emerald Necklace and Earring Set. Crafted in gold plated metal and set with adorable emerald crystals surrounded by clea...

■Item No: 22001210 ■Brand: Cartier ■Name: Agrafe Necklace ■Ref.: N7424320 ■Material: 73P diamonds (1.48cts), 750 K18 PG pink gold ■Weight: 18.5g (Approx) ■Neck around: 40cm / 15.74in...

Victorian Rose Diamond Enamel Pendant Brooch-Pendant from the 1870's. Charming design with angel putti playing with florals. Likely French in origin with hand painted porcelain in a ...

Yves Saint Laurent mens/unisex pendant necklace by Hedi Slimane, Rive Gauche 2003 . Composed of flat woven chain with focal black enamel square pendant, and logo toggle clasp. Excell...

Maison Gripoix for Chanel pastille drop long necklace of deep ruby, emerald and amythest oval hand made stations in signature Gripoix poured glass enamel. Sautoir is handmade of fine...

Extraordinary 1930's Haute Couture Leather Gingko Bib with pastes and gold bullion of French origin. Unknown designer, completely handmade. Gold leaf leather gingko leaves fall from ...

French Two Toned Articulated Tassel Necklace, attributed to YSL. Unusual 2 toned metal design with staggered tassels in gold and silvered metal. Unsigned. France 1970's. Necklace 24"...

A stunning statement Chanel Logo Charm Necklace crafted in 2019 for the Spring Summer Collection and during the legendary tenure of Karl Lagerfeld. The letters of the most famous cou...

A charming and whimsical platinum, white gold, and diamond necklace in the form of a latticework bow, composed of numerous segments linked together. The necklace features fine milgra...

A Belle Epoque diamond and pearl necklace, the six navette-shaped openwork links with foliate design decorations and embellished with small rose-cut diamonds, connected with diamond-...

A vintage sapphire and diamond convertible tiara necklace. An exceptional vintage sapphire and diamond convertible tiara and necklace set, ...

This is a stunning and very rare antique Art Nouveau - Art Deco French Devil and Cicada Insect Bug Pendant Necklace in Bakelite or the French form Galalith with Venetian Glass beads....

Early Louis Rousselet pate de verre suite in pale rose pink, amythest and faux pearl florets. Each petal and pearl is handmade and then assembled onto the silver gilt floral bases. T...

Platinum Burmese 25 Ct Ruby No Heat Necklace to His Majesty Qaboos Bin Said Estate Qaboos bin Said Al Said was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 ...

Amazing Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Chinese Collection Demi Parure by Maison Gripoix of hand made settings with poured glass of Chinese florals in kingfisher blue, chalcedony an...

Robert Goosens, the French Chanel-favorite haute-couture parurier who enjoyed reinterpreting ancient and antique styles of jewelry with rock crystal and faux stones, also collaborated with Madame Alix Gres as one of our photos documents. Relevant to this statement necklace, the Parisian theatrical-costume designer, who founded the French fashion-house Maison Gres, commissioned Goosens to make spiral-wire adornments for her couture gowns. This handmade hammered brass wire choker necklace with five dropped entremblant pendants is decorated with unique colorful beads and wrapped wire. The piece dates between 1969-1971 based on similar unsigned spiraled-wire metal jewelry without goldsmithing marks in the museum collection of TheMet, which acquired the necklace that we photographed from Maison Givenchy founder Hubert de Givenchy, who was one of most supportive fans of Gres. Like the legendary sculptural clothing designs of Madame Gres, this necklace was inspired by Greco-Roman costumes, while its sculpted shapes by Goosens reference her signature curvilinear fabric techniques that earned her the sobriquet of "the master of the wrapped and draped dress". Goosens (1927-2016), nicknamed Monsieur Bijou, also made jewelry inspired by other periods of antiquity to compliment the couture clothing of Coco Chanel, Cristobal Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent. After Goosens collaborated with Gres, he revisited golden spiral designs with Saint Laurent. Similar to the free-flowing fabric manipulated in Gres gowns, this hand-shaped necklace that we photographed in sunlight is a study in motion that drapes across a curvy cleavage. Adding drama to this necklace below its wire choker, the top teetering-wire pendant is a twisted and hammered horizontal double spiral, which is a Hellenistic symbol of life and transformation suggesting the breasts of a goddess of fertility and motherhood. Yet distinctly Goosens, 18 hand-cut and hand-dyed "ancient-Roman-blue" rock-crystal beads are wire-strung to weight a second tier of two separate vertical double-spiral pendants. On each, a wrapped-wire tube divides the blue beads. Between these vertical pendants in two tiers, the central vertical pendants each feature a one-of-a-kind multicolor bead (yellow/blue/red/black/white) in two lengths with abstract organic patterns recalling ancient Italian glasswork. Four more blue beads bracket these larger colorful beads. An additional 10 blue beads and 5 wire tubes decorate the bottom looped wire pendant, as well as the bottom of the wire choker. Like the hammered-wire jewelry designs of modern artist Alexander Calder, the creative complex construction of this necklace surprisingly required no metalsmith techniques, such as soldering or casting, just great skill with a jewelry pliers and hammer. For a bigger picture of couture clothing by Madame Gres during the decade beginning in 1969, she notably designed many museum-collected one-color silk-taffeta draped long gowns with empire waists and simple high collars or geometric cut-outs. Remarkably, the focal points for some of these unique dresses were at the wrists, from where long pouf sleeves voluminously droop around the hands to nearly the floor like two enormous long-petaled flowers. If paired with this equally downward-focused and balanced necklace from this same period, its bold Greco-Roman elements would have pulled a viewer's gaze of the dress from floor to face. Although there is no significant provenance for this necklace, hammered brass and tinted rock crystal were among the few materials repeatedly associated with Goosens from 1969-71. For example, in his overlapping interior-decor collections based on themes of waterlilies or foliage, Goosens hammered gilt brass wire and sheets (see our final closeup photo) to represent plant parts or he wired rock-crystal beads to appear as tiny fruits. While the two multicolor glass or resin beads in this necklace are atypical, the combination of blue, yellow and red is a palette that the designer used for other pieces of rock-crystal jewelry and he created many kinds of multicolor faux stones with glass or resin paste, such as faux Tibetan turquoise including black and white. According to journalism based on interviews with Goosens, he often acquired unusual stones and glass for inspiration during his extensive travels exploring museum-collected antiquities. Since Maison Goosens was acquired in 2005 by Maison Chanel, it opened the Parisian showroom Galerie Goosens and associated shops to sell many kinds of reproductions and reimagined works by the founder, which fortunately does not suit the completely handmade elements of this necklace. So this couture piece remains one-of-a-kind. If desiring a vintage haute-couture original by Robert Goosens, we recommend perusing the Maison Goosens website so that a reproduction with a contemporary signature is not mistakenly purchased. Madame Gres (1903-1993) was born Germaine Emelie Krebs, but initially identified her fashion designs with the pseudonym Alix and later Alix Barton...

Amazing necklace by the French house Césarée, made in the 1990s. The piece is composed of multiple chains of beige jasper natural stone beads cascading from a rigid antique bronze ring. At the lower ends of these chains, there is a polygonal metal bead with ethnic decorations. The focal point is a large central stone medallion, adorned with a triangular bronze decoration of small circles with embossed patterns. The combination of the stone's hue with the warmth of the patinated metal creates a visually rich contrast, making it an ideal accessory for any outfit. The House of Césarée, Originality and Ethnic Taste Césarée was founded in 1980 in Paris by jewelry designer Laurence Coupelon. Her constantly evolving creations range from pure ethnic inspiration to distinctive haute couture jewelry, combining natural materials with bronzed or silver-plated metals. Her originality and distinctive style have made her jewelry house not only a household name but also a highly recognizable style, establishing it as a benchmark for ethnic jewelry in the European fashion world. Since its inception, her unique style has captivated fashion editors around the world: Vogue, L'Officiel, Le Figaro Madame, Air France Madame, Elle, Marie-Claire, Be, Grazia, Gala, Citizen K., Cosmopolitan, etc. Her jewelry has also been featured in films and television programs. Her style and jewelry have often been the result of close collaboration with leading fashion designers: Nino Cerruti, Michel Klein, Agnès B, Cacharel, Kenzo, and Sonia Rykiel. Her creations are also chosen by numerous French and international artists, including Emmanuelle Béart, Claudia Schiffer, Françoise Xénakis, Agnès Varda, Marianne James, Marisa Bérenson, Jodie Foster, Danièle Thompson, Mouna Ayoub...