20th Century Drop Necklaces

A treasure from days past! This lovely sautoir necklace is circa 1900. The upper braided pearl portion ends in platinum and diamond end caps and a platinum and diamond cap supports...

Alluring signed EISENBERG necklace set with graduated clear round-cut Swarovski Crystals; centered by large round Swarovski crystal accented by a swirl of small clear round Swarovski...

MAGNIFICENT large natural apple green Jade & diamond necklace in platinum with GIA jade report. This gorgeous hololith "disc" shape Jade has a beautiful appl...

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...

French Green Aurora Stone Necklace from the 1980's. Unusual green aurora emerald cut stones are used simply for a cool abstract splash of color. Pendant 3" x 3". Chain 22". France 19...

Important exquisite grand diamond floral necklace platinum, high jewelry circa 1950's. 354 total diamonds, approximately 60 carats total. 146 r...

This delicate flexible link dangling necklace was executed in the secessionist style around 1905. It is most likely of European origin, however, an attribution to a specific country ...

Miriam Haskell's coral glass cameo necklace set in signature Russian gilt filigree. Woven triple chain with 5 neoclassical cameo pendants set in filigr...

Magnificent, large Miriam Haskell necklace of signature faux pearl micro beaded flower heads set on bases of water lilies and lily pads in Hask...

- Vintage item - Collectible costume jewelry piece from the '70s - 22" chain length - 5.5" drop - Gold plated - Chain is composed of bamboo style links and ornate Victorian Revi...

Diamond clusters of flowers form a halo of radiance around an opalescent star sapphire in this mid twentieth century pendant of 14kt white gold. The diamonds, deeply set, are modern ...

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

The master craftsmen of Harry Winston have used over 20 carats of diamonds to create this elegant flower garland necklace which centers on an acorn-form cultured pearl drop. The design is completed by a substantial diamond flower clasp...

This rare authentic pendant and chain from Tiffany & Co. It is crafted from 18k yellow gold with a polished finish. The pendant features a large fish deboned with its scaled head att...

Ruby and Diamond Necklace A necklace with 43 oval-cut rubies separated by round-cut diamonds set in a floral motif Approximately Measures: 16" lon...

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 ...

DETAILS • signed SWAROVSKI with swan logo • silver plated with crystals • vintage designer necklace MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal si...

Van Cleef and Arpels Emerald Necklace Beautiful Pear Emerald and gold necklace featuring 7 pear shape certified Columbian emeralds. Ac...

Large and Important Maison Gripoix for Yves Saint Laurent butterfly bib necklace circa 1970. Of amythest and deep aquamarine Gripoix poured gla...

Attractive Trifari Fuschia Swarovski Crystal Sphere Pendant from the 1960's. Pendant 2.75" x 1.5". Chain 24".

Exquisite Edwardian Swag Necklace, beautifully worked Peridot and pearl medallions, linking gold chain inter-spaced with pearls. Approx. 17.25 ...

An impressive antique 0.12 carat ruby and sapphire, seed pearl and 21 karat yellow gold pendant; part of our diverse Art Nouveau jewelry collections. This fine and impressive antiqu...

A stunning, fine and impressive vintage 22.32 carat aquamarine, 7.62 carat diamond and 18k yellow gold necklace; part of our diverse vintage jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This stunning, fine and impressive, large gold aquamarine pendant has been crafted in 18k yellow gold. The quatrefoil shaped design displays a stunning central feature 22.32Ct cushion cut aquamarine, displayed in relief within an 18k yellow gold four claw setting. This central feature gemstone is encompassed with four trefoil shaped clusters, each embellished with three pavé set transitional modern brilliant round cut diamonds. The layered setting is further embellished with eight pierced decorated arched designs, forming a convex three-dimensional arrangement. Each stylised arch is ornamented with five transitional modern brilliant round cut diamonds; the central stone of each array is larger and paralleled by the yellow gold setting. This stunning and large aquamarine pendant...

This is a iconic necklace from the famous Italian designer Gianni Versace from the 1990s. The necklace features a silver toned metal chain with a unique style link covered in rhinestones. In the centre of the chain there are two circle medallions with the designers well know medusa head motif. The simple yet stunning piece is a statement to any outfit and a must to any collection. The finishing designer touch includes Gianni Versace greek tile...

Sterling Necklace, Bracelet, Ring and Earring Rock Crystal Scandinavian Desing Made 1968 and 1969 Ring 19mm =US 9 Sterling silver modernist set. Alton Sweden...

Indulge in a stunning antique Art Deco - Victorian - Edwardian Sapphire Diamond Lavaliere Pendant in 14 Karat Gold by the esteemed American jewelry maker Whiteside and Blank. The be...

Circa 1980s Erte "Romain De Tirtoff" Necklace in the Classic Erte Art Deco Style, the pendant portion measures 1 1/2 inches in diameter and has a heavy 14k Yellow Gold frame with a B...

Australian Black Opal & Diamond Pendant 18" 14k Y Gold 4.45 TCW GIA Certified $7,950 212090 MADE IN ITALY This magnificent pendant is very versatile and can be used both vertical and horizontal. Nothing says, “I Love you” more than Diamonds and Pearls! This Australian Black Opal necklace...

Robert Goosens, the French haute-couture Chanel-favorite parurier who enjoyed reinterpreting ancient and antique styles of jewelry with rock crystal and faux stones, also collaborated with Madame Alix Gres. 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 en-tremblant 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 (see our photo), which acquired it 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 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...

Steeped in Edwardian elegance, this 18-karat yellow gold necklace captures the refined artistry of the era. A striking 16.60-carat suite of amethysts takes center stage, featuring a ...

Simply Beautiful! Vintage Oval Sapphire and Diamond Platinum Halo Drop Pendant Necklace. Centering a securely Hand set 0.67 Carat Oval Blue Sapphire. Surrounded by Round Brilliant Cu...

Large scale bronze necklace with slice agate featured at center created by Pentti Sarpaneva of Finland. Pendant measures 7" (including bale) by 3" and suspends from a 19" bronze cha...

Opal and diamond negligée necklace. Centrally set with an oval cabochon natural opal in a open back rubover setting with an approximate weight of 3.90 carats, further set with two ov...

INDULGE IN A WONDERFUL CADUCEUS PENDANT WITH ENTWINED SNAKES IN 10 KARAT YELLOW GOLD. The caduceus is a symbol that features two snakes wrapped around...

- 19" length - 8.5" drop - Gold and silver tone - Four strand chain - Clasp closure - Unsigned, but attributed to Goldette - circa 1970s - Made in New York CONDITION: Excellent vint...

Finely crafted in platinum featuring a center Emerald cut Emerald drop weighing approximately 5.00 carats with Baguette, Marquise, and Round Brilliant cut Diamonds weighing a total o...

Bei diesem außergewöhnlichem Vintage Collier mit einem Traum in Smaragd von 5,19ct und 32 Brillanten von 2,91ct handelt es sich um ein Vintage Stück aus den 90er Jahren. Dieses Sch...

This absolutely beautiful antique pendant was crafted during the Belle Epoque era from solid 18k white gold and features old cut diamonds neatly set in a drop dangle style, bringing ...

Miriam Haskell Early Wrap Clip Lariat of faux coral and emerald pate de verre beads with gilt floral stations on each end. Each clip station is decorated with a large cabochon and en...

This extraordinary, 43 carat tanzanite is truly an extraordinary gemstone. There are total of 18 carats of shimmering white diamonds, this brilliant cushion-cut gem exhibits the ri...

Pigeon's blood Burmese ruby and diamond necklace/tiara. Set to the centre with twenty six oval old cut natural unenhanced Pigeon's bloo...

A dazzling statement piece by Italian jewelry house Stefan Hafner, this celestial-inspired necklace is masterfully crafted in 18K white gold. The design features an array of diamond-...

THIS IS A STUNNING HEXAGONAL FACETED AMETHYST AND DIAMOND LAVALIERE PENDANT WITH A GORGEOUS NATURAL FACETED AMETHYST ADORNED WITH A SPARKLING WHITE DIAMOND IN 14 KARAT YELLOW GOLD. ...

A simple 'sautoir' style necklace, in soft dusky pink mirrored fragments, set in black Talousel resin, from the early 1960s. This necklace dates from the second burst of creativity f...

Rare, sterling silver necklace with malachite stone at pendant center and beads within the chain by Los Castillo of Taxco, Mexico. Pendant also features a gorgeous large, bulbous, t...

This is a wonderful Diamond and Black Onyx panther, lion, or leopard pendant in 14 Karat Yellow Gold. The stunning pendant is in the style of the Cartier panther jewels. The panthe...

Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Unisex Sparkling Crystals Oval Triangle V Pendant Elegant Necklace, Gold Tone Very excellent condition. 100% Genuine. Signed at the back. Marked 'Chr.D...

Conch pearl and diamond necklace. Set with an oval natural conch pearl, approximately 7.3 x 9.0 mm, suspended from five round old cut diamonds ...

Amazing Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Pate de Verre Tassel Coin Necklace from the 1970's. Maison Goossens manufacture with amazing pate de verre jet beads, gilt fox chain, hammere...

Simply Beautiful! Vintage Designer Signed SCAASI Turquoise and Crystal Gold tone Festoon Runway Necklace. Hand set with Faux Turquoise and Crystal Stones. Necklace measures approx. 1...

Marvella wonderfully elegant hand-knotted pearl with polished gold hardware clasp closing measures 54 inches in total length. The circumference of the pear...

Extraordinary and iconic Maison Gripoix for Yves Saint Laurent nautical themed necklace. Of gilt plate bronze and coral Gripoix poured glass enamel ship an...

An Edwardian amethyst, diamond and pearl fringe necklace, consisting of seven bars graduating from the centre, five bars each set with two old European-cut diamonds and two amethysts, the two smaller bars each set with two amethysts, all bars suspended from a gold chain set with six oval amethysts and the bars connected with gold chain swags embellished with seed pearls, the diamonds estimated to weigh approximately ¾ carat in total, mounted in silver and rose gold, to cylindrical clasp, marked 15ct gold, circa 1905, measuring 3.5 x 39cm, gross weight 12.7 grams. This antique necklace is in very good condition for its age. This elegant amethyst and pearl swag necklace...

An art deco graduated jadeite beads necklace. Fabulous long necklace sautoir type, created during the Art Deco period, circa 1925. It is composed by multiples graduated spheres bead...

An impressive Art Deco 0.06 carat diamond and 14 karat white gold drop style pendant; part of our diverse vintage jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This fine and impressive di...

Celebrate your faith in elegant style with this luminous hand made estate diamond cross pendant necklace featuring approximately 3.50 carats of ro...

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...

Simply Beautiful! Highly Desirable Native American Original Navajo Squash Blossom Necklace. A unique take on the traditional Squash Blossom necklaces, with elongated modern blossoms ...

An Edwardian diamond and pearl necklace, of a natural round half pearl, measuring approximately 8.3 mm of diameter, to the centre of an old brilliant...

I so love this Diamonds by the Yard Style necklace - its a unique fringe variation on a classic with tons of sparkle and versitility. This version features beautifully cut Old Europe...