Revival Drop Necklaces

Iconic 22k yellow gold necklace by Ilias Lalaounis, one of the most prominent Greek designers to date. The necklace is featuring 21 element with a flower and a dangling acorn or bull...

This is an antique Emerald and Pearl Pendant Necklace set with seven gorgeous green emerald cut rectangular Emeralds in the Renaissance Revival Style. The Emeralds total approximate...

Magnificent and rare Etruscan Revival Necklace. This necklace features Cannetille wire and beading work throughout. It has a swivel bail on the center front link giving the ability t...

Indulge in a magnificent Museum Quality Antique Jeweled Orthodox Bishop Cross Necklace. The extraordinary necklace features a 7 inch pendant of a bejeweled cross in Silver-Gilt with...

This is a magnificent antique Austro-Hungarian Garnet and Pearl Pendant Necklace with a Garnet set chain in a flower and leaf motif. It is in t...

This beautiful necklace is emblematic of the evocative 1920s Egyptian Revival aesthetic and was made in France. Condition Report: Very Good - A slight kink in the chain and a tiny ...

Antique pendant in the style of Etruscan Revival by Ernesto Pierret. This piece displays fine bead work as only a master could achieve. Ernesto Pierret, A Frenchman working in Italy, was a contemporary of Castellani and one of the finest jewelry artists of Rome at this time. He, therefore, was a leading 19th century jeweler specializing in fine archeological and Etruscan Revival jewelry - which was inspired by the discovery of the 700-300 BC tombs of the Etruscan people. Ernesto Pierret jewelry can today be seen in museum collections. This large etruscan revival pendant is a fine example of such pieces and we have not encountered another to rival this example of fine gold work. The center stone is a hand carved carnelian scarab. This piece measures 2.1 inches long and 1.5 inches at its width. It is 18K and in very fine condition. Signed on the verso, this archaeological style pendant is shown on a 19th century gold chain...

This is a Museum Quality Antique Etruscan Revival Victorian Carved Coral Necklace depicting Medusa with a Crown of Snakes with two pear shape coral drop pendants. The Coral Medusa is set in 14-18 Karat Gold with extraordinary Etruscan Revival beaded cannetille surmounts on the coral drops and a barrel clasp connecting the fine Etruscan gold chain...

This is a magnificent Austro-Hungarian Sapphire and Pearl Pendant Necklace with animal, bird, horse, deer and flower and leaf motifs. It is in th...

You can add your ensemble with this sophisticated Eastern-inspired ruby and emerald beryl leaf motif necklace and earring set. The unique Lavalier style necklace is exquisitely craft...

This is a rare antique Egyptian Revival Hand Carved Coral Victorian Scarab Beetle Insect Brooch Pin in 9 Karat Gold. The stunning three dimensional scarab beetle bug insect is carve...

14k white gold 5 oval green tourmaline weighing 1.26cts. and 1 round full cut diamond weighing .04pts. on a 16 inch link chain.

- 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...

Sautoir necklace designed by Zolotas. Gorgeous dangle necklace, created in Greece by the jewelry house of Zolotas back in the late 20th century. This elegant necklace has been crafted with a mesh of wires made up in solid yellow gold of 18 karats. Designed with two dangle drops elements and an Hercules Knot. Fitted with a push box safety lock and a hinged figure 8 for extra security. Hercules Knot The Hercules Knot was notably a wedding symbol and also represented the virginity of the bride: this coming from the Roman lore that the Knot symbolized the legendary fertility of Hercules - relating to the girdle of Diana (Artemis) which was captured/retrieved from the Amazon Queen Hippolyta. Later on, the Hercules Knot survived its religious uses with the Ancients and was actually still used during medieval times as a common symbol as well as also being Renaissance love tokens. Weight: 139.80 Grams, (89.61Dwt). Size: Totally extended is 36 Inch (91.40 Cm). Measurements: The dangle drops have a lenght of 5.2 and 4.1 inches respectively. Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the gold and signed, "ZOLOTAS Z04 18KT". History of Zolotas The firm of Zolotas, was founded in Athens in 1895 by Efthimios Zolotas. The jewelry of Zolotas is very well known for their designs inspired by Greek antiquity. In the 1950, they made the decision to create the trademark and branches out into international markets. It was also during this era that the jewelry House of Zolotas began crafting what would become their ancient Greek signature style. In a gorgeous combination of modern and ancient styles. The high karat gold jewelry was fashioned using traditional techniques and motifs with contemporary flair. The symbols which had been sacred to the Greek culture some thousands of years prior were now manifested in ram, lion, snake and bull jewelry...

This Locket Pendant is a magnificent piece of Austro-Hungarian Garnet, Turquoise and Amethyst jewelry. It is in the Renaissance Revival style and dates to circa 1870. The gems are all set in silver gilt as was the custom of the Austro-Hungarian jewels. In the center is a gorgeous Bohemian Garnet cabochon. The garnet is 9mm by 7mm. Surrounding the garnet are Amethyst, Turquoise and Pearls all set in raised cut down collets. The gems continue onto the bale with a Pearl, Turquoise and Amethyst. The locket opens to reveal places for two photos if desired. I love the way the gems are set in the raised settings on the locket creating a visually stunning and dramatic piece. It is very rare to find Austro-Hungarian lockets...

This is a magnificent piece of Austro-Hungarian Emerald Ruby and Pearl jewelry. It is in the Renaissance Revival style and dates to circa 1870. The...

Rare and Collectible Diane Love for Trifari Japanese Noh Theatre Mask Pendant from the 1970's. Large collectible face mask pendant in faux bronze finish and crystal marquise eyes on ...

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Robert Goosens, the French haute-couture parurier who enjoyed reinterpreting ancient and antique styles of jewelry with rock crystal and faux stones, collaborated with Madame Alix Gres, the Parisian fashion and theatrical-costume designer who founded Maison Gres, to make spiral-wire adornments for her one-offs, such as this handmade hammered brass wire choker with five dropped en-tremblant pendants that are decorated with unique colorful beads and wrapped wire. This necklace dates between 1969-1971 based on similar unsigned spiraled-wire "metal" jewelry without goldsmithing marks in the Manhattan collection of The Met Museum (see our photo), which acquired pieces from Maison Givenchy founder Hubert de Givenchy, who was one of the 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 long draped 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 provenance that we were able to obtain 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 their 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...

This exquisitely detailed pendant displaying "Egyptian Scene" of sterling silver hangs comfortably on a matching sterling silver chain-link necklace. Maker's mark is etched on the back of the pendant. The length of the necklace measures 23 inches. The pendant measures 2 3/8 inches by 1 inch. Total length together is 28 inches. Made in Egypt.

This is a magnificent Museum Quality Austro-Hungarian Ruby, Diamond, Enamel and Pearl Pendant Necklace with a Cupid Archer and his Bow and Arrow with a fabulous Winged Angel at the top. The pendant is in the Renaissance Revival style and dates to circa 1870. The pendant is one of the most beautiful Renaissance Revival jewels...

Carlo and Arthur Giuliano Renaissance Style Chrysolite Enameled Necklace with original box England (London), c. 1895 Gold, enamel, chrysolite Weight 21.4 gr.; Chain 39.8 cm. Gold necklace with red translucent enamel. The centerpiece is formed of three elaborate scrollwork elements, each framing three, fanned out chrysolites in open settings. These are connected by double chains of stylized floral links in red enamel, and the same links create the three pendants in tapering lengths with pear-drop chrysolites, suspended from the central element, as also the chain around the neck with s-shaped hook fastening. On the hook clasp is the maker’s mark “C&AG.” Original fitted brown leather case, gilt triple frame, inset with cream colored velvet and on the matching silk lining of the lid is in gold imprint: A crown, C & A Giuliano/ 115, Piccadilly/London. Self-described as an “art jeweler,” Giuliano began his career on Frith Street in London in 1860. Without a retail shop of his own, he initially supplied jewels to other London firms – Robert Phillip, C. F. Hancock, and Hunt and Roskell...

Etruscan Style Pendant featuring a Topaz oval shaped and is dropped from a starburst yellow gold disk featuring a garnet. The cognac colored, oval shaped smokey topaz measures 10 x ...

Miriam Salat long drop necklace features White resin with vintage sterling silver. Perfect for your summer days and nights. From caftan to evening wear. Cubic zircon full diamond fa...

Vintage 18k Gold Bell Necklace with Malachite These vintage bell necklaces are the perfect way to add a splash of colour to any outfit. Availabl...

This is one of the most stunning antique 19th Century Garnet Enamel jewels we have seen. The Etruscan Archeological Revival pendant features a magnificent blood red Bohemian Garnet cabochon of gorgeous color and size set in a 14 Karat Gold Enamel beaded design. The garnet is surrounded by magnificent gold and enamel work of the highest quality. The pendant is very characteristic of the work of the master Italian jeweler Castellani, who created Etruscan Revival jewels...

Eygptian Revival Askew London Snake Drop Necklace with enamel cloisonne beads in pale pinks and greens. Silverplated antique finish. The snakes are se...

Recalling the stain glass windows of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, this 18k gold pendant is decorated with plique a jour (transparent) enamel of vibrant colors, separated by gold cl...

A Victorian Holbeinesque garnet and chrysoberyl pendant, to the centre an oval cabochon garnet measuring 18 x 14mm, surrounded by polychr...

This killer and stunning vintage Monet signed sculptural bib necklace has abstractions of design. The textural outline of forms has high polish gold tone ...

A 19th century archaeological revival gold necklace, consisting of a mesh chain 5mm wide, suspending one-hundred-and-four cone-shaped drops...

This is a spectacular Museum Quality Antique Pendant in the Renaissance Revival style set with Rose Cut Diamonds and a central hanging Baroque Pearl made by the acclaimed British jewelers, Child & Child (1880-1916), of London. The pendant remains in its original fitted velvet, silk and leather box with the Child & Child insignia. The pendant is made of Silver topped with Pink Gold as was the custom of the Renaissance jewelry...

An Important Giuliano necklace, consisting of three strands of turquoise-enamelled candy-twist gold links interspersed with pearls, the three strands linked to the centre with painte...

An Important Victorian hardstone intaglio necklace, composed of eight Roman intaglios depicting seven of the Olympian gods, with a central drop depi...

An Important Archaeological Revival gem-set gold necklace, the gold chain festoons hung with eight carved corals and suspending a central oval l...

A Renaissance revival emerald, ruby, pearl and enamelled gold pendant, the rectangular-cut emerald estimated to weigh 1.5 carats rub-over set to the centre, flanked with one diamond-...

14k white gold 5 oval green tourmaline weighing 1.26cts. and 1 round full cut diamond weighing .04pts. on a 16 inch link chain.

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...

A fine handcrafted 22KT Gold 'Jaisalmeri' Necklace inspired by ancient Indian traditions. 176 grams of 22kt Gold, 2.50 carats of Uncut Diamonds, 25 carats of Emeralds and Rubies, a...

Hand made in the Etruscan style, designed as twenty eight ruby drops of rich deep raspberry colour, with a larger ruby drop in the center, enhanced by high karat gold link beads and ...

22KT Gold Pankhi Fan Necklace inspired by ancient Indian traditions. This necklace is all about secrets. In ancient India, the Maharanis (queens) had ...

This Custom Designed and Crafted, One of a Kind Statement Necklace by Artisan Tom Castor features a large Winged Scarab as the center piece of this High Design Castor Neck piece. A U...

During the 19th century, the discoveries of ancient archaeological finds influenced and brought on what is referred to as "archaeological revival jewelry," or "Egyptian revival jewel...

Circa 1880 This striking 19th century hollow gold necklace is designed in the Renaissance style of the 1500s – early 1600s. The necklace is craft...

The molten look of the gold plated part of this fabulous vintage signed 1970's Napier necklace is very sculptural. It has a warrior meets Egyptian Revival dramatic look with a green ...

In the manner of Etruscan jewelry, this Tahitian grey pearl pendant is meticulously ornamented with delicate granulation in 22 karat gold and set in...

A beautiful diamond encrusted pendant recalling Ancient Muscovy densely set with co-centric bands of rose diamonds, mounted in silver and 9k rose gold, t...

French Eygptian Revival Scarab Pendant in patinaed and painted celluloid on silk cord with tassel. Pendant 2.4", Cord 30", Tassel 4". 1930's France. ...

This is a spectacular Museum Quality Antique Pendant Necklace in the Renaissance Revival style set with Old European and Rose Cut Diamonds in an extraordinary open work scroll motif ...

This is a magnificent piece of antique Austro-Hungarian Opal, Tourmaline and Enamel jewelry. The pendant is in the Renaissance Revival style and dates to circa 1870. The gems are a...