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Jewelry Type: Fashion Jewelry
Period: Mid-20th Century
Art Deco Cerulean Blue Glass Multi Strand Drop Necklace
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and elegant vintage original Art deco multi tier and multi strand cerulean blue glass necklace is amazing on the neck. There are 4 gr...
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Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Multi-Strand Necklaces
1960's Gilt Collar, Pre Columbian Designs
Located in New York, NY
1960's Gilt Collar with Pre Columbian mask motifs. Hard collar is hinged at front to central plaque. Gilt metal with black and deep green beads. Cen...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gilt Metal
Large Gilt Metal Pharaoh Locket and Chain with Blue Enamel
Located in London, GB
Large gilt metal pharaoh locket and chain, with the inside finished with blue enamel on one side. The locket measures length 6.4 cm / 2.5 inches by width 4.7 cm / 1.85 inches. The hi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gilt Metal, Enamel
62" Venetian Wedding Cake Glass Bead Necklace, 1960s
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item
- Collectible costume jewelry piece from the mid-century
- 62" length
- Pastel blue wedding cake style Venetian glass beads
- Milky gla...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Chain Necklaces
Juliana Cross Statement Necklace or Brooch By DeLizza & Elster, 1960s
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item
- Collectible costume jewelry piece from the mid-century
- Gold plated hardware
- 4" x 3.25" pendant
- 36" removable chain
- Jet black glass rhinestones
- Can be...
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
DENISE GATARD, vintage NECKLACE, ceramic, French modernist
Located in SAINT-CLOUD, FR
Rare old necklace,
60s vintage,
ceramic and glass,
by Denise Gatard,
collectibles,
total length 47 cm, height 5 cm, weight 60 g,
good condition with traces of time,
Denise Gatard (1908 - 1991) is a famous French ceramist.
A graduate of the School of Applied Arts in rue Duperré, in 1929 she entered the studio of Jean Dunand, one of the great creators of the Art Deco movement and master of lacquer. She learned this technique, worked with gold powder and eggshell. His work is representative of the decorative arts of the 1950s to 1970s.
In the 1960s, she abandoned shaped pieces to devote herself to jewelry with ceramic and resin necklaces and tiaras that Michel Faré described as 'precious workmanship.'
His personal contribution consists in particular in the introduction of gold in ceramics.
FR:
Rarissime Collier ancien...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Artist Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Nettie Rosenstein Vermeil Starburst Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Nettie Rosenstein Vermeil Starburst Pendant set in sterling with pink gold vermeil finish. Set with crystal pastes and emerald cabocchons. Circa 1940's on original chain. 1940's USA....
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Drop Necklaces
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Robert GOOSSENS Paris, magnificent old NECKLACE, vintage, glass, High Fashion
Located in SAINT-CLOUD, FR
Beautiful old NECKLACE,
50s vintage,
by High Fashion designer Robert GOOSSENS,
length 94 cm, weight 84 g,
extraordinary work, exceptional quality,
golden metal, glass beads,
good con...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
1950s Diamanté Parure: Choker Necklace + Earclips
Located in New York, NY
VERY BREEZY presents: The only things better than finding one of these increasingly rare diamanté jewels is find a set of them— still in their original box! This parure was made in t...
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Vintage 1940s Regency Choker Necklaces
Trifari Silver Plated Brushed and Shiny Link Design Necklace circa 1960s
By Trifari
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Trifari silver plated brushed and shiny link design necklace. Length 39.7 cm / 15.6 inches by width 8 mm / .3 inch. The necklace has a double ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Link Necklaces
Space Age Paco Rabanne Style Collar Necklace with Blue and Red Enamel, 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning collar necklace with Space Age design was designed in France in the 1960s. This piece is nicely made and is reminiscent of Paco Rab...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Enamel, Stainless Steel
Vintage Hand Wrought Mexican Silver Kissing Lovebirds Pendant / Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Vintage hand wrought Mexican silver kissing lovebirds brooch, signed with artist initials and Taxco 925 silver stamp.
There is also a silver ring on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Artisan Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
CIS countess Cissy ZOLTOWSKA, Magnificent old NECKLACE, vintage High Fashion
Located in SAINT-CLOUD, FR
Beautiful old NECKLACE,
50s vintage,
High Fashion designer CIS countess Cissy ZOLTOWSKA,
total length 60 cm, medallion height 5 cm, medallion width 6.5...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Pendant Necklaces
Mimi di Nardo Snake Clasp Pearls
By Mimi di N
Located in New York, NY
Striking Mimi di Nardo Snake Clasp Pearls from the 1960's with multiple strand of faux pearls with gilt coiled snake clasp with faux emerald eyes. Approx 1...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Artisan Multi-Strand Necklaces
Materials
Gilt Metal
Paco Rabanne Space Age Futuristic Chrome and Black Enamel Choker Necklace
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paco Rabanne, Paris, designed this stunning geometric Space Age chocker necklace circa 1960. The piece features black enamel metal square elements built together and contrasted with ...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Materials
Enamel
TRIFARI Alfred Philippe Gripoix, old NECKLACE, cast glass paste flowers, vintage
Located in SAINT-CLOUD, FR
Beautiful old NECKLACE,
petals in white cast glass, green leaves in enamelled metal, Gripoix glass,
TRIFARI Alfred Philippe Gripoix,
VINTAGE 40s,
diameter of a flower 4.5 cm,
total length (with chain) 39cm,
very good quality,
collectible,
Good condition for its age,
(note - erasure of gilding on the metal parts, some micro cracks on the sheets of glass paste (they are not very visible to the naked eye)).
Since the 1920s, Trifari has been one of the most respected and admired costume jewelry producers in the United States.
Founded in the 1910s by Gustavo Trifari, the Italian immigrant son of a goldsmith from Naples,
the company has designed jewelry that has been worn by countless high profile clients like Mamie Eisenhower, Madonna...
FR:
Magnifique COLLIER ancien,
pétales en verre coulé blanc, les feuilles vertes en métal émaillé, verre Gripoix,
TRIFARI Alfred Philippe Gripoix,
VINTAGE des...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Artist Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Mother of Pearl Round Bead Necklace with a Silver Clasp circa 1940s
Located in London, GB
Lovely mother of pearl necklace with round beads and a silver clasp stamped 'sterling'. Measuring necklace length 62.5 cm / 24.6 inches, and the beads are 5.75 mm / .22 inch. The sil...
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Mid-20th Century Beaded Necklaces
Couture 1930s ElsaSchiaparelliStyle Pink FauxRubyGoldGlassBeads Tassel Sautoir
Located in Chicago, IL
Long before Barbie, Elsa Schiaparelli famously embraced "shocking pink" for her Surrealist-aesthetic couture clothing and handcrafted costume jewelry, which she commissioned from Parisian paruriers beginning in the late 1920s--when some of the most expensive jewels were fuchsia Burmese rubies. In this antique glass-beaded sautoir tassel-necklace, 37 "shocking pink" balls are each delicately caged like hot-air balloons by seven textural strands of faux-pearl-and-gold seed beads. These spherical stations are spaced by lustrous white medium-size faux pearls, ending in a four-strand seed-bead tassel that cages four of the fuchsia faux pearls. The beads are strung on bright magenta silk cord without a clasp.
Sautoirs were an essential element of flapper style since Schiaparelli's couture-mentor Paul Poiret changed the silhouette of clothing in the 1920s, while the long necklaces remained popular until wartime 1939.
To compete with her rival couturier Gabriel "Coco" Chanel, Schiaparelli (1890-1973) relied on the same French glassmakers, Maison Gripoix and Louis Rousselet--the masters of faux pearls at the time who added organic-ingredient coatings to their handmade glass beads. Either glass workshop that was established by the 1920s could have been commissioned to make the progressive hot-pink pearls for this unsigned necklace that dates to the Art Deco period.
The design of this highly-textural tri-color sautoir featuring fuchsia spheres particularly suits the style of one of Schiaparelli's most frequent paruriers through the 1930s, Jean Clement. Some of his relevant unsigned work for Schiaparelli is in museum collections like The Met, including highly-textural tri-color sphere-decorated buttons/brooches and a fuchsia-toned metal-rosebud bead necklace.
After Schiaparelli had become associated with fuchsia, she made particularly prolific use of this bright magenta in the late 1930s. In her demi-couture collections such as "Circus" and "Comedia del' Arte" (see our 3 photos), fuchsia jackets are adorned with similar colorful spherical glass beads among embroidered appliques and animal/clown brooches, as well as whimsical painted-ceramic buttons...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Gold
Bakelite and Lucite Extra Long Necklace Burgundy, Hot Pink, Apple Green Beads
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a beautiful extra-long Bakelite and Lucite beaded necklace. The piece boasts assorted beads in various shapes: round, long stick, and roun...
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Vintage 1950s French Modern Beaded Necklaces
Long Mother of Pearl Bead Necklace
Located in London, GB
Lovely long mother of pearl necklace with oval shaped beads, small mother of pearl spacers., and a rhinestone set clasp. Measuring necklace length 130 cm / 51 inches.
The necklace has graduated sized beads. It has been re-designed and restrung in the past, the string has stretched. The design is not symetrical, the necklace will need re-designing. The mother of pearl beads...
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Mid-20th Century Beaded Necklaces
Brass and Celluloid Ball Drop 1940s Necklace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous Brass chain and emerald color celluloid ball drop necklace. There are nine drops at the center front with 3 rows of 3 dangling balls flanked by 2 balls on either side foll...
Category
Vintage 1940s Drop Necklaces
Materials
Brass
Talosel and Mirror Line Vautrin Sautoire
By Line Vautrin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Spectacular sautoire necklace in delicate golden bronze iridescent mirrored fragments, all set in color 'talousel', French resin, by Line Vautrin - made in France circa 1950/60s.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Artisan Chain Necklaces
Renoir Matisse Copper Mid Century Gold Black and White Enamel Drop Link Necklace
By Renoir
Located in London, GB
Renoir Matisse polished copper and anodized mid century link necklace, featuring beautiful pale gold and black enamel drops flecked with white. Measuring length, including the chain,...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Drop Necklaces
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Trifari Gold Plated Brushed and Shiny Leaves Link Necklace circa 1960s
By Trifari
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Trifari gold plated brushed and shiny leaves link necklace. Measuring length 39.5 cm / 15.5 inches including the extension chain with the Trifari logo charm, by width 1.3 cm / .5 inch.
This classic Trifari necklace...
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Vintage 1960s American Link Necklaces
Elegant Marcel Boucher Gold and Pave Knot Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Boucher Elegant Gold and Pave Knot Necklace from the 1950's. Graduated knot motifs in braided gilt metal with pave accents. Adjustable length. Fits 15"-18", Width 1".
Category
Vintage 1950s American Retro Link Necklaces
Materials
Gilt Metal
Alfred Philippe for Trifari Fragonard Moonstone Fruit Salad Choker
Located in New York, NY
Alfred Philippe for Trifari, Fragonard Moonstone Fruit Salad Choker of gold plated base metal, crystal rhinestones and molded fruit salad cabochons.
Excellent Condition Marked: Trifari with Crown
L 15.25" x W .5", Center 4".
The patent for designer Alfred Philippe, filed Jan, granted June 1948. This two element variant was advertised with series name, for sale at Famous Barr, price $15, in the St Louis Missouri...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Link Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
Art Deco Silver Tone Rhinestone Faux Tortoiseshell Necklace with Drop Pendant
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Art Deco silver tone and faux tortoiseshell necklace, set with a small dome and rhinestone design (there are three domes missing), and...
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Vintage Triple Sterling 925 Chain 30" Long Modernist Necklace with Masks
Located in Boston, MA
Unusual vintage gift.
Marked/stamped 925.
At selection-coste here on 1stdibs, we love to combine ship - please inquire.
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Modernist Multi-Strand Necklaces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Trifari AlfredPhilippe GoldDemiParure TasselEarrings & CrystalDiamanteLinkCollar
Located in Chicago, IL
For Trifari by mid-century, its artistic director French-born Alfred Philippe designed this yellow-gold set including the seven-bar linked collar with central invisibly-set diamante,...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Link Necklaces
Materials
Crystal, Gilt Metal, Gold, Yellow Gold, Base Metal
Art Deco Faceted French Jet and Rhinestone Ball Bead Necklace circa 1930s
Located in London, GB
Fabulous Art Deco faceted french jet bead necklace with rhinestone ball beads. The necklace is knotted between each bead. Measuring length ap...
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Vintage 1930s Beaded Necklaces
Modernist Scandinavian Sterling 925 Vintage 3D Orb Pendant Made in Finland
Located in Boston, MA
Photos don't do this amazing piece justice!
Modernist vintage statement piece. Perfectly engineered,
The ball turns in all directions.
Signed and stamped 925 sterling with artist/m...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Crown Trifari Vintage 1950s Coral Orange Floral Beaded Gold Set Necklace Brooch
Located in Wokingham, England
Very excellent condition. 100% genuine. Signed at the back. 100% Genuine.
Size: Earrings: 2.5*2.1 cm, Necklace: 35 cm, extended chain 5 cm.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come wit...
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Vintage 1950s American Baroque Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate
A large topaz paste necklace and earrings, Christian Dior by Mitchel Maer, c1954
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
An outstanding and highly unusual necklace and matching earrings, made by Mitchel Maer for Christian Dior. Clear bright topaz coloured pastes are set in softly gilded metal to create...
Category
Vintage 1950s British Byzantine Drop Necklaces
Materials
Gilt Metal
Art Deco Mid Blue and Clear Glass Fringe Necklace Collar
Located in London, GB
Fabulous Art Deco fringe necklace collar with classic Deco design mid blue and clear glass beads. They are interspersed with three small disc shaped fa...
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Antique Chain adorned with German Glass Beads & Pearls, Entwine Necklace
Located in Monrovia, CA
Inspired by the Glam of the 1920s, the antique chain is detailed with beautiful filigree. The chain is adorned with 3 vintage German glass beads that are edged with 24K gold and fres...
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Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, 24k Gold, Gold-filled
Crown Trifari 1950s Gripoix Purple Amber Green Round Interlock Pendant Necklace
Located in Wokingham, England
100% Genuine. Very good condition. Very light scratches or colour loss, barely noticeable. Rare to find.
A very beautiful necklace, signed at the back.
Size: 42 cm, extend chain: 6...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate
Vintage Art Deco Inspired Emerald Crystal Necklace 1940s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A Vintage Deco Style Emerald Necklace. This beautiful creation embodies the Art Deco period bringing emerald and white crystal together in an eternally stylish design featuring scall...
Category
Vintage 1940s Choker Necklaces
Vintage Enamel Danish brooch Chinese ceramic Vintage glass necklace Sterling
By Lorraines' Bijoux
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Vintage Turquoise Enamel Sterling Silver Danish 50’s brooch Pendant necklace with Chinese ceramic beads and vintage Czech glass beads from the 30’s comprise this stunning necklace. I...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Trifari 1970s Necklace and Chandelier Earrings
Located in Alford, MA
c.1960s-'70s Trifari necklace and earrings set, the necklace comprised of three gold chains, the shortest of which features a large pendant with free-...
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Mid-20th Century American Pendant Necklaces
Marcel Boucher Retro Emerald Paste Parure
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Marcel Boucher Retro Emerald Paste Parure from the 1940's. Gas pipe chain used with pave and emerald paste retro motifs. Tassel drop necklace ...
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Vintage 1940s American Retro Drop Necklaces
Materials
Rhodium
Pink Glass Bead 1950s Necklace and Earring Set
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous elaborate pink glass beaded choker necklace and screw back earring set. The oval shaped beads are attached to netting on the underside for comfort and closes at the back with a flower beaded brass backed clasp. The earrings are screw back. Made in Western Germany...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Choker Necklaces
Materials
Brass
Miriam Haskell Long Faux Pearl Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Miriam Haskell Long Faux Pearl Necklace of freshwater pearls with signed clasp. Long strand that can be wrapped several times. 52" with 6mm beads. 1960's USA.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Beaded Necklaces
1960s Modernist Cleopatra Style Brutalist Evil Eye Drop Gold Statement Necklace
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Wonderful 1960s Cleopatra Egyptian style statement necklace featuring a dangling evil eye design. This modernist brutalist Dali style was common in ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Drop Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate
LB Chinese inlaid bead necklace, Bakelite, Turquoise glass, Goldfilled beads
By Lorraines' Bijoux
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
LB handmade, one of a kind ,Vintage Chinese kingfisher inlaid gold beads and French 80’s Bakelite beads comprise a necklace of incredible beauty.Antique Turquoise glass...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Turquoise, Gold-filled
LB Art Deco style vintage Mexican sterling/marcasite/Coral/Turquoise necklace
By Lorraines' Bijoux
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
LB offers Art Deco style , triple vintage Mexican sterling , marcasite, coral and turquoise drops , handmade, one of a kind necklace. Vintage glass turquoise beads and Chinese coral ( with sterling silver filigree beads) enhance these highly unusual pendants...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Materials
Coral, Marcasite, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Vintage Carven Paris Pink Cabochon Sautoir 1960s
By Carven
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A stunning and rare vintage Carven Paris cabochon sautoir necklace. The house of Carven was established in Paris by Marie-Louise Carven in 1945 and remain...
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Vintage 1960s More Necklaces
Trifari Enamel Flower "Rue de la Paix" Necklace, Alfred Phillipe
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Enamel Flower "Rue de la Paix" Necklace by Alfred Phillipe from the 1930's. Delicate flowers hand enameled on rhodium metal with pave rhinestone accents. Late 1930's USA.
Un...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Link Necklaces
Materials
Rhodium, Enamel
line vautrin pendant
By Line Vautrin
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Icone pendant Sign Line Vautrin hand made in 1940 in bronze.
Category
Vintage 1940s Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Bronze
Old High Fashion set, BROOCH NECKLACE and EARRINGS, vintage
Located in SAINT-CLOUD, FR
Magnificent old PARURE:
BROOCH NECKLACE and EARRINGS with Clips,
100% High Fashion, exceptional workmanship, extraordinary quality,
vintage 40s - 50s,
French haute couture designer to be identified,
gold metal, pearls, rhinestones, glass cabochons,
dimensions:
BROOCH: 10.5 x 3.5 cm, weight 18 g,
EARRINGS: 7 x 3.5 cm, weight 1 6 g,
NECKLACE: total length 43 cm, adjustable length, weight 28 g, pendant 4.5 x 4.5 cm,
good condition (with slight traces of time).
FR:
Magnifique PARURE ancienne:
COLLIER BROCHE et BOUCLES D'OREILLES a Clips,
100% Haute Couture, travail exceptionnel, qualité extraordinaire,
vintage des années 40...
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Vintage 1950s French Artist Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
1960's Whiting & Davis Gold Mesh Scarf Necklace
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Known for inventing metal mesh at the turn of the last century, this Whiting & Davis goldtone mesh scarf necklace from the 1960's is stylish, chic ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Choker Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate
Renoir MidCentury ArtNouveau-Style Copper Openwork Curvilinear Link Necklace
By Renoir
Located in Chicago, IL
With organically-shaped copper openwork links recalling the rhythmic motifs of American architect Louis Sullivan from the Art-Nouveau period, this Renoir mid-century curvilinear 17-l...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Link Necklaces
Materials
Copper
LB Vintage Sterling Marcasite Turquoise drops necklace Mother of Pearl buckle
By Lorraines' Bijoux
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
LB Vintage Sterling Silver, Marcasite, Turquoise
Mexican drop pendants with an antique Mother of Pearl buckle and lovely blue turquoise beads and vintage M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Materials
Marcasite, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Vendome 1948-55 Crystal Beaded Set Earrings & 3Strand Capped Faux Pearl Necklace
By Vendome
Located in Chicago, IL
Between 1948-1955 this early Vendome crystal set was made for a high-end line by Coro to include a three-strand tricolor beaded necklace with flowe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Revival Multi-Strand Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Crystal, Silver, Base Metal
Mother of Pearl Disc Necklace and Earrings Set 1950s
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous mother of pearl necklace and earring set. The choker necklace has 2 rows of 3/4" mother of pearl discs draping from a chain...
Category
Vintage 1950s Choker Necklaces
LB Sterling Charoite pendant Sterling leaf Amethyst beads Sterling bead necklace
By Lorraines' Bijoux
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
LB Vintage Sterling Silver and Charorite pendant with vintage sterling silver leaf brooch accent with Amethyst beads emphasizing the coolness of the Sterlin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Amethyst, Charoite, Natural Pearl, Sterling Silver
Couture DiorDesigner WesternGermany MaxMuller CitrineCrystal Gold ChokerNecklace
Located in Chicago, IL
While making similar mid-century haute-couture costume-jewelry necklaces for Christian Dior, designer Max Muller who was based near Kaufbeuren, Western Germany, created this unsigned gold-tone choker collar featuring faux-diamond mixed-cut brown and clear crystals with safety chain.
He was internationally known for his historic-replicas for the film industry. So today, some of the largest collections of his rare work were acquired by female movie stars, such as Sophia Lauren...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modernist Choker Necklaces
Materials
Crystal, Brown Diamond, Gold, Gilt Metal
1930s Multicoloured Novelty Bakelite Necklace
Located in London, GB
Impressive 1930s Bakelite necklace made up of multicoloured beads in various shades of dark green, mustard, orange, tan, red, brown and black - colours which were given food-related names such as Creamed Corn, Butterscotch, Egg Yolk, and Salmon. Each bead is reminiscent of a chess piece, with rounded lines that very much echo the art deco styles of the era.
Originally used for industrial purposes thanks to its ability to withstand heat, moulded Bakelite and its cast cousin, Catalin, made the jump to costume jewellery in the 1920s and had their heyday in the 1930s and 1940s with this necklace being one of the more decadent examples. When worn, the piece makes an impressive statement thanks to its substantial size and colourful appearance. Its generous length makes it possible to slip easily on and off overhead or it can be worn looped over. Truly a rare find which belongs in a serious collection.
Condition wise, this is verging on extraordinary given the complexity of the carving and the shear number of individuals beads. We count very close to 250 hand carved beads...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Vintage Opaque Clear Glass Bib Tear Drop Vintage Necklace 1940s
Located in Wallkill, NY
Stunning choker necklace with teardrop glass beading. Has a light iridescent to it. Measuring 15mm x 11.9 @ the widest- 7.64 Rounds. Total length is 16.5in. This is a stunning vintag...
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Vintage 1940s Choker Necklaces
Vintage Fashion Necklaces and Other Costume Jewelry
Find a broad range of eye-catching and unique vintage fashion necklaces in the collection of fashion jewelry and watches on 1stDibs.
From understated cords to chunky designer necklaces in the Art Deco style to the vibrant collars of the 1960s — when psychedelic-prints maestro Emilio Pucci commissioned Milanese fashion jewelry house Coppola e Toppo to create dramatic designs strung with Pop art–hued plastic beads — has costume jewelry’s clever marriage of base metals and imitation gems ever gone out of style?
For lovers of fashion or costume jewelry, which is typically designed to wear with current fashions and made of inexpensive materials, there has been no shortage of extraordinary necklace designs over the years from brands such as Trifari, Miriam Haskell and others.
In the 1980s, designers like Yves Saint Laurent looked to the flashy wartime-era fashion jewelry of the 1940s for inspiration when creating his statement-making necklaces of glass and rhinestones (the latter have defined glamour since as far back as the 13th century). Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel introduced her costume jewels in the 1920s, when the economy was roaring and fine jewelry was the main mode of adornment among her clients. Today, vintage Chanel necklaces from the brand’s fashion jewelry lines — glass and faux-pearl designs as well as gold pendant necklaces — are particularly popular.
On 1stDibs, find vintage drop necklaces, beaded necklaces and other costume jewelry today.
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