Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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2010s American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Vintage Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Coral, Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Carnelian, Turquoise, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Sterling Silver
1980s Vintage Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Pearl, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s American Vintage Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Yellow Gold, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
1990s Unknown Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
1940s American Vintage Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1950s German Vintage Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Gold, Gilt Metal, Mixed Metal
Late 20th Century European Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Gilt Metal
2010s Italian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Crystal, Zircon, Base Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Blue Topaz, Rhodolite, Topaz, Peridot, Citrine, Amethyst, Silver, Yellow...
2010s Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Rhodolite, Gold Plate, Ye...
1980s American Vintage Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Vintage Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Gold Plate
20th Century American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Quartz, Multi-gemstone, Chalcedony, Carnelian, Agate, Yellow Gold, Gold,...
2010s European Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Amethyst, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Coral, 18k Gold, Gold, Rose Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Topaz, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Rhodolite, Gold Plate, Ye...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
2010s American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Rock Crystal
20th Century French Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Pearl, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Yellow Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Coral, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Rose Gold
1980s American Vintage Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
2010s Chinese Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold