Vintage Victorian-Style Festoon Necklace with Topaz Paste

This incredible vintage Ciner necklace features pate de verre that remarkably resemble genuine rubies. Pate de verre is a jewelry process in which glass is ground down to fine particles and recombined with a binding substance, resulting in what appears to be a fine gemstone! Dozens and dozens of these "ruby" beads are strung on multiple strands, punctuated by pavé crystal rondel beads, creating a sumptuous statement. Note that even the clasp is worth displaying— it can be worn in the back or showing to the side. Circa late 1970s/early 1980s, Ciner jewelry...

I have a long-held fascination with Victorian hair art and mourning jewelry, and this piece is full of amazing details. In the 19th Century Europe a...

There is something so magical to me about vintage and antique cameos: the way the portraits are rendered in such incredible detail seems to tell a person's mystery. This cameo is carved from genuine shell with such impressive precision, and it's set in solid 18k gold. It is both a pendant, and a brooch; the pin back is not visible when it's worn as a pendant, and I love the way the bail dangles down and disappears when it's worn as brooch, making it truly two pieces in one. It was likely made in the 1930s, but it's also possible that the cameo itself was made even earlier, and the brooch fastener was later added around the 1930s or 1940s. This cameo depicts a Spanish woman, wearing a mantilla comb...

This gorgeous crystal waterfall necklace was crafted from fine Czech crystal in 1950s. The crystals are beautifully faceted, in orange and a milky ivory hue, on a silver chain— the c...

A beautiful 18k white gold mother of pearl necklace from the Vintage Alhambra collection by Van Cleef & Arpels. Features 20 iconic clover motifs, each set with a beaded edge and a mo...

A luxurious 18k white gold necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels from the Magic Alhambra collection. The necklace features 6 four leaf clover motifs alternating in size, set with a total of...

Extraordinary Louis Rousselet draped bib necklace of dramatic pate de verre swags and hand sewn oval plaques in turquoise, opaline, carnelian, jet and aurora crystal hand made beads...

Louis Rousselet Parure of cream, pale pink and silver grey handmade signature Rousselet pearls. Comprising a two strand flexible necklace on metal wire, a two strand flexible wrap br...