French Necklaces

Eclectic and vibrant ensemble of three oriental‑inspired vintage necklaces combining braided cords, clusters of seed beads, green glass beads, and decorative elements. These necklac...

Christian Dior by John Galliano 1990s 8 Eight Strands Layers Square Charms Interlinked Chunky Statement Tassel Long Necklace Elegant Modernist Belt, Gold Tone Very excellent conditi...

Augis Virgin Mary pendant in 18 karat gold. Round religious medal depicting the profile of the haloed Virgin Mary. The medal was designed by Grun for the Augis house. The back bears ...

THIS IS A GORGEOUS FRENCH ART NOUVEAU LOCKET PENDANT IN SILVER WITH A BEAUTIFUL REPOUSSE DESIGN OF A FLOWER, LEAF AND BUD MOTIF. This is just a stunning silver flower motif...

This is a rare French Art Deco - Art Nouveau Limoges Enamel Pendant or Brooch by Camille Tharaud (1878-1956) meticulously crafted using the complex pate-sur-pate relief technique, wi...

Rare antique solid yellow gold lucky number 13 pendant with a bow, forget me not flowers and marked with a French horse head hallmark from the 19th century. We are delighted to pre...

Articulated necklace in 18kt yellow gold and diamonds in the style of Bulgari with a geometric pattern paved with diamonds. 7 pavé motifs of 42 diamonds of approximately 0.015 kt eac...

Chanel Rock Crystal Runway "Ice" Necklace from F/W 2010 by Maison Goossens. This is a one of a kind runway model, never commercialized in stores. A massive rock crystal quartz specimen is mounted on silvered bronze as the centerpiece and hangs from a jangle of silvered chains with cascading pave "CC" logo charms. Collector quality. Size: Pendant 5.5" x 4.5" x 1.25". Total length 19" with 7" extender chain. Chanel F/W 2010 "Iceberg" Show description: "Freja Beha Erichsen and three bears on an ice floe. This was the arctic scene at Chanel, where giant chunks of bona fide iceberg, specially transported from Scandinavia, formed the frozen landscape around which models solemnly splashed through a sea of 'berg-melt in shaggy snow boots with ice-block heels." Fur-fringed embroideries and ice jewelry...

Robert Goosens, the French Chanel-favorite haute-couture parurier who enjoyed reinterpreting ancient and antique styles of jewelry with rock crystal and faux stones, also collaborated with Madame Alix Gres as one of our photos documents. 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 entremblant 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, which acquired the necklace that we photographed 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 final 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...

Super long Victorian mourning chain of french jet, which also was possibly used as a muff or lorgnette chain. Composed of polished rhombus and trapezoid shaped jet beads. The long li...

JEAN COCTEAU - Golden metal 'Les gardiens de l'Olympe' ('Olympus guardians') necklace. Jewelry numbered 253/300. Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length: 45 cm SKU:BC76

Chanel Classic 2 Silver CC White Bead Pearl Necklace *Marked 09 *Made in France *Comes with the original box -It is approximately 34″ long. -Wear it as long necklace or wrap it dou...

CHANEL - Golden metal necklace with a beaten golden metal cross pendant with red and green glass paste. Jewelry made by the Goossens Atelier for Chanel. A Collection circa 1984, unde...

This very fashionable and now retired "blossom collection" pendant and necklace crafted in 18K yellow gold is heavily encrusted with modern round brilliant cut diamonds. Well over 10...

Magnificent vintage 18k yellow gold pendant featuring an authentic French 20 Francs Cérès coin dated 1851 (Paris Mint, “A” mark). The obverse bears the effigy of Cérès surrounded by ...

YVES SAINT LAURENT by ROBERT GOOSSENS vintage rare rock crystal cross pendant necklace. This necklace is made of a rock crystal cross adorned by...

Cartier Iconic Panthère de Cartier diamond necklace A timeless Maison icon, reinvented time and time again since her first sighting in 1914. ...

Chanel, Diamond and Pearl 'Comete' Necklace and Bracelet set in 18K White Gold Designed as a constellation, set with cultured pearls and brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in 18 carat w...

Maison Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent unusual pastel tinted rock crystal hand knotted necklace. Composed of large nugget tumbled beads in...

CHANEL - (Made in France) Costume pearl necklace with a baroque style. Golden metal jewelry fastening ornamented with colorful glass paste cabochons. A 1984 Collection. Condition: V...

An extraordinary French Art Nouveau necklace dating from the turn of the twentieth century, formed as a winged serpent suspended from an el...

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a medal representing Saint John the Baptist as a child with a cross and a sheepskin over one shoulder. Signed Tairac, st...

An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold lucky charm pendant designed as a protective mano figa or clenched fist of strength in carved wood with a yellow gold pendant top and bracelet and white...

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER vintage massive antiqued copper tone necklace featuring a massive Medieval inspired cross pendant embellished with citrine color resin cabochons and crystals. Sli...

Description: An elegant Van Cleef & Arpels Magic Alhambra pendant, beautifully crafted in solid 18K yellow gold. This refined piece features a rich blue agate motif, showcasing t...

Description: An elegant Van Cleef & Arpels Papillon Butterfly pendant, exquisitely crafted in solid 18K rose gold. This refined piece features a graceful butterfly motif adorned ...

Crisp and well executed this Van Cleef & Arpels Paris 18 karat yellow gold herringbone link vintage collar necklace is simply perfect. Signed Van Cleef & Arpels with serial number 7...

ANDREE BAZOT vintage bracelet featuring blue shade and black enameled links embellished with a blue glass cabochon. Signed ANDREE BAZOT. Indicative measurements : circumference app...

YVES SAINT LAURENT - (Made in France) Golden metal articulated necklace with orange resin cabochons. Jewelry from the early 1980s under the artistic direction of Yves Saint Laurent. ...

Powerful and rare this Van Cleef & Arpels Paris Georges L'Enfant Aries zodiac modernist 18 karat yellow gold large size pendant disc is both precious and collectible. Circa 1975...

Rare 1970s Chanel oversize multicolor gripoix and faux-pearl detachable pendant choker. Six-link extension was added in the 1980s. Comes with original box.

A vintage 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a champagne bucket. Stamped with the owl mark for French import and 18 karat gold, along with 750 for 18 karat gold and...

Vintage Christian Dior Boutique Link Belt with Rectangle Buckle, Circa 1980s. Stunning belt, but can also be wrapped around and worn like a necklace. 33.5" maximum links, though you...

An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold pendant designed as a medal depicting the Virgin Mary with plique-a-jour enamel, a rose-cut diamond and surrounded by 46 natural seed pearls. Signed Sel...

Van Cleef & Arpels necklace from the 1980s, in yellow gold, diamonds, and rubies, featuring a yellow gold motif adorned with a stunning pavé setting of brilliant-cut diamonds, en...

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as the zodiac star sign of Cancer, depicting a crab with the dates 22-VI – 22-VII. Stamped with the French eagle’s head for...

Description: An elegant Magic Alhambra Special Edition necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels, exquisitely crafted in solid 18K white gold. This refined piece features luminous white mot...

YVES SAINT LAURENT - "Flowers and Scale Embroidery" Collection, Spring/Summer 1983 Haute Couture, under the artistic direction of Yves Saint Laurent. Gold-tone metal necklace with r...

Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. Aventurine Quartz egg pendant necklace Aventurine Quartzt egg wrapped as a gift, with ribbon motif, 18 karat yellow gold; Size: stone size approx 24...

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold pendant designed as a medal depicting Jesus Christ on a throne in the heavens surrounded by angels. Stamped with the eagle’s head for 18 karat gol...

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant depicting St Christopher as he carries the infant Christ across a river set in a faceted gold frame. Stamped with the eagle’s head f...

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER statement bronze tone Art Deco inspired sautoir necklace featuring glass beads and a massive pendant with chain tassel embellished with light grey opal color cryst...

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a medal depicting Rafael’s cherub within a raised frame. Engraved to the reverse with the date 1-9-66. Stamped with the ...

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

Mightychic offers this Van Cleef & Arpels Vintage Alhambra 20-Motif Necklace in rare Burnt Onyx is an extraordinary expression of heritage elegance and collector rarity. Highly sough...

Unusual Madeleine Riviere rare Maison Gripoix bead and crystal collar. The two strand necklace has pendant drops which have hand poured mottled glass over each pate de verre topaz Gr...

A stunning high quality Vintage Givenchy necklace from the 1980s. The perfect style statement with a luxe gold finish and geometric design featuring rich black enamelling and rhinest...

Rare Coco Chanel sautoir necklace 1950's by Maison Gripoix. The Art Deco inspired long necklace is composed of imitation glass hand knotted pearls with a pair of fine emerald poured ...

Charming and highly collectible Boucheron hedgehog pendant necklace crafted in 18K yellow gold, showcasing the Maison’s whimsical yet refined animal...

Description: An elegant Vintage Alhambra pendant from the 2012 Holiday Edition by Van Cleef & Arpels, beautifully crafted in solid 18K gold. This refined piece features a lumino...

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a round medal with a relief of Jesus Christ with the Sacred Heart to one side; to the other, the Virgin Mary as Madonna ...

YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage silver toned necklace featuring faceted green-blue resin cabochons and ball link chain. Lobster clasp closure. Extension chain. Embossed YSL Made in Fran...

A beautiful vintage Cartier C de Cartier diamond-set necklace set in 18k white gold, circa 2000s.

The piece features the iconic Cartier C motifs, which are in articulated l...

This elegant necklace dates from the c.1930 and was created in France by the Louis Rousselet company. Condition Report: Very Good - A tiny element of rubbing to the plating on the d...

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Unisex High Collection Triangle Rivet Oval Charms Gold Balls Glow Dome Chunky Statement Necklace Earrings Jewellery Set, Gold Tone Very good condition...

For sale is this large "Plus qu'hier et moins que demain" love token. This love medallion of all love medallions was first created by the famous Lyon jeweller Alphonse Augis. He base...

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold love charm pendant with a rebus spelling out "Plus qu'hier, moins que demain" ("More than yesterday, less than tomorrow") - a line taken from the ...

Van Cleef & Arpels Lucky Alhambra Multi Gemstone Long Chain Necklace In 18k Yellow Gold. The necklace features 12 charms stationary across 18k yellow gold cable chain. There are...

DIOR - 2005 Spring-Summer ready-to-wear Collection under the artistic direction of John Galliano. Silvery metal choker necklace. Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length:...

DIOR - Impressive multi-row Massai necklace made of golden metal snake chains. A Collection from the late 1990s - early 2000s under the artistic direction of John Galliano. Conditio...