French Necklaces

Cartier Necklace "Dentelle" Collection in Platinum made with Round Brilliant Cut Diamonds. 120 Stones Approx 9.00 cts Set in Platinum with 18k White gold Clasp circa 2006 A wonderful...

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a medal depicting the Virgin Mary in a halo. Signed E. Dropsy, stamped with the eagle mark for 18 karat gold and French ...

Chanel double strand faux pearl sautoir necklace with bow and CC logo stations, from Spring/Summer 2006. This classic Chanel necklace features ...

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. ...

The necklace is a stunning example of the collaboration between Robert Goossens and Yves Saint Laurent, reflecting the opulent and bold aesthetic of the 1980s. Goossens, known as the...

3 strand graduated lucite necklace composed of elongated black barrels and faceted clear lucite beads by Pierre Cardin, Paris. Signature logo clasp. Lengths: 24" to 30". Excellent ...

Pierre Cardin silver brushed metal necklace with abstract pendant. Made In Italy. -Measurements- Necklace: 10.5" Pendant: 2" wide X 2" Long Good Vin...

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant or medal designed by Augis depicting St Christopher carrying the infant Christ across the river. This unusual version is modelled in...

Necklace in 18 karat yellow gold. This long gold chain features a mesh of twisted gold wires and a spring-ring clasp. Length : 80 cm approximately, width : 3,7 mm approximately. Tota...

A fabulous Cartier Suite featuring a Cartier drop necklace and matching earrings set with ceramic, black mother of pearl and Cartier round brilliant cut ...

Lanvin Massive Coiled Runway Collar from the 1980's. Gold leafed hand made papier mache "curls" are spaced with pastel cut acrylic "stones". The ends are finished with antique silve...

Designed by Eva Soussana, artist and founder of Hera-Jewellery, this timeless and elegant pendant necklace from the "Diana" collection with its pure and refined line was designed for...

YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage chunky gold tone chain necklace featuring a raised and textured mythological creature medallion. Toggle and hearts closure with YVES SAINT LAURENT signatu...

An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold pendant designed as a round medal depicting the Virgin Mary with a halo and a twisted rope surround. Signed G. Serraz. Stamped with the eagle’s head for...

JEAN LOUIS SCHERRER gorgeous vintage gold toned necklace featuring textured bows, leaves and flowers embellished with orange/yellow resin cabochons. Panther head spring clasp. Adjus...

Pierre Cardin large and lmposing Mod lion head pendant necklace. Of brushed silver plate base metal, the chain necklace of silver plate steel. Exc...

Robert Goosens, the French haute-couture Chanel-favorite parurier who enjoyed reinterpreting ancient and antique styles of jewelry with rock crystal and faux stones, also collaborated with Madame Alix Gres. 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 en-tremblant 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 (see our photo), which acquired it 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 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...

Celebrate timeless elegance with this exquisite clip pendant from Van Cleef & Arpels' renowned Cosmos™ collection. Drawing inspiration from the maison’s iconic floral motifs, the des...

Christian Dior gold-tone logo-letters polished necklace featuring logo letters pendant, rhinestone embellishment, signature CD logo charm, cable-link chain, lobster claw fastening. L...

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Robert Goossens Arty Gripoix Blue Navy Cabochon Crystals Beads Ball Circle Round Flowers Leaf Maltese Cross Coins 5 Layers Strands Bib Collar Choker Ch...

The pendant features a mesmerizing panther, gracefully perched on a ceramic ring, adorned with black lacquer spots that add a touch of drama to the design. The panther's onyx nose an...

18K Yellow Gold Hammered Curb Link Necklace from Henry Dunay. Bright Finish Look on this gorgeous heavy necklace. From our Estate Collection gorgeous Henry Dunay 18K Yellow Gold Ha...

Fabulous large Chanel necklace from the late 1980s. Triple strand gold tone chain links with large faux pearls throughout. Two large gold tone jump rings at ends with a spring ring c...

Unusual graduated necklace and ear clips, of gilt metal flat rings embedded in baroque pearls, earrings are signed Clipsor ,made in France. Neck 20-22" ear 1" daimeter

This Signed Van Cleef & Arpels Vintage Sautoir, made in France in the 1970s with French assay marks, features a carved coral stylized trefoil embellis...

18k White Gold Pure Alhambra 9 Motifs Diamond Necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels. With 9 diamond Alhambras 16mm each VVS1 clarity, E color total weight approximately 3.50ct Details: Leng...

Cartier Trinity 18k Gold Long Station Necklace Chain Long 18k gold necklace by Cartier, featuring 9 Trinity knot stations. Necklace is 41.5" long. Stations are 7mm wide. Marked Cart...

This lovely french necklace is silver-plate and is signed J.P. Coutrel. The weave of silver-plate is textural. It is from the 80's. It rests on the high point of the back of the neck...

Pendant in 18 karat yellow gold. Round in shape, this antique medallion is made of 2 clear, colorless glasses. They are held together by a chased gold circle, decorated with small la...

Chain in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. Antique chain with slightly openwork navette motifs separated by oval gold rings. The clasp is a snap hook. Dimensions : Length : ...

Medal Virgin Mary Chain Necklace Vintage Medal, Designer of Chain : J Dauphin 14k Gold Plated Brass Chain and Silver Medal Symbols or medals can become a powerful tool in our arse...

CHRISTIAN LACROIX vintage rare massive ethnic tribal inspired four strands gold tone choker necklace featuring scarified links and rings. Both ends are made of deep red studded leath...

Pierre Cardin pendant necklace of gold and silvered metal with large and small fish swimming in opposite directions. Set in burnished metal, Signed on the clasp and pendant back. 20"...

Van Cleef & Arpels, original retro 18 karat yellow gold chain and diamond necklace. The necklace is from the 1980's with an English link/ herringbone chain style and center diamond ...

SKU AT-2283 Comes With Pouch Only Date 2010 Model ARD32300 Serial Number BL****** Metal 18k Yellow Gold Stones Diamond Weight approx 5.6 g Width approx 2.2 cm Condition Excellent ___...

Art Deco Maison Gripoix faceted crystal ring and diamante cluster long flapper style sautoir. Hundreds of hand sewn pastes are used as connectors between the rings. This substantia...

Striking Histoire de Verre Autumnal Pate de Verre Suite Necklace with large bib necklace and ear clips. Completely handmade poured glass flower stations with hand made beads in tonal...

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as an oval medal depicting the Virgin Mary with plique a jour blue enamel surround, over the words 'SANCTA MARIA'. Signed E Dropsy...

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER vintage antiqued bronze tone choker necklace featuring 3 amber color resin cameos links featuring inlaids with scarab and ancient roman cameo...

CHANEL - (Made in France) Costume pearl necklace with Swarovski rhinestones. Jewelry from the early 1980s. Additional information: Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length:...

Amazing and Exotic Chinese necklace or sautoir crafted from jadeite and agate, tied around the neck with a silk cord. This is an ancestral-inspired piece, made with carefully carved...

Strong statement gilt necklace from Givenchy,Paris.
Excellent condition, 1980s.
17.5" x 1.5" widest link

MWLC Purple Lion Paw Scallop Shell pendant necklace from MWLC. The natural shell decorated with a gilt plate bronze fern frond, decorated with pr...

Massive Edwardian cut steel hanging basket Giardonetto pendant. Composed of minute marquise and round cut steels with multi prong set round Bohemian garnet faceted stones, forming th...

18 K Pink Gold 9.06 Pink Diamond Made in France Special Design Weight: 54.7g

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant depicting the Zodiac star-sign of Capricorn as the astrological symbol for the sign in polished gold on a matt gold convex recessed ...

A large, oval, 18 carat yellow gold locket with gold missletoe on the front and back 'en relief'. The locket opens sideways and on the inside there is a mirror on one side and a glas...

French Poured Glass Faux Jade Beads from the 1950's. Double strand with hand made mottled Gripoix glass beads and spacers in variegated jade tones with gilt filigree clasp. 17.5" s...

A simple and iconic single row necklace, from the celebrated artisan Louis Rousselet. A rare find with four interlocking Galalith ovoid beads mixed with glass and gilt fittings, grad...

Brand: Cartier Collection: Agrafe Style: Pendant Necklace Metal: Yellow Gold Metal Purity :18K Stones: Round Brilliant Cut Necklace Length: 15.5 inches Pendant Size: 1 i...

This authentic Chanel Beaded Red Gripoix and Pearl Necklace is in excellent vintage condition from the 1984 collection. Faux Baroque pearls and deep red Gripoix beads are stationed ...

An Art Nouveau enamel and pearl pendant by Falize, the five realistiacly caved gold leaves with green and pink plique-à-jour enamel decorations, embellished with seven natural baroqu...

This wonderfully extra-long hand-knotted elegant Chanel-like costume pearl necklace measures 71 inches in length. The circumference of the pearls measures 1/2 inch. Made in France.

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a round medal depicting Christ wearing the Crown of Thorns. The reverse depicts an olive branch symbolising peace. Signe...

Signature Love collection 18k white gold pendant on a cord necklace. Necklace is 20" long, pendant - 30mm x 6mm. Marked: Cartier, 750, ES 1202. Weight ...

18 kt gold multi-thread necklace. It is made up of 11 flat articulated link chains in satin-finished 18 kt yellow gold. There is a Tab clasp with safety figure eight. Eagle head pu...

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a rectangular medal with an engraved recess depicting a goat-fish hybrid representing the zodiac star sign of Capricorn....

Circa 1880s, 18k, France. This 32-inch-long antique French necklace features stylish handmade filigree elements. Dressed up or down, the look is Gallic Town and Country chic at its v...

Multistrand necklace of pate de verre beads and faux pearls. Emerald, amythest hand formed poured glass beads are mixed with celadon faux pearls. Made by Maison Gripoix circa 1950s.<...

A French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold charm pendant designed as a round medal depicting a scorpion in relief with the date range 24 X - 22 XI beneath it, representing the zodiac star s...