Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.
The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.
However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)
While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.
Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.
A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Peridot, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1910s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
1930s Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
1960s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Tanzanite, 10k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, 14k Gold
1970s French Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Enamel
Early 19th Century Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
20th Century American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, Onyx, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
20th Century American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Belgian Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, 18k Gold
1930s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
1920s Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Morganite, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Moonstone, Rock Crystal, Onyx, Platinum, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Tourmaline, White Gold
20th Century Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1930s British Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1980s German Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Gold Plate
2010s American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Spinel, 18k Gold
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
1980s German Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Gold Plate
1910s American Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1980s French Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Gold Plate
2010s American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Blue Sapphire, Palladium
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, White Gold