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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19th Century Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Early 19th Century American Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Silver
19th Century American Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
19th Century American Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Crystal, Other
Early 19th Century Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, White Gold
19th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
1890s Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
19th Century English Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Enamel, Gold-filled
1990s Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold
Early 2000s American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1850s British Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, Natural Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 15k Gol...
1920s Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Onyx
2010s American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
1920s Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1950s Italian Vintage Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century English Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Enamel, Gold-filled
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
19th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Enamel, Silver
19th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1830s Unknown Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
1850s English Antique Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold