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Item Ships From: USA
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Roman Glass & 21k Gold Drop Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely multi-colored drop pendant for necklace made from Roman glass (400 to 500 AD) set within a custom 21 k gold pendant with gold bead accents and 21 k gol...
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Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold
Zeno 2nd Reign AV Gold Solidus Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Zeno the Second Reign, AV Gold Solidus Roman Imperial Coin (Constantinople Mint, circa 476-491 AD), set in a squared 22k gold bezel with 22k gold bail. The obverse, or f...
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Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold
Victorian Amethyst Heart Shaped 14K Yellow Gold Pendant And Pin
Located in Westport, CT
An original Victorian 14K yellow gold heart-shaped amethyst pendant/pin. The extraordinary heart-shaped amethyst weighs approximately 50 CT, measures approximately 31mm x 30mm x 16mm...
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Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Amethyst, Yellow Gold
Artifact Mogul Estate Rock Crystal Ram Head Amulet and Garnet Beads Necklace
Located in Chesterland, OH
Unique, one-of-a-kind, antique necklace, Amulet necklace.
The Mughal (or Mogul) Empire ruled most of India and Pakistan in the 16th and 18th centuries. It consolidated Islam in South Asia and spread Muslim (and particularly Persian) arts and culture as well as the faith.
Rare 18th C. Mogul Indian Rock Crystal Ram Head.
This amulet was probably made for a necklace worn by one of the Kushite kings. Representations show these pharaohs wearing a ram's head amulet tied around the neck on a thick cord, the ends of which fall forward over the shoulders. Sometimes, a smaller ram's head is attached to each end. Rams were associated with the god Amun, particularly in Nubia, where he was especially revered.
The ram's head is carved from smooth rock crystal. The carved quality is very high. Dimensions: 41.5mm long and 25mm wide.
The ram head amulet is a symbol of perseverance, vitality, and sexual energy. The ram personifies generative power, creative energy and is also a spirit that protects its owner.
The length of the necklace is 32 inches (81 cm). The size of the vintage rice garnet beads is approx 6.5 - 7.5 mm, the size of the tiny round garnet beads is approx 2.5 mm. The size of the matte rock crystal beads is 16mm.
The necklace is fastened with an old silver clasp.
The weight of the necklace is 100 grams.
The garnet necklace was most likely made later, around the end of the 19th century. This is evidenced by the clasp, the silk thread, and the way the garnet beads were cut, carved, and drilled by hand. As we wrote above, the head of a ram made of rock crystal is from the 17th-18th centuries.
Unique, one-of-a-kind, antique amulet...
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Asian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Crystal, Garnet, Rock Crystal, Silver
Russian Antique Cross Necklace Diamonds 12.50 Carats Circa 1700’s
Located in Carlsbad, CA
Diamond = 12.50 Carats
(Cut: Round, Color: F-G, Clarity: VS)
Circa 1700
Made in russia
Metal = Gold, Silver
Pendant Dimensions: 64 x 48 mm
Category
Russian Art Deco Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Silver
Roman Hippopotamus Coin Pendant 18kt Gold (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Otacilia Severa, Rome, Antoninianus AR coin (244-249 AD) set within a custom 18kt gold pendant and bail. Prominently displayed side of coin is the hippopotamus (advancin...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold
Ancient Greek Owl Coin Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Greek, Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm Owl coin (new style, circa 133-132 BC), set in a round, roped edge 22k gold bezel with 22k gold bail. The obverse, or front side of ...
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European Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold
Greek Owl Tetradrachm Coin in 22k Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Greek, Attica, Athens Tetradrachm Owl/Athena coin (circa 430-420 BC), set in a custom rounded, suspended style, 22k gold bezel with 22k gold bail. The obverse, or front ...
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European Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold
Ancient Greek Drachm Coin 22k Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Greek Apollonia Pontika, AR Drachm Coin (Thrace, circa 450-400 BC), set in a custom squared 22k gold bezel and 22k gold bail, with gold beaded accents. The obverse, or f...
Category
European Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold
Ancient Roman Pegasus Coin 22k Gold Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Q. Titius, Silver Denarius Coin (Rome, circa 90 BC), set in a custom 22k gold bezel, suspended within a squared bezel with gold bead accents at each corner, and 22k gold...
Category
European Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold, Silver
Ancient Greek Coin & Tanzanite Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Authentic Greek (Macedonian) Alexander the Great silver Drachm coin (circa 336 - 323 BC) set in a 22k gold bezel and bail adorned with tanzanite stones. The obverse, or front, sid...
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European Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Tanzanite, 22k Gold, Sterling Silver
Rose Cut Diamond Colombian Emerald Circa late 1700’s Gold Silver Pendant Brooch
By Mindi Mond
Located in New York, NY
A One of a kind Colombian Emerald sunburst surrounded by rose cut diamonds. We are excited to add this to our storefront just in time for holidays.
This rare pendant brooch necklace...
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American Edwardian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
Spanish Silver Cob Coin in 22k Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish silver cob coin (circa 1500's), 2 Reale, Phillip II, set within a custom rounded 22k gold bezel with roped accent and a 22k gold bail. This coin has...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold
Ancient Greek Owl & Athena Coin Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Greek, Athens silver tetradrachm coin of Athena and Owl (circa 109/108 BC), set in a custom 22-kt gold bezel embellished with round accents about the perimeter, and 22-k...
Category
European Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold
GIA Ruby Diamond Platinum 18K Antique Certified No Heat Huge Pendant 4.63 Carats
Located in Sylvania, GA
Old South Jewels proudly presents GIA Certified Giant Unheated Red Ruby and Diamond Vintage 4.63 Carat Pendant and Box! Transparent Natural Burma Rubies Set in Solid Heavy Platinum &...
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Late Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
Ancient Pegasus Coin in 22 kt Gold Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic CORINTH Silver Stater Coin (circa 386-307 BC), set in a custom 22k gold and sterling silver bezel with a 22k gold bail (which has a diamond accent). The obverse, or fron...
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Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, 22k Gold, Sterling Silver
Roman Widow's Mite Coin, 22kt Gold Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Authentic Roman Bronze Widow's Mite Coin, Alexander Jannaeus, the Hasmonean King of Judaea (103 to 76 BC) Prutah to 200 AD, set in a custom 22k gold bezel with 22kt gold bail. Pen...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold, Bronze
Roman Egypt Scarab & 21k Gold Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
Roman Egypt lavender colored scarab (circa 100 BC to 100 AD) set into a custom 21K gold decorative u-drop pendant and bail. This gorgeous purple amethyst scarab, once likely adorned ...
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Asian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Amethyst, 22k Gold
Ancient Greek Coin in 22k Gold Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Greek, PAMPHYLIA (Eski-Adalia) AR Tetradrachm coin, Kleuch Magistrate (circa 183-175 BC), set within a round, undulating bead edged 22k gold bezel with 22k gold bail. Th...
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European Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold
Ancient Owl Pendant 22kt Gold w/Diamond (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Greek, Attica, Athens, Archaic Style AR Tetradrachm Owl coin (circa 454-404 BC), set in a custom 22k gold bezel with 22k gold bail and diamond accent. The obverse, or fr...
Category
Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, 22k Gold, Sterling Silver
Widow's Mite/3 Ears of Grain 22kt Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Authentic Roman Bronze Widow's Mite Coin, Judaea, Herodians Agrippa I (37-44 AD) Prutah, Jerusalem Mint, set in a custom 22k gold bezel with 22kt gold bail. The obverse, or front,...
Category
Greek Artisan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold, Bronze
Roman Septimus Severus Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Roman Imperial, silver Denarius coin (circa 200 AD), set in a custom 22k gold bezel with 22k gold bail. The obverse, or front side of this coin features the laureate hea...
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European Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold
Ancient Babylonian Seal & Gold Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An ancient Babylonian crystal seal (circa 1500 BC) pendant for necklace. This ancient Babylonian seal has been set within a custom 21k gold pendant w...
Category
Asian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Iberian Peninsula 17th Century Cross Table Cut Diamonds Colombian Emerald Pendan
Located in New York, NY
Iberian Peninsula 17th Century Silver Cross Table Cut Diamonds Colombian Emerald and Burma Ruby Pendant
H 7.28 cm x W 5.27 cm / H 2.86 in. x W 2.1
14.75 grams
Ribbon included
18th ...
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Spanish Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Silver
AJD 19 Inch Unique Peridot and Kyanite Necklace Perfect for Winter Great Gift!
Located in Raleigh, NC
This perfect for Winter green and blue kyanite necklace will add spice to your Winter wardrobe. The interesting green peridot across the front of this necklace are faceted sparklers...
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American Artisan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Peridot, Kyanite, Silver Plate, Mixed Metal
Bochic Curated “Alexander Mocdon” Antique Cameo, Afghanistan 18k Gold & Agate
Located in New York, NY
Bochic Curated “Alexander Mocdon” Antique Cameo, Afghanistan 18k Gold & Agate
Bochic Curated Antique Cameo From Afghanistan
18k Solid Gold & Antique Agate
This is the kind of Ca...
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Afghan Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Agate, 18k Gold
A Winged Pegasus Coin in 22kt Gold Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Authentic Domitian, Silver Denarius Coin (Circa 76 AD), set in a custom 22k gold bezel with 22k gold bail. Pendant features a winged Pegasus, standing righ...
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European Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
22k Gold, Silver
Atocha Shipwreck 4 Reale Grade 2 Mexico Mint Coin and Gold Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
Original Atocha Coin 4 Reale Grade 2 Mexico Mint Unmounted #85A-159726. Complete with the original Mel Fisher signed certificate from Treasure Salvors INC....
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Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Gold, Silver
Atocha Shipwreck 8 Reale Grade 1 Coin and Gold Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
Original Atocha Shipwreck coin unmounted complete with the original certificate from Treasure Salvors INC. Signed by Mel Fisher.
Grade 1 dictates that the coin was retrieved from the almost middle of the pack (motherload) in the wreckage with minimal corrosion.
An 8 Reales silver coin was approximately equivalent to one month’s pay for a sailor in the 1600’s.
Atocha Coin...
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South American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Gold, Silver
Atocha Shipwreck 8 Reale Grade 3 Potosi Mint Coin and Gold Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
Original Atocha Shipwreck silver coin 8 Reale Potosi Mint grade 3 unmounted. Complete with the original Treasure Salvors Inc., signed by Mel Fisher.
Grade 2-3 dictates that the coin was retrieved from the middle of the pack in the wreckage with less corrosion compared to Grade 3 or 4. Grade 1 coins are of the finest quality with minimal corrosion. The Potosi Mint signifies that the coin was minted in northern Peru, modern-day Bolivia.
An 8 Reales silver coin was approximately equivalent to one month’s pay for a sailor in the 1600’s.
Atocha Coin...
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Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Gold
AJD Rose of France Cubes and 6MM Amethyst in a 21 Inch Necklace
Located in Raleigh, NC
Shades of Amethyst create this unique and gorgeous 21-inch necklace. The beautifully polished 10mm cubes of rose of france and accented with 6 mm darker amethyst and secured with a ...
Category
American Artisan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Atocha Shipwreck 8 Reale Grade 3 Potosi Mint Coin and Gold Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
Original Atocha shipwreck silver coin 8 Reale Grade 3 Potosi mint with the original certificate from Treasure Salvors Inc. Signed by Mel Fisher. Sold loose or can be mounted on custom pendant.
Grade 2-3 dictates that the coin was retrieved from the middle of the pack in the wreckage with less corrosion compared to Grade 3 or 4. Grade 1 coins are of the finest quality with minimal corrosion. The Potosi Mint signifies that the coin was minted in northern Peru, modern-day Bolivia.
An 8 Reales silver coin was approximately equivalent to one month’s pay for a sailor in the 1600’s.
Atocha Coin...
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Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Gold, Silver
Atocha Shipwreck 8 Reale Grade 2 Potosi Mint Coin and Gold Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
Original authentic Atocha Coin 8 Reale Grade 2 unmounted coin with original Treasure Salvors Inc. certificate, signed by Mel Fisher.
Grade 2 dictates tha...
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Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Gold, Silver
Atocha Shipwreck 4 Reale Grade 2 Potosi Mint Coin and 14K Gold Bezel Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
Original Atocha Shipwreck coin grade 2 Potosi mint 4 Reale Assayer "Q" Philip. Complete with the original Treasure Salvors INC. certification. Signed by Mel Fisher. Fixed on a 14k solid gold bezel set pendant.
Assayed by Augustin de la Quadra ("Q", 1613-1616) in Potosi.
4 Reale Denomination growing increasingly rare: Most of the coins on board the Atocha were of the 8 Reale denomination. Due to their smaller size, 2 and 4 Reale coins didn't survive the shipwreck as well as the larger 8 Reale coins did.
Grade 2 dictates that the coin was retrieved from the middle of the pack in the wreckage with less corrosion compared to Grade 3 or 4. The Potosi Mint signifies that the coin was minted in northern Peru, modern-day Bolivia.
Coin Details:
- Type: Atocha Coin...
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South American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Gold, Silver, 14k Gold
Chinese Archaic Nephrite jade & coral bead necklace, 2000 BC
Located in Kenilworth, US
Carved nephrite jade jue with white alterations. The jue is pierced with fine borings on either side of the slot that interrupts the ring, and the interior of the borings show marks ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Pentagram 18k Gold Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
Is a 10 grams solid gold 18k pendant, with a sumerian code design, named holy table.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Victoria Strigini: Ancient Roman Bronze Coin in 18k Gold Slice Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Victoria Strigini (b. 1991)
A contemporary 18k yellow gold pendant necklace featuring an ancient Roman bronze coin from 364 AD. The classical bronze depicts the Roman emperor Valen...
Category
English Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold, Bronze
17th Century Baroque Ruby, Carved Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver Topped Gold Cross
Located in New York, NY
Large, unusual museum quality Spanish Baroque period ruby, rock crystal, gold and silver topped gold cross
17th Century
A clear rock crystal crucifix,...
Category
European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Ruby, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver
Rare 18th Century Antique Rose Cut Diamond Feather Diadem Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1790
This finely modeled diamond feather is crafted in silver-topped 14K gold (front – silver, back – gold). It is densely set with sparkling old rose cut diamonds. The feather could be worn as a diadem or a necklace.
The silver headband...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
Antique Jade Chinese Pendant circa Late 18th to Early 19th Century Qing Dynasty
Located in Chesterland, OH
A very large hand-carved natural untreated Burmese jade pendant circa the late 18th to early 19th century Qing Dynasty. A very rare and unique size!
China directly controlled the Central Asian jade-yielding regions of Hotan and Yarkand between about 1760 and 1820, during which time much fine nephrite was sent to Beijing for carving. Jadeite from Myanmar (Burma) reached the capital from the second quarter of the 18th century, and chromite- or graphite-flecked “spinach jade” from the Baikal region of Siberia was imported in the 19th century. The finest Qing dynasty jade...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Jade
Pre Columbian 800 / 1450 AD Costa Rica Chiriki Tumbaga Gold Condor Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
Tumbaga gold condor pendant from Costa Rica.
Very rare archeological pre-Columbian piece from the Central American region, between Costa Rica and Panama. Created by the Chiriki cul...
Category
Costa Rican Artist Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Natural Turquoise Yellow Gold Crescent Shaped Pendant Necklace
Located in Miami, FL
This gorgeous Victorian pendant is handcrafted in 15 karat yellow gold with natural turquoise.
The pendant hangs from a new 18 karat yellow chain. The necklace and pendant measure ...
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Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Georgian 1760 Iberian Corsage Girandole Brooch In 18-20Kt Gold With Gemstones
Located in Miami, FL
Magnificent Portuguese girandole brooch.
Fabulous Girandole pendant-brooch of Georgian-Iberian origin. Adorned with foil-backed-amethysts and green topaz, set in solid high karats ...
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Portuguese Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Amethyst, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Amuletic DozenRockCrystals CagedRing MedievalStyle GiltBronze Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique amuletic bronze framed pendant cages a dozen 7mm-diameter single-cut rock crystals that each feature a table-cut decagon crown, deep pavilion, 21 facets and uncut girdle, while the culets range from off-center to blunted. They are tightly set within four linked rings to overlap at the same angle in a sparkling single row. Seeming to retain a little of its original yellow-gold gilding on just the interior, the frame that surrounds each of the four sections of three crystals enables them to reflect pale-yellow-and-lime light when the pendant is viewed from certain angles.
Suggesting French heritage, the Medieval Frankish culture in northern France made jewelry in similar segmented or openwork shapes of wheels or whorls, which were worn as gem-decorated disk-shaped brooches or gold-caged rock...
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French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gilt Metal, Bronze, Copper
16thCentury RockCrystal Hogback ScissorCut Silver HighRelief Scrollwork Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
In a rare scissor cut dating to the 1500s, this centuries-old prong-set hogback rock-crystal pendant produces a fascinating play of refractions in low light. With its rectangular nar...
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European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Silver
Antique Georgian Silver Over Gold Natural Emerald and Rose Cut Diamond Necklace
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Georgian Silver over Gold Diamond and Emerald Collar / Choker Necklace
This stunning necklace is from the 18th Century Georgian era. This necklace is w...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Silver
Tetradrachm of Mithridates II Silver Coin Pendant and Emerald Necklace 22 Karat
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Ancient silver Tetradrachm of Mithridates II coin pendant necklace paired with stunning emerald beads. The impressive coin was created around 109-95 BC and still has its incredible d...
Category
Spanish Hellenistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Emerald, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
18th Century Grand Tour Bocca Della Verita Calcedony Intaglio Diamond Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Exceptionally rare 18th century diamond set calcedony intaglio pendant depicting the famed Roman marble Bocca della Verita, the Mouth of Truth. The eni...
Category
European Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver
16thCentury Renaissance Ultramarine Angel GiltFiligree Crystal Medallion Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
With artistic value as a Renaissance chiaroscuro painting with precious ultramarine lapis-lazuli pigment, this early 16th-Century period gilt-fil...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Enamel, Copper, Gold
18thCentury EnamelDoublePainting SilverFiligree SpanishRococo AprilBirth Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 18th-Century Spanish Rococo period silver-filigree double-sided pendant with dangle features miniature colorful enamel devotional paintings on both sides of a white porcelain centerpiece, which are associated with an April birth.
One side depicts a mountain landscape with a haloed richly-robed dark woman holding a lap-seated dark child and a holy orb...
Category
Spanish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Enamel
16thCentury Renaissance SilverRepousse Romantic Engagement Pendant Or HatBadge
Located in Chicago, IL
This early-16th-Century Renaissance period silver-repousse round medallion pendant features a romantic encounter in a rural landscape between a man and smiling woman wearing European-nobility fashion, including a men's feathered hat, tights and sword. A silversmith was commissioned by this unknown man to make the pendant as a hat badge to promote his affectionate nature, which is conveyed by the welcomed gestures between the adult couple, who stand cheek-to-cheek and hand-in-hand. As there is a church in the distant landscape, this may have been his wedding-engagement announcement.
It is worth noting that romantic love via marriage was a rarity before the 18th Century. The tragic romantic Italian legend of Romeo and Juliet was first translated into English for publication in 1562--several decades before Shakespeare turned it into a famous play about a deadly consequence of separating lovers.
The pendant medallion is framed with a filigree-like inward-curving bezel and a flat metal backplate, while its bail enables it to be pinned as a brooch or strung on a necklace.
A perfect engagement or wedding gift for a man or woman who loves antique...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Gilt Metal
5th Century BC Ancient Greek Gold Finger Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 5th century BC. This museum quality ancient Greek gold ring is roughly 2,500 years old. The matrix of the ring is engraved with a seated dog on a ch...
Category
Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Georgian Victorian 1830 Pendant Brooch In 18Kt Gold 4.58 Cts Rose Cut Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
Georgian-Victorian 1840 era jeweled pendant-brooch
An antique early transitional convertible piece, made in England around the 1840's. It was designed...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Van Cleef & Arpels Nerval Diamond Green Chalcedony 18k Yellow Gold Necklace
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite authentic vintage Van Cleef & Arpels necklace is from the elegant Nerval collection and features a 5-petal flower crafted in 18k yellow gold and green chalcedony and p...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Chalcedony, Diamond, Yellow Gold
Late Renaissance Octagonal Gilded Brass Reliquary Pendant with Velvet Interior
Located in Chicago, IL
OCTAGONAL RELIQUARY PENDANT
Probably Italy, c. 1600
Fire-gilded brass, glass, velvet, ink on paper
Weight 63.2 grams; dimensions 82 × 47 × 21 mm (with loop)
Physical description: Double-sided pendant in octagonal form made of fire-gilded brass. Both sides of the pendant with deep profiled frames with glass. The slightly indented side panels comprise openwork friezes with symmetrical scrollwork. On the front is dark red velvet, onto which tiny bone relics of saints (now missing) would have been attached. Labels on a lace-like paper silhouette remain, with names written in ink, mostly faded; only “S. Agnes” is legible. The back is hinged and when opened reveals a velvet-lined interior and paper insert with floral decorations on a turquoise ground, on which fragments of bones are attached. Baluster shaped base for shield-like pendant loop and ring.
This reliquary pendant is difficult to situate historically because it is a composite object. It represents traditional handwork in the form of a paper cutout, combined with a jeweler’s beautiful fire-gilt brass case.
The work of paper cutting, painting, and ornamentation, sometime combined with needlework, is comparable to work still being done in the nineteenth century by nuns and pious ladies. It is prayerful work, a devotional exercise in itself, and shows reverence to the tiny relic fragments that it would have framed and honored. Early versions of this sort of handiwork might be found in the meticulous displays sometimes called “Paradise Gardens.” These were made, beginning in the sixteenth century, by the nuns at Mechelen, in northern Belgium, in multimedia handwork displays of sewing and gluing, combining relics with paper, cloth, glass, metal wire, and found materials. These textured and pious displays were then combined with paintings and cases by professional artists and artisans, as in the example in Cassel.
Unfortunately, because of water damage, only one of the labels of the original relic displayed in this reliquary is legible, inscribed “S. Agnes” at the center top; the other names are faded. Presumably the deep velvet-lined box would have also held an assortment of relics other than the ones that were visible through the glass, and perhaps there would have been another display in the glass on the other side of the pendant.
There is a second paper insert, this one decorated with a turquoise ground and silhouette flowers to which bone fragments seem to be still attached.
The octagonal case, in contrast to the paper cutout, is not at all “home-made.” It has an openwork frieze in scrollwork patterns familiar from enamel work and other metalwork done for European courts and nobility. It is not unlike cases for expensive watches...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Brass
Rare 18th Century Georgian Diamond Gold, Silver Scarlet Pimpernel Pendant Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary museum quality 18th Century Georgian 3 TCW diamond, silver topped rose gold transformable pendant brooch of the Scarlet Pimpernel, a flower synonymous of England, chivalry, romance, restraint and humility. The unassuming English wayside flower is symbolic of Sir Percy Blakeney, "the most British Britisher" of Baroness Orczy's first novel in a series of historical fiction which took London's West End...
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Renaissance Reliquary Pendant with Pearl and Enameling
Located in Chicago, IL
RELIQUARY PENDANT WITH PEARL
Spain or Spanish Netherlands, c. 1620
Gold, rock crystal, enamel, pearl, bone relics
Weight 12.9 grams; dimensions 40 ...
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Antique Double Sided Rosary Bead with Head of Christ and Skull Carved in Bone
Located in Chicago, IL
ROSARY BEAD WITH WENDEKOPF
Germany, 16th century
Bone
Weight 12 grams; dimensions 29 × 23 × 24 cm
A double-sided bead made of bone with a finely carved head of Christ on one side an...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Necklaces
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