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Period: 19th Century
Gemstone: Peridot
Victorian 5.50ct Amethyst Peridot and Pearl Necklace, c.1880s
Located in London, GB
This Victorian necklace exudes elegance with a series of rub over set amethysts, including a central pear cut and four round cuts totalling 5.50 carat. Sitting in between the amethys...
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1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Amethyst, Pearl, Peridot, 15k Gold, Silver

Victorian Lion Locket Old Mine Cut Diamond Peridot Gold Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
This is a spectacular antique Victorian Lion Locket in 10 Karat Gold with an Old Mine Cut Diamond in the mouth and two sparkling green Peridot gems in the ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Diamond, Peridot, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold

Antique Peridot, Citrine, White Sapphire And Gold Festoon Necklace, Circa 1890
Located in London, GB
An antique, peridot, citrine, white sapphire and gold festoon necklace, with round, cushion and drop shaped faceted peridots and citrines, in gallery claw settings, and white sapphir...
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1890s British Victorian Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Citrine, Peridot, Sapphire, 15k Gold

Important Antique Early-19th Century Swiss Enamel, Gold, and Multi-Gem Necklace
Located in New York, NY
A highly important Georgian Swiss enamel, gold, and multi-gemstone necklace with pendant elements, in 18k. The elaborately decorated links are set with topaz, peridots, garnets, sap...
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1830s Georgian Antique Peridot Necklaces

Materials

Emerald, Garnet, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel

2.36ct Aquamarine, 3.72ct Citrine, 2.10ct Amethyst Peridot and Pearl Necklace
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive 2.36 carat aquamarine, 3.71 carat citrine, 2.10 carat amethyst, 0.80 carat peridot and seed pearl, 12 karat yellow gold necklace; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This stunning, fine and impressive antique necklace has been crafted in 12k yellow gold with a 15k yellow gold chain. The medial point of the necklace is embellished with a feature claw set 2.10Ct heart cut amethyst. Either side of this central stone is ornamented with a claw set round faceted cut citrine, totalling 3.72Cts and a claw set emerald cut peridot, totalling 0.80Ct. Each feature gemstone is conjoined with two oval links connected with a bezel set seed pearl. The centre of the gemstone setting is further embellished with a claw set 2.36ct cushion cut aquamarine, articulated and suspended from a plain linear bar drop. The gemstone setting of this necklace connects to a 15k yellow gold chain, securing via a barrel clasp ornamented with floral hot enamel decoration. This antique gemstone necklace...
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1890s Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Pearl, Peridot, Gold, Yellow Gold

Sunburst with Diamond and Peridot Platina Gold Pendant
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This sunburst pendant is made from 14 carat yellow gold and platinum set with bolshevik cut diamonds and peridot. Material: Yellow gold and platinum Quality: 14 carat and 900 Diamo...
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19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Diamond, Peridot, Gold, Platinum

1800s Antique 1.78 Carat Peridot Pearl and 15k Yellow Gold Pendant
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An impressive antique 1.78 carat peridot, pearl and 15 karat yellow gold pendant; part of our diverse antique Victorian jewellery collections The centre of the floral frame is ornam...
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1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Pearl, Peridot, Yellow Gold

Victorian 9.32 Carat Peridot and Seed Pearl 15k Yellow Gold Necklace
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive antique 9.32 carat peridot and seed pearl, 15 karat yellow gold necklace - boxed; part of our diverse Victorian jewellery collections This stunning a...
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1890s Unknown Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Pearl, Peridot, Yellow Gold

Victorian Natural Peridot Diamond Gold Pendant Brooch
Located in Napoli, IT
This marvellous Victorian brooch pendant is 1880 ca Hand crafted of solid 18 Kt gold with silver portions in a round shape Principle stone is a bright and sparkly round faceted cut n...
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1880s European Victorian Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Silver

Antique Arts&Crafts Jade 18kGold 10 ProngSetDiamond&Gems ArmHand Amulet Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
With elements of the cross-over late-Arts&Crafts and early-Art-Nouveau movements, this antique turn-of-the-century mottled-green jade amulet pendant is ela...
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Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Aquamarine, Diamond, Jade, Peridot, Yellow Sapphire, Beryl, Garnet, Blue...

Antique Vibrant Peridot Pearl Ruby Gold Cross Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and colorful antique 18k gold necklace, adorned with pearls, bright rubies, green peridots, featuring cross pendant and 4 chain necklace. The necklace is 16" long, cross i...
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19th Century Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Gold

Antique Edwardian Peridot Pearl Pendant in 15ct Gold, circa 1901-1915
Located in Kendal, GB
A pretty antique Edwardian pendant from the early 1900s depicting a floral wreath topped with a bow. It’s decorated with an array of gleaming white seed pearls across the front and t...
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19th Century European Edwardian Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Pearl, Peridot, Gold

Victorian 1890 Necklace in 18kt Gold with 51.04cts Peridots Turquoises & Pearls
Located in Miami, FL
A gems set necklace from the Victorian era. Beautiful drop necklace, created in England during the Victorian era, back in the 1890. This piece was designed with very colorful taste ...
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Pearl, Peridot, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Giuliano Enamel, Peridot, Moonstone, Garnet and Gold Pendant, circa 1885
Located in London, GB
A Carlo Giuliano enamel, peridot, moonstone, garnet and gold pendant with a cabochon-cut peridot, in the centre of a cluster of eight, cabochon-cut moonstones, with a blue, white, black and red enamelled fleur-de-lys surround, bordered by a circle of white spotted black enamel, with a briolette-cut garnet pendant, with a black, blue and white enamelled cap and a black and white enamelled pendant bail, mounted in gold, circa 1885. Carlo Giuliano (1831-1895) was a jeweller and goldsmith, born in Naples, Italy in 1831, it’s believed that Giuliano was trained in Alessandro Castellani’s workshop in Rome, and later sent to London to establish a branch of the Casa Castellani. After leaving Castellani’s employment in the early 1860’s, Giuliano opened his own workshop manufacturing jewellery at 13 Frith Street in Soho. During this time, without a shopfront, Giuliano retailed his jewels through a number of established and well-respected jewellers such as Robert Phillips, C.F. Hancock, Harry Emanuel...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Garnet, Moonstone, Peridot, Gold, Enamel

Art Nouveau 18K Gold Ombre Enamel Peridot Pearl Diamond Necklace, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Art Nouveau period 18K gold, Ombre enamel, faceted peridot, diamond and natural pearl necklace. With a central oval peridot measuring 9mm by 6mm...
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, 18k Gold, Enamel

Early Victorian Peridot and Gold Parure
Located in London, GB
An early Victorian peridot and gold parure in the Knight pattern, the necklace consisting of three plaques each set with five cushion shape faceted p...
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Peridot, Yellow Gold, Gold

Victorian Gold and Peridot Brooch/Pendant
Located in Firenze, IT
The central cushion cut peridot star-shaped motif. Size : 3.3cm x 4.2cm Weight: 15,27gr.
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1890s British Victorian Antique Peridot Necklaces

Materials

Peridot, Gold, 15k Gold

Antique Victorian 2.65 Carat Tourmaline and Peridot Yellow Gold Necklace
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning antique Victorian 2.65 carat tourmaline and 0.95 carat peridot, 14 and 15 karat yellow gold necklace; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This stunning, fine and impressive antique gemstone necklace has been crafted in 14k yellow gold with a 15k yellow gold chain. The symmetrical, pierced decorated and scrolling design is ornamented with a four individually bezel set tourmalines in various colours; two oval cut pink tourmalines, and two cushion cut tourmalines in varying shades of green. A 0.95Ct cushion cut peridot is collet set to the upper border of the intertwined design. The feature frame suspends from a four claw set cushion cut green tourmaline via two 15k yellow gold 3.5cm belcher style chains to either side of the design. The claw set tourmaline and feature frame suspend and articulate from a 15k yellow gold 16" fine belcher chain, securing to the reverse with a cylindrical push fit clasp. This Victorian gemstone necklace...
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1890s Unknown Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Peridot, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

1890s Russian Multi Gemstone 15 Karat Gold Necklace
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A very chic 1890s Russian necklace, beautifully composed with various fine gemstones. The center stone is a bright pear shaped imperial topaz, below...
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Late 19th Century Russian Antique Peridot Necklaces

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Amethyst, Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Pe...

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Antique Peridot Pendant Necklaces and Other Peridot Necklaces on 1stDibs

Shopping for antique peridot pendant necklaces or other unique peridot necklaces?

Vividly colored. Relatively inexpensive. The striking green gemstone that is the star of the show in your favorite style of peridot necklace is timeless and loved all over the world.

Suffering from nightmares? Try placing a peridot next to your pillow. In ancient Egypt, where the semiprecious stone was first discovered (and where it was referred to as the “gem of the sun”), it was believed to have magical powers, including the ability to protect people from evil spirits, including the ones responsible for bad dreams. Luckily for those wanting to test their efficacy against nighttime terrors, peridots are relatively inexpensive. Luckier still for August babies, whose birthstone it is, the vibrant green jewels in vintage peridot chain necklaces and peridot choker necklaces go beautifully with a summer wardrobe.

Chain necklaces were accessories that were relegated strictly to royal families and the upper class. In ancient times, pendant necklaces conferred prestige, for example. Wealthy Greeks and Romans opted for gold and silver necklaces that featured ornate pendants and semiprecious stones. Times have changed, and chain necklaces are for everyone nowadays — chokers, too. Fashioned from gold, pearls and other metals and stones such as peridots, choker necklaces have alternately been statements of wealth and rebellion over the years. They experienced periods of revival in the 1920s, ’40s, ’70s and ’90s for both men and women.

Peridot was mined in ancient times, perhaps as early as 1500 BC, on Topazos Island, today known as Zabargad or St. John’s Island, in the Red Sea. According to gemologist Edward Gübelin, “the occurrence of peridot on Zabargad is intimately related to the regional geology and the tectonic processes that on a larger scale were responsible for the formation of the Red Sea itself.”

Today the largest and finest peridots come from Pakistan and Myanmar, while the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona is the source of most of the stones used in mass-produced jewelry. Peridots are also found in Vietnam, Tanzania and China.

Zabargad is the source of the most famous large peridots, several of which are prized parts of public collections. The Natural History Museum in London owns a 146-carat step-cut stone, but it is the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, that boasts the largest cut peridot, weighing 310 carats. Then there’s the Chicago Field Museum’s pear-shaped Green Goddess, weighing 154-carat and etched with the figure of a woman. It was acquired at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893, and In 2008, the renowned Chicago jeweler Lester Lampert designed an 18-karat yellow-gold setting for the stone, surrounding it with 3.24 carats of yellow diamonds.

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