Art Deco 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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
20th Century American Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Necklaces
Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Necklaces
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1920s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Necklaces
Amethyst, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s British Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Necklaces
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1970s American Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Necklaces
Multi-gemstone, Citrine, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Necklaces
Topaz, Blue Topaz
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sap...
1980s German Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
1970s German Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
Gold Plate
1930s Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
1930s Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
Amethyst, Rock Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Necklaces
Marcasite, Rock Crystal, Crystal, Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century African Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Silver
20th Century Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Necklaces
Aquamarine, 10k Gold, White Gold
1980s German Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
Gold Plate
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s North American Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Necklaces
Onyx, Pearl, Zircon, 18k Gold, Gold-filled
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Necklaces
1960s German Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
Gold Plate
2010s Indian Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s German Art Deco Necklaces
Silver Plate
2010s Italian Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s South American Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Art Deco Necklaces
Pearl, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Necklaces
14k Gold, White Gold
1980s German Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
Gold Plate, Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s German Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Mozambican Art Deco Necklaces
Aquamarine
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Necklaces
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Necklaces
Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Necklaces
Gilt Metal