Modern Necklaces
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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2010s Unknown Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Greek Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Blue Topaz, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Iolite, Quartz, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Necklaces
Citrine, 24k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Necklaces
Citrine, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Brown Diamond, Pearl, Quartz...
2010s Italian Modern Necklaces
Carnelian, Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Necklaces
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Citrine, Onyx, Sterling Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Quartz, Yellow Gold
2010s Spanish Modern Necklaces
Turquoise, Tsavorite, Topaz, Peridot, Garnet, Chalcedony, Carnelian, Ama...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Necklaces
Sapphire, Peridot, Multi-gemstone, Diamond, Citrine, Amethyst, Rose Gold...
2010s Italian Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Necklaces
Citrine, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Necklaces
Turquoise, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire...
2010s Italian Modern Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Necklaces
Amethyst, Emerald, Citrine, Peridot, Garnet, Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Brazilian Modern Necklaces
Citrine, White Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Necklaces
Diamond, Tsavorite, Citrine, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Necklaces
Citrine, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Necklaces
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Necklaces
Agate, Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Necklaces
Diamond, Citrine, Garnet, Rubelite, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Necklaces
Sapphire, Tsavorite, Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Sterling Silver
2010s European Modern Necklaces
Citrine, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Necklaces
Diamond, Citrine, Quartz, White Gold, Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Necklaces
Citrine, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Necklaces
Diamond, Citrine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Modern Necklaces
Tourmaline, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphir...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Necklaces
Citrine, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Blue Topaz, Yellow Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Necklaces
Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Blue Topaz, Citrine, Crystal, Diamond, W...
Late 20th Century French Modern Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Necklaces
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Necklaces
White Diamond, Opal, Diamond, Citrine, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, ...
2010s American Modern Necklaces
Crystal, Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Necklaces
Blue Topaz, Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Necklaces
Blue Topaz, Peridot, Garnet, Citrine, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, White Gold,...