Medieval Jewelry

Youthful head of female profile facing left. Mounted in 18kt yellow gold Top size 13mm x 11mm Size : 7 Weight: 6.82gr. Marseille, the "Massalia" of the Greeks, founded by the Phocia...

This stunning French Jewelry designer, Henry Perichon (aka Henry), gilt bronze brooch has an undeniable medieval revival feel. The bronze metal frame features antique Medieval design...

Spectacular estate Rayner 18 TCW sugarloaf cabochon amethyst, diamond, pink sapphire 18K yellow gold cocktail ring 21st Century Award-winning British high jewelry designer Rodney Ray...

Large, ornate Byzantine style cushion shaped emerald green tourmaline, diamond and 18K yellow gold statement ring. High quality, impressive ring very similar to the Elizabeth Gage Templar...

This couture 1930s Coco-Chanel-commissioned French Maison Gripoix handcrafted demi-parure features eight flower pendants whose daisy-like metalsmithed petal frames suspend transparen...

Fine, museum quality unusual early Byzantine 6th-8th Century AD amulet ring with a hidden cross. High circular flower form bezel with a domed top set w...

Signet Intaglio Ring featuring Carnelian (type of Agate) stone with the detailed heraldic depiction of Von Boltenstern's coat of arms under the crown of Nobility set into wide band r...

Extraordinary, early Coco Chanel Haute Couture Sautoir by Robert Goossens, Paris circa 1960. Handmade pate de verre beads in emerald and ruby are ...

Chanel byzantine style crest brooch by Maison Gripoix. Poured glass emerald and ruby oval and heart shape cabochons are mixed with faceted cut topaz stone...

Massive Chanel Cross Brooch in shades of emerald, ruby, topaz and amythest poured glass cabocheons with faux baroque round and pear shape pearls. I...

These elegant clip-on earrings have a design reminiscent of French designer Edouard Rambaud's works. The Byzantine-inspired dangling shape features shiny, gilded metal that is textur...

Period: 7th century Top size: 27 x 24 mm  Ring size: 6.5 Weight: 8 gr The Byzantine ring dates to the 7th century and is characterized by a contemporary yellow gold setting, made w...

Coco Chanel Gilt Filigree Bead Long Necklace, Goossens. Long chain with gilt filigrees stacked and layered with polished gilt beads. A subtle play on matte and shiny in a long, transformable hand knotted...

Rare, large Ostrogothic silver eagle-headed buckle, circa 6th Century A.D. A bold projecting eagle head profile set with a cabochon ruby color glass eye, the neck chased with linear ...

Extraordinary Rare and Important Maison Gripoix for Coco Chanel elaborate handmade Byzantine crucifix pendant necklace. The focal crucifix of ruby a...

A 21 karat gold ring with a Byzantine bronze coin. This bronze coin was minted between IV and IX century, and depicts a figure standing. The coin is...

Karl Lagerfeld and Maison Gripoix for Chanel hand knotted faux baroque pearl, gilt bronze filigree square byzantine pendant with Gripoix glass poured enamel ruby cabocheon. Gilt chai...

During the Art Deco period when Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was at her peak as a Parisian couture designer in the early 1930s and working closely with her favorite jewelry parurier Fulco di Verdura, for one of her clients, she commissioned this unique handcrafted gem-fringed medallion brooch with a yellow-gold circle rope of flexible thick chain that dangles from an unseen ornate open-work curvilinear yellow-gold base. Marked only "FRANCE" on the bar pin with a trombone clasp, like some early 1930s Chanel couture jewelry collected by TheMet museum, its artistry reflects the colorful organic-form starburst sketches of Verdura, which you can see from our photo of one of them. The Sicilian duke began creating fabric patterns for Chanel in 1927, which shortly expanded to executing fine jewelry beginning with custom pieces for the house founder. These included the iconic Byzantine-influenced gem-adorned cuffs referencing the Maltese-military cross, which the French designer can often be seen wearing in circa-1930s photos. Chanel reproduced some of Verdura's originals for her clients, but those variations featured faux gems. This softly-shaped abstract brooch design suits goldsmith Verdura's early anti-Art-Deco aesthetic that was considered a radical departure from 1920s silver-tone geometric jewelry, which otherwise featured linear designs or figurative representation. The deconstructed bouquet of gems mixes amethyst and rose-quartz beads with natural Keshi pearls and intricate tiny gold leaves, which are discreetly wired to a Baroque-motif frame that dangles a round gem surrounded by a chain halo. Significantly, Verdura was credited with re-introducing since Victorian times the rope motif to fine jewelry. Since 1930, Verdura's unique style was influenced by travels with Chanel to explore Byzantine art, Baroque architecture, and the exotic flora-and-fauna among his native Italian aristocratic estate. The legendary fashion-editor Diane Vreeland and American entertainment-stars were among the first Chanel clients to acquire couture real-gem-adorned jewelry made by Verdura, while one of the two brooches treasured by Vreeland was titled "Theodora". See our photo of the Byzantine mosaic of Empress Theodora, whose image--with an abundance of teardrop pearls and colorful gems above her chest, and with a gold halo surrounding her head--could have inspired the design of our brooch. As one of the most important modern-design collaborations, Chanel's close relationship with Verdura lasted largely undocumented years in Paris, until he launched his first outside jewelry venture with a Hollywood designer-boutique after emigrating to the United States in 1934. Within five years, as a financially-backed in-demand goldsmith in the States, he founded the namesake fine-jewelry company Verdura in New...

Early Maison Goossens for Chanel Elaborate Sautoir from the 1960's. Composed of intricate fine twisted and textured gilt chain stations ending in finely detailed filigree bead caps. ...

Impressive and scarce vintage Chanel Haute Couture necklace - choker comprised out of three braided strands of iridescent bronze/purple f...

French jewelry artist Henry Perichon (aka Henry) designed these exquisite Talosel resin clip-on earrings in the 1960s. These rare pieces feature a sand-beige Talosel resin frame embe...

Period: 6th – 7th century Ring size: 12 ½ Weight: 3,95 L’anello bizantino del VI – VII secolo è realizzato in oro ed ha incisa la Menorah ebraica sormontata da un’iscrizione. Nel pe...

Gold and Jasper Signet Ring with concave shaped heraldic impalement Intaglio of two noble Families Coats of Arms forever embedded into the dark Red of the stone with great skill. Th...

Regal Gold Ring with Cabochon Sapphires and Byzantine Style Sculpture. This MadeT o Order ring for men is a masterpiece of goldsmith art, crafted in 18K solid gold. Its commanding p...

Rare, enormous Maison Gripoix for Chanel Byzantine Cruciform cuff bracelet. The symmetrical squared oversized cruciform cuff is composed of ruby, emerald, amythest and citrine poured...

Goossens for Chanel Byzantine sautoir necklace of five stations of supple woven snake chain loosely knotted with stations centered by large round ...

Striking Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Byzantine Cross Necklace 1970's, workshop Maison Goossens. Of gilt bronze with faux amythest and em...

Goossens for Chanel Byzantine sautoir necklace of eight stations of textured and twisted woven snake chain, small and large round jet pate de verre beads...

Regal Gold Ring with Cabochon Sapphires and Byzantine Style Sculpture. This Made To Order ring for men is a masterpiece of goldsmith art, crafted in 14K solid gold. Its commanding p...

Rare, massive scale gold hoop shaped earrings with large polyhedral beads, each bead having four diamond shaped collars set with irridescent glass. The fine quality, large size and the use of highly prized Roman irridescent glass in these earrings suggest that they were created for a woman of high social standing. 53mm by 42mm and 52mm by 42mm References: a similar smaller example is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Accession Number: 22.50.9, Rogers Fund purchase 1922, hoop 1.5 inches; a pair of earrings with twisted gold hoops...

A very thin Bronze Byzantine Cross from the IV to VI Centuries AD trimmed with a delicate rope motif in 21 karat gold. This bronze cross was created by lost wax casting; additional c...

Timeless, massive Chanel double strand pearl statement necklace. Of handmade, hand knotted Gripoix glass pearls, with large Byzantine clasp in hammered gilt bronze with emerald pour...

Maison Gripoix for Chanel Byzantine style articulated link bracelet, handmade and composed of six gilt filigree links with ruby and emerald rectangul...

Elevate your everyday elegance with this 18k yellow gold Chain Necklace, featuring intricately crafted Byzantine-style charms. The textured oval links are interwoven with detailed kn...

Circa 1400 – 1450 This exceptionally rare medieval posy ring is crafted in high-karat gold (approximately 22.25 Kt) and exemplifies the fine goldw...

Renowned French jewelry designer Henry Perichon—known simply as "Henry"—crafted this breathtaking set of eight spacer bangles, each one a miniature masterpiece in gilded bronze. Inspired by Renaissance opulence, the rare bracelets...

Attractive vintage Gripoix for Chanel Medieval Emerald and Ruby Drop Earclips from the 1950's. 4 quadrants of hand poured emerald glass are highlighted with crystal pastes with 3 fa...

Byzantine (the Eastern Roman Empire) circa 500 – 600 AD. This highly important, museum rarity early Christian gold (approximately 22.85 Kt) ring is engraved with the bust of Christ holding a Gospel Book. His nimb is decorated with a cross. Christ is flanked by two crosses, one is slightly higher than the other. There is a gold ring similar in shape and composition of the image with the Virgin and Christ Child in the center flanked by two crosses (the left cross is also engraved slightly higher than the cross on the right side): a ring is in the Byzantine collection at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C., That ring is stated to be a part of the late 6th century jewelry treasury. See Catalog of The Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in The Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Volume 2, page 138, O, and plate XCVIII. It is possible that this ring and the ring at Dumbarton Oaks were produced at the same workshop at the same time period. The round gold plaque with Christ has a diameter of 12 mm (almost 1/2 in.) Weight is 6.62 grams. Approximate ring size 10 (21 mm) resizable Condition: solid gold ring, all original, itact and wearable. Metal analysis: 95.23% gold, 4.77% silver.  The gold purity of this ring is identical to the level of purity of the Byzantine gold coin...

It is always such a chore to have either matching or coordinating bridesmaids jewelry for your wedding. Whether you are a bridesmaid or a guest, these gorgeous pink quartz earrings ...

Coco Chanel Early Byzantine heart brooch, The silvered metal heart set with crystal pastes and appliqued with faux emerald hand formed pate de verre ro...

This S.Georgios solid 18 Karat Yellow Gold geometric reversible Cross pendant is beautifully handmade with microscopically decorated Byzantine-style granulation work and finished wit...

This S.Georgios design eternity band ring is handmade from solid 18 Karat Yellow Gold. The gorgeous band is microscopically decorated all the way around with gold wires, and Granulat...

S.Georgios designer bangle bracelet hand made in 18 Karat yellow gold. This bracelet is finished in Byzantine style with the unique velvet look on the background. The bracelet featur...

This stunning Henry Perichon (also known as the renowned French designer Henry) Medieval-revival bronze metal choker necklace features three gilded bronze elements in an antique Midd...

Dramatic 18k yellow gold filagree bow brooch pendant featuring a leaf and scroll design accented with cabochon emerald and man made faceted rubies. The back has a "c" clasp and a hook so you can wear it as a pendant / enhancer as well. The rubies are synthetic and the emerald cabochons are cracked - I believe this piece was made during World War II and they used family stones and what they could get their hands on. 3.8" across by 2.35" wide This piece is in the Byzantine Style. Below is the history of Byzantine Jewelry from Lang Antiques: Byzantine jewelry was a full continuation of the Roman traditions which were kept alive behind the high walls of the new capital, Constantinople. The Roman techniques and styles continued to form the foundation of Byzantine goldsmith‘s skills who weren’t complete copycats; some innovations such as the use of Christian iconography and further specialisation of new and old techniques occurred. Production in the old jewelry centres of Alexandria and Antioch gave way to an increased production in Constantinople. Byzantine jewelry had a huge influence on the manufacturing of personal decoration in the rest of the Medieval world. The Carolingian (start 742 AD) and the later Ottonian courts (start 962 AD) were linked to the Byzantine empire and adopted their fashion resulting in the northern European Romanesque jewelry style. In the Byzantine Empire jewelry...

Rare Coco Chanel Byzantine knot bracelet composed of seven twisted multiwire links bound with gem set pate de verre faux emerald and ruby bulle...

Date: 8th-9th century AD  Dimensions: 32 x 22 mm, Ring size: 8 ¾ Weight: 5,6 gr L’anello bizantino, databile all’VIII-IX secolo, si distingue per un intaglio in citrino incastonat...

Old Byzantine Cross set in 18k gold Estimate antique Bronze old however cannot proof scientifically Hand Set In Italy with mat 18k Yellow Gold Approx size: 1.5' inch tall (35mm) Co...

Very Large Old Bronze Cross set in modern silver Jewelry Hand Made In Italy set in Sterling Silver 925 a little bit of real 18k Gold and a center brow...

S.Georgios Bracelet is Handmade from solid 18 Karat Yellow Gold and is microscopically decorated with granulation-yellow gold beads and wires. Granulated details contrast with the By...

S.Georgios design ring is handcrafted from solid 18 Karat Yellow Gold and is microscopically decorated all the way around with gold beads and wires shaped like the last letter of the...

S.Georgios designer 18 Karat Solid Yellow Gold Ring all handmade with the Byzantine workmanship - granulation and a unique velvet look on the background. The stunning ring features 6...

Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Justinian right "DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG" Large "M" between a star and cross, cross above, "A" below, "CON" in exergue Top 14mm Mounted in 18kt y...

S.Georgios designer oval drop earrings are hand-made from 18 Karat Yellow Gold and decorated with Byzantine-era style granulation workmanship. These beautiful earrings feature 2 bril...

S.Georgios designer Two-tone Band Ring is handmade from solid 18 Karat White and Yellow Gold. This gorgeous White Gold Band ring is microscopically decorated all the way around with ...

S.Georgios designer 18 Karat Yellow Gold Ring all decorated by hand with Byzantine workmanship. The Ring has granulation work all the way around and a...

This S.Georgios solid 18 Karat Gold reversible geometric Cross Necklace is handmade with microscopically decorated Byzantine-style granulation work and finished with a unique velvet ...

French designer Edouard Rambaud Paris designed those stunning Byzantine-inspired clip-on earrings. They feature a massive shiny, gilded metal rounded donut shape, all textured and or...

Presenting S.Georgios designer 18 Karat Solid Yellow Gold Ring all handmade with the Byzantine Style workmanship and a unique velvet background decorated with natural oval cut 1.52 C...

Easter Roman Empire (Byzantine), circa 500 AD An unusual and historically important Byzantine gold (approximately 18.77 Kt) ring, featuring a box-shaped bezel set with a carnelian i...