French 20th Century 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Antique gold necklace called drapery, it is constituted of 5 triangular openwork lines patterns, of small pearled garlands, ribbons and palm pattern.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique French Perpignan garnet drapery necklace in 18 k gold
Located in PARIS, FR
The clasp is concealed at the back of the necklace and secured by a chain. Regional necklace, Perpignan, circa 1880, France.
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
French 18k solid gold Art Nouveau Necklace - Filigree Victorian drapery collar
Located in Antwerp, BE
For sale is this stunning filigree necklace that is crafted in 18 Karat yellow gold and hallmarked with a French eagle head.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 18k solid gold Art Nouveau Necklace - Filigree Victorian drapery collar
Located in Antwerp, BE
For sale is this stunning filigree necklace that is crafted in 18 Karat yellow gold and hallmarked with French eagle heads.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 20th Century Fine Pearl 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Necklace in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. This elegant antique necklace is made up of oval-shaped links with twisted decorative patterns on the front. Seven larger motif...
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Art Nouveau Fine Pearl 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Necklace in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. Charming antique necklace, it is formed by a convict mesh chain separated by filigree openwork patterns, which holds in the cen...
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Paco Rabanne Style Futuristic Drapery Space Age Link Necklace
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spectacular French Space Age Necklace, 1970s This striking French necklace features a dramatic bib-style drapery design, composed of interconnected geometric, chromed-metal, and seas...
Modern Blue Rose and Yellow Sapphires 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
This drapery necklace is made up of articulated rectangular motifs holding 5 half-moon-shaped motifs on the front.
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold,...
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W 2.21 in D 0.4 in L 14.57 in
1850 Rare Yellow Gold and Amethyst Drapery Necklace Made in France
Located in Paris, FR
Yellow gold and amethyst set composed with a gold drapery necklace formed by spine chain and set with 22 oval and facetted amethyst, size growing toward the centre.
Amethyst, 18k Gold
Enamel Art Deco necklace in 18k gold, Necklace called a "drapery"
Located in PARIS, FR
Enamel Art Deco necklace in 18k gold 18 karats. Necklace called a "drapery" composed of five geometric elements of hexagonal form and connected between them by rectangular links. The...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
French Gold Pansy Drapery Necklace
By Baume
Located in Poitiers, FR
Necklace in 18 carat yellow gold. Formed of 5 openwork designs each representing a pansy. The supporting chain is of round convict type. Chain length: 43 cm, thickness: 1 mm...
18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
French Oak Leaves Gold Drapery Necklace
By Baume
Located in Poitiers, FR
New Jewel in the spirit of the french 19th century draperies. Our opinion : An elegant and refined gold necklace.
18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
1900s French Natural Pearls Rose Shape Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Total weight of the jewel: 18.3 g approximately. Authentic antique necklace - French work of the 1900s. Our opinion: An feminine antique gold necklace.
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 1960s 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Necklace in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. Charming antique necklace, it is formed of 11 triangular openwork filigree patterns and centered with a gold pearl. A chain wit...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1900s French Art nouveau Opal Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
18K Yellow Gold Necklace, French eagle head hallmark. Formed at the front of 5 perforated motifs separated by 4 round bezel set opals in a beaded setting. The necklace is an openwork...
Opal, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
French Retro 18 Carat Yellow Gold Drapery Choker Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Total weight: approximately 10.4 g. Authentic antique necklace - French work of the 1960s. Our opinion: A gold drapery necklace that fits perfectly on the low-necked.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 1930s Filigree 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
The front of this drapery necklace is adorned with 7 half-moon drop patterns, openwork with filigree.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 1920s 18 Karat Yellow Gold Filigree Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Necklace in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 20th Century 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Authentic antique jewelry - French work of the 20th century. Our opinion : This antique necklace is called a drapery because its motifs sit elegantly on the neckline like a draped fa...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French, 20th Century Sapphire Cabochon Natural Pearl Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Necklace in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. Delightful antique drapery, it consists of 7 gold filigree patterns in fall, each adorned with a natural baroque pearl in pampi...
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 1910s Art Nouveau 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Authentic antique jewel - French work from the 1910s, Art Nouveau jewel. Our opinion: This style of antique drapery necklace exists since the Napoleon III period and remains easy to ...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Belle Époque Filigree 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Our opinion: This yellow gold drapery necklace is delicate and finely realized.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vines Leaves Drapery Vermeil Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Necklace in vermeil, silver covered with yellow gold, crab hallmark. Lovely antique jewel, this drapery necklace is made of a pattern of 3 vine leaves retained by a gourmet chain. Th...
Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Silver
French 19th Century Sapphire 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Magnificent antique drapery necklace, it is decorated on the front with clover patterns set on the upper part of blue cabochon sapphires, separated by oval blue sapphires in tassel.
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 20th Century Sapphires 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Authentic antique jewel - French work of the early XXth century. Our opinion : A feminine antique sapphire necklace enhanced by intense blue sapphires.
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Art deco Yellow Gold and White Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Necklace in 18 carat white and yellow golds. This gorgeous antique necklace is composed of 8 triangular openwork motifs in gold filigree with an arrowhead design in white gold and y...
18k Gold, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
French 1950s 18 Carat Yellow Gold Pink Spinel Beads Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Total weight of the jewel: 14.7 g approximately. Antique necklace - French work of the 1950s. Our opinion: In the spirit of the antique drapery of the beginning of the 20th century, ...
Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 20th Century Cultured Pearl 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Splendid antique necklace drapery, it is decorated with 6 pattern in fan, openwork of filigrees and small clovers.
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Belle Epoque Fine Pearl 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Authentic antique jewelry - French work from the 1900s. Our opinion : this antique necklace in gold and pearls dates from the Belle Epoque (1890-1915).
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Modern French Art Nouveau Style Pearl 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Necklace in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. Called drapery, this necklace is made of three floral pattern openwork on the front, sprinkled with pearls. The clasp is a spri...
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 1925s 18 Karat Yellow White Gold Art Deco Pattern Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Total weight of the necklace : approximately 6.4 g. Authentic antique necklace - French work from the 1925s.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
1900s Art Nouveau Gold Natural Pearl Enamel Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Necklace in 18 karats yellow gold, eagle and rhinoceros hallmark. Lovely antique necklace, it consists of 5 openwork drop patterns yellow and red enamelled. On each of them are set w...
Pearl, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold
W 0.34 in L 17.13 in
18k solid gold Art Nouveau Necklace - Filigree chain - Victorian drapery collar
Located in Antwerp, BE
For sale is this stunning filigree necklace that is crafted in 18 K yellow gold and hallmarked with French eagle heads.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
New 14.70 Carat Citrine Cultured Pearl 18 Karat Gold Drapery Chain Necklace
By Baume
Located in Poitiers, FR
Baume creation - unique piece. Necklace in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. An original belcher chain necklace with white oriental cultured pearls and facetted teardrop cit...
Citrine, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Christian Dior Opalescent Drapery Necklace
By Christian Dior
Located in Nice, FR
CHRISTIAN DIOR multi strand drapery necklace featuring opalescent glass beads simulating moon stones in a silver tone setting.
French 19th Century Sapphire 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Magnificent antique drapery necklace, it is decorated on the front with clover patterns set on the upper part of blue cabochon sapphires, separated by oval blue sapphires in tassel.
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Art Nouveau Fine Pearl 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Authentic antique jewel - French work around 1900. Our opinion : Delicate, this antique drapery will fit perfectly to a fine neck size.
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Paco Rabanne Style Massive Futuristic Drapery Link Necklace
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Atlanta, GA
This gorgeous French necklace is a killer piece. The sculptural bib drapery shape boasts inter-connecting geometric gilt metal links.
Gilt Metal
Christian Dior By John Galliano Victorian Style Opalescent Drapery Necklace
By Christian Dior
Located in Nice, FR
CHRISTIAN DIOR by JOHN GALLIANO rare Victorian inspired multi strand drapery necklace, featuring opalescent glass beads simulating moon stones in a silver tone setting. Created in...
Swallows Art Nouveau French necklace in 18k gold, natural pearls birds drapery
Located in PARIS, FR
Art Nouveau swallow necklace in 18-karat gold. Drapery necklace adorned with a pair of swallows holding a small flower and a fine pearl. The swallows are held by two chains and an el...
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
Christian Dior by John Galliano Rare Runway Opalescent Drapery Chocker Necklace
By John Galliano
Located in Nice, FR
JOHN GALLIANO for CHRISTIAN DIOR rare opalescent drapery runway chocker necklace. Created in the ateliers of parurier ROBERT GOOSSENS in the early 2000s. Gorgeous draped design...
"L'Opéra" Drapery Necklace
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 18K yellow gold necklace.
18k Gold
Cartier Necklace, "Drapery" Collection with Diamonds
By Cartier
Located in Paris, IDF
A 18Kt white and yellow gold Cartier necklace "Drapery" collection set with 15 brilliant-cut diamonds. Ten gold ranks set with diamonds scattered on the beads. First gold rank length...
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Cartier Yellow Gold Drapery Necklace
By Cartier
Located in Paris, IDF
Exceptional 750/000 Yellow gold Cartier Drapery necklace, made of thirty four ball-chain ranks finishing behind the neck with nine gold button. "Like a neck corset". Weight : 370,20...
18k Gold
1900s Pearl Sapphire Diamond Gold Drapery Art Nouveau Necklace
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Drapery Necklace in 18k yellow gold set with cabochon sapphire, diamonds and pearls.
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1950s Gold Drapery necklace with intercalary set with diamonds
Located in Paris, IDF
Wide curved shaped links separate with white gold intercalary set with rose cut and old cut diamonds. Circa 1940-50's Weight : 68,9 grams.
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Art Nouveau 18K Gold and Pearl Drapery Necklace, Paris, circa 1905
Located in Goettingen, DE
Art Nouveau 18K Gold and Pearl Drapery Necklace Paris, circa 1905 Fine Art Nouveau necklace, consisting of three crescent-shaped elements with chased rose decoration and accented by...
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$2,880Sale Price|20% Off
L 22 in
Art Nouveau 14K Gold Sapphire Pearl Enamel Pendant, England Circa 1910
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This Art Nouveau Pendant is special. It is enameled in colors of Blue, Green, Pink and Cream. It also has a Pear shaped Blue Sapphire in the center and single cut Diamonds surround....
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Enamel
$13,223
H 0.87 in W 0.87 in Dm 0.87 in
Chanel 1989 Montre Mademoiselle 16 cm Yellow Gold Pearls bracelet Watch M
By Chanel
Located in PARIS, FR
Chanel Mademoiselle model watch, square yellow gold case, quartz movement, white background with Roman numeral indexes, crown with a small half pearl, yellow gold and pearl bracelet,...
Pearl, Yellow Gold
Antique 1910s 4.83 Carat Amethyst and Pearl Yellow Gold Pendant
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An impressive antique 4.83 carat amethyst and seed pearl, 18 karat yellow gold pendant and 9 karat yellow gold chain; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collectio...
Amethyst, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Natural Pearl and Diamond Cluster Necklace
Located in London, GB
A Victorian natural pearl and diamond necklace, the twelve graduated cluster motifs each centred with natural bouton pearls measuring from 5.6 mm to 9 mm, within a surround of old br...
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Edwardian Peridot Old Mine Diamond Pearl Festoon Swag Necklace Antique Gold
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS A STUNNING VICTORIAN - ART NOUVEAU - BELLE EPOQUE FESTOON NECKLACE WITH THE MOST GORGEOUS NATURAL ROUND FACETED PERIDOT GEMS SET WITH PEARLS AND AN OLD MINE DIAMOND IN A GORG...
Pearl, Diamond, Peridot, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co. circa 1880 Classic Colombia Emerald Diamond Pin Necklace
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Bay Harbor Islands, FL
Signed Tiffany & Co. This Scroll Motif Emerald & Diamond Pendant contains a rare AGL Graded 2.85 Carat CLASSIC COLOMBIA Emerald surrounded by approximately 11.8 carats of old mine c...
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Art Deco Diamond Platinum Engagement Ring
Located in Greenwich, CT
Tour de force. With an original platinum Art Deco mounting and 7.53 carat emerald cut diamond, this spectacular engagement ring is all about strength of style. Circa 1920. Diamond...
Diamond, Platinum
Multi Strand Bead Emerald Necklace with Carved Drop Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Multi Strand Bead Emerald Necklace with Carved Drop Pendant This double-strand emerald necklace features deep green beads leading to a diamond-set clasp and pendant. The centerpiece...
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Victorian 20K Yellow Gold 7.99 Carat Old European Diamond Drop Earrings
Located in Cape May, NJ
Era: Victorian Estate Composition: 20K Yellow Gold Primary Stone: One Old European Cut Diamond Carat Weight: 3.39 Carats Color/Clarity: Q to R / VVS2 GIA Report Number: 6233854...
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Edwardian Old Cut Diamond Foliate Scroll Tiara in Silver and Gold
Located in London, England
A truly elegant Edwardian old cut diamond tiara set in silver and gold, circa 1910. This beautifully handcrafted tiara is composed of a number of elegant foliate scroll motifs, com...
Diamond, Gold, Silver
A vintage pair of rubellite and diamond drop earrings
Located in London, GB
A vintage pair of rubellite and diamond drop earrings, each earring set with an octagonal-cut rubellite, the one weighing 6.90 carats and the other 6.95 carats, each with three small...
Diamond, Rubelite, 18k Gold, White Gold
$924Sale Price / item|20% Off
Antique 14K Yellow Gold Clustered Emeralds and Diamond Cocktail Ring for Her
By VR Jewels
Located in New York, NY
Emerald ring in 14K Gold which perfectly goes with your personality and also helps you to improve your creativity. Designed with emeralds and diamonds that makes it a perfect fit to ...
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage Sapphire and Diamond Convertible Tiara Necklace
Located in London, GB
A vintage sapphire and diamond convertible tiara necklace. An exceptional vintage sapphire and diamond convertible tiara and necklace set, in platinum, circa 1950. This beautifull...
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
$19,864
H 2.76 in L 24.81 in
Antique La Belle Epoque Edwardian Natural Pearl Diamond Pendant Platinum Gold
Located in Lisbon, PT
Antique La Belle Époque natural pearl and diamond pendant necklace in platinum and gold, Portuguese, circa 1900. This garland jewel of geometric, floral and foliate motifs is millegr...
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Emilio Jewelry GIA Certified 7.02 Carat Natural Blue Diamond Ring
By Emilio!
Located in New York, NY
From the museum vault at Emilio Jewelry New York, One of the rarest and only diamonds of its size and color. Please inquire for details.
Blue Diamond
77.20 Carat Old European Cut Diamond Riviera Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Finely crafted in silver over gold with 46 Old European cut Diamonds weighing a total of 77.20 carats; the center Diamond weighing 5.77 carats. 18 3/4 inches long
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself.
Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.
Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.
For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.
Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.
In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so.
Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.
Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle.
BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.
A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in.
Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.
Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.
Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.
We are fortunate to know much of the world’s long and dazzling history of necklaces, as this type of jewelry was so treasured that it was frequently buried with its owners. Today, Van Cleef necklaces, Tiffany necklaces and Cartier necklaces are some of the most popularly searched designer necklaces on 1stDibs.
Lapis lazuli beads adorned necklaces unearthed from the royal graves at the ancient Iraqi civilization of Sumer, while the excavation of King Tut’s burial chamber revealed a sense of style that led to a frenzy of Art Deco designs, with artisans of the 1920s seeking to emulate the elegant work crafted by Ancient Egypt’s goldsmiths and jewelry makers.
In ancient times, pendant necklaces worn by royalty and nobles conferred wealth and prestige. Today, wearing jewelry is about personal expression: Luxury diamond necklaces exude confidence and can symbolize the celebratory nature of a deep romantic relationship, while paper-clip chain-link necklaces designed by the likes of goldsmith Faye Kim are firmly planted in the past as well as the present. Kim works exclusively with eco-friendly gold, and these fashionable, fun accessories owe to the design of 19th-century watch fobs.
For some, necklaces are thought of as being a solely feminine piece, but this widely loved accessory has been gender-neutral for eons. In fact, just as women rarely took to wearing a single necklace during the Renaissance, men of the era layered chains and valuable pendants atop their bejeweled clothing. In modern times, the free-spirited hippie and counterculture movements of the 1960s saw costume-jewelry designers celebrating self-expression through colorful multistrand necklaces and no shortage of beads, which were worn by anyone and everyone.
Even after all of these years, the necklace remains an irrefutable staple of any complete outfit. Although new trends in jewelry are constantly emerging, the glamour and beauty of the past continue to inform modern styles and designs. In a way, the cyclical history of the necklace differs little from its familiar looped form: The celebrated French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels found much inspiration in King Tut, and, now, their Alhambra collection is a go-to for modern royals. Vintage David Webb necklaces — whose work landed him on the cover of Vogue in 1950, two years after opening his Manhattan shop — were likely inspired by the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia and Egypt.
On 1stDibs, browse top designers like Dior, Chanel and Bulgari, or shop by your favorite style, from eye-catching choker necklaces to understated links to pearl necklaces and more.
If jewelry could talk, we know this piece would have good stories.
Emblems of heartfelt emotion, elegant vessels for photos and keepsakes and perfect for layering, these special ornaments are an essential component of any thoughtfully curated jewelry collection.
With more than 100 carats of diamonds, this vintage stunner converts into different styles, making it as versatile as it is breathtaking.
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Organic shapes, surprising textures, shimmering colors and inventive embellishments take the new generation of pearl jewelry from classic to cutting-edge.
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After more than a decade creating the iconic Lanvin gems of the Alber Elbaz years, designer Elie Top dove into the world of fine jewelry, mixing silver and gold to create his own striking, timeless look.