Antique Enamel Locket
1910s British Modern Antique Enamel Locket
Mixed Metal
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1790s British George I Antique Enamel Locket
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s European Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, Enamel
1890s American Antique Enamel Locket
Enamel
19th Century French Antique Enamel Locket
Gold, Enamel
19th Century French Antique Enamel Locket
Gold, Enamel
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Silver, Enamel
1890s Antique Enamel Locket
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Locket
Enamel, Gold-filled
1880s Antique Enamel Locket
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Enamel Locket
Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Locket
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Silver, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Napoleon III Antique Enamel Locket
Silver, Enamel
1910s Edwardian Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1870s American Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Locket
Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Enamel Locket
14k Gold, Platinum, Mixed Metal
1820s British Georgian Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Coral, Emerald, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Enamel Locket
Garnet, Ruby, Emerald, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1890s English Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1920s American Art Deco Antique Enamel Locket
Gold, Silver, Enamel
1870s Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, Brass, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold Plate
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Enamel Locket
Enamel, Silver
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s German Antique Enamel Locket
Pearl, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Locket
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1870s English Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1860s Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Natural Pearl, Turquoise, 15k Gold
19th Century French Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Locket
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, Enamel
Early 20th Century German Edwardian Antique Enamel Locket
Silver, Sterling Silver
1870s European Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Brass, Enamel
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Enamel Locket
Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Enamel, Gold
Late 19th Century European Antique Enamel Locket
Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
18th Century German Antique Enamel Locket
Enamel, Gilt Metal
19th Century Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Antique Enamel Locket
Early 20th Century French Antique Enamel Locket
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s Antique Enamel Locket
1870s Early Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Agate, 15k Gold, Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Antique Enamel Locket
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1800s Antique Enamel Locket
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
19th Century Retro Antique Enamel Locket
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s American Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Locket
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship
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.
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