Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
1640s American Artisan Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Garnet, Hessonite, Gold Plate
1870s English Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold, 15k Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
15th Century and Earlier American Classical Roman Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Spinel, Multi-gemstone, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Bronze
Late 19th Century European Modernist Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold, 18k Gold
Early 19th Century American Georgian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Quartz, 14k Gold, Aluminum, Sterling S...
Early 20th Century Swiss Artist Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s English Edwardian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Blue Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire,...
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Byzantine Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Emerald, 24k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Hellenistic Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, 24k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Byzantine Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, Sapphire, 24k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold, 24k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Hellenistic Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, 24k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Classical Roman Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold, 24k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Etruscan Revival Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Black Diamond, 24k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Hellenistic Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, 24k Gold, Silver
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Hellenistic Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, Garnet, 24k Gold, Silver
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Classical Roman Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, Emerald, 24k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Classical Greek Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, 24k Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Pearl, Oriental Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Late Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, 22k Gold, Silver
1890s Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Classical Greek Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, 24k Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
14k Gold
Late 18th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Coral, 15k Gold
1870s French Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 1800s Italian Empire Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Jasper, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Pearl, Ruby, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold
1920s American Egyptian Revival Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold-filled, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Freshwater Pearl, Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Quartz, Moonstone, Carnelian, Pinchbeck, Gold Plate
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold, 15k Gold
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Freshwater Pearl, Yellow Gold, 15k Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
9k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
18k Gold
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Georgian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Chalcedony, Gold Plate
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Georgian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold Plate
15th Century and Earlier American Artisan Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Pearl, Gold Plate
1870s British Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold, 15k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Persian Artisan Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold
1880s American Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Garnet, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1880s Brazilian Artisan Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Aquamarine, Gold
19th Century European Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold
15th Century and Earlier American Contemporary Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Jasper, Agate, Carnelian, Multi-gemstone, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Cultured Pearl, Gold Plate
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Diamond, 10k Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold Plate
1890s American Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier American Classical Roman Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Carnelian, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold, Sterling Silver, Gold
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Amethyst, Tourmaline, Gold Plate, Vermeil
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Antique Gold Jewellery Necklace Designs
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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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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Finding the Right Necklaces for You
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.
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