Revival Jewelry

This brooch is a vintage Erwin Pearl piece, featuring an intricate snake design wrapped around bamboo motifs, with the snake's body adorned by imitation pearls. This striking design ...

18K Solid Gold Ball Etruscan Revival Necklace. Unique design links 51 yellow gold balls together in an oval spring ring with no open clasp. Gold ball dimensions: 7.48 mm long x 9 mm ...

Renaissance Revival sword jabot-brooch. An exceptional and very rare jabot type brooch, created in England during the Victorian era, back in the 1880. This piece is fantastic and has been crafted with renaissance revival patterns in the shape of a miniature sword with jewels, in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with accents in carved platinum. The sword is well proportionate and made with gorgeous details. It is completely decorated with twisted woven wires, engravings and chiseled designs. The sword sheath, the grip pommel and the rain-guard are embellished with a fantastic assortment of eleven natural earth mined gemstones; such white colorless diamonds and vivid green demantoids garnets. It is fitted with a sheath to slide the blade very tight, which is attached to a decorative security chain. This magnificent piece should be an important addition to any serious jewelry collection and will be a great conversation piece when you display it with your dress or on the lapel of your jacket. Demantoids Demantoid is the green gemstone variety of the mineral andradite, a member of the garnet group of minerals. Andradite is a calcium- and iron-rich garnet. Ferric iron is the cause of the green in the stone. Although garnets have been known since ancient times, the demantoid variety was not discovered until 1868 in Russia's western central Ural Mountains. The find was an alluvial deposit about 110 km from Ekaterinburg, north by northwest along the Bobrovka River, near the village of Elizavetinskoye. Miners were immediately stunned by the highly refractive nature of the gem material, which is atypical for garnet. They began comparing it to diamond and referred to it as "demantoid", from the old German Demant, meaning diamond. The reason is obvious, with its high brilliance and dispersion. However, as demantoid garnets are quite rare and found in so few locations, they can command quite high prices, especially if they have a particularly lovely horsetail inclusion. Most stones are less than one carat in size after cutting in polishing. Demantoid gems...

Robert Goosens, the French haute-couture Chanel-favorite parurier who enjoyed reinterpreting ancient and antique styles of jewelry with rock crystal and faux stones, also collaborated with Madame Alix Gres. Relevant to this statement necklace, the Parisian theatrical-costume designer, who founded the French fashion-house Maison Gres, commissioned Goosens to make spiral-wire adornments for her couture gowns. This handmade hammered brass wire choker necklace with five dropped en-tremblant pendants is decorated with unique colorful beads and wrapped wire. The piece dates between 1969-1971 based on similar unsigned spiraled-wire metal jewelry without goldsmithing marks in the museum collection of TheMet (see our photo), which acquired it from Maison Givenchy founder Hubert de Givenchy, who was one of most supportive fans of Gres. Like the legendary sculptural clothing designs of Madame Gres, this necklace was inspired by Greco-Roman costumes, while its sculpted shapes by Goosens reference her signature curvilinear fabric techniques that earned her the sobriquet of "the master of the wrapped and draped dress". Goosens (1927-2016), nicknamed Monsieur Bijou, also made jewelry inspired by other periods of antiquity to compliment the couture clothing of Coco Chanel, Cristobal Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent. After Goosens collaborated with Gres, he revisited golden spiral designs with Saint Laurent. Similar to the free-flowing fabric manipulated in Gres gowns, this hand-shaped necklace that we photographed in sunlight is a study in motion that drapes across a curvy cleavage. Adding drama to this necklace below its wire choker, the top teetering-wire pendant is a twisted and hammered horizontal double spiral, which is a Hellenistic symbol of life and transformation suggesting the breasts of a goddess of fertility and motherhood. Yet distinctly Goosens, 18 hand-cut and hand-dyed "ancient-Roman-blue" rock-crystal beads are wire-strung to weight a second tier of two separate vertical double-spiral pendants. On each, a wrapped-wire tube divides the blue beads. Between these vertical pendants in two tiers, the central vertical pendants each feature a one-of-a-kind multicolor bead (yellow/blue/red/black/white) in two lengths with abstract organic patterns recalling ancient Italian glasswork. Four more blue beads bracket these larger colorful beads. An additional 10 blue beads and 5 wire tubes decorate the bottom looped wire pendant, as well as the bottom of the wire choker. Like the hammered-wire jewelry designs of modern artist Alexander Calder, the creative complex construction of this necklace surprisingly required no metalsmith techniques, such as soldering or casting, just great skill with a jewelry pliers and hammer. For a bigger picture of couture clothing by Madame Gres during the decade beginning in 1969, she notably designed many museum-collected one-color silk-taffeta draped long gowns with empire waists and simple high collars or geometric cut-outs. Remarkably, the focal points for some of these unique dresses were at the wrists, from where long pouf sleeves voluminously droop around the hands to nearly the floor like two enormous long-petaled flowers. If paired with this equally downward-focused and balanced necklace from this same period, its bold Greco-Roman elements would have pulled a viewer's gaze of the dress from floor to face. Although there is no significant provenance for this necklace, hammered brass and tinted rock crystal were among the few materials repeatedly associated with Goosens from 1969-71. For example, in his overlapping interior-decor collections based on themes of waterlilies or foliage, Goosens hammered gilt brass wire and sheets (see our closeup photo) to represent plant parts or he wired rock-crystal beads to appear as tiny fruits. While the two multicolor glass or resin beads in this necklace are atypical, the combination of blue, yellow and red is a palette that the designer used for other pieces of rock-crystal jewelry and he created many kinds of multicolor faux stones with glass or resin paste, such as faux Tibetan turquoise including black and white. According to journalism based on interviews with Goosens, he often acquired unusual stones and glass for inspiration during his extensive travels exploring museum-collected antiquities. Since Maison Goosens was acquired in 2005 by Maison Chanel, it opened the Parisian showroom Galerie Goosens and associated shops to sell many kinds of reproductions and reimagined works by the founder, which fortunately does not suit the completely handmade elements of this necklace. So this couture piece remains one-of-a-kind. If desiring a vintage haute-couture original by Robert Goosens, we recommend perusing the Maison Goosens website so that a reproduction with a contemporary signature is not mistakenly purchased. Madame Gres (1903-1993) was born Germaine Emelie Krebs, but initially identified her fashion designs with the pseudonym Alix and later Alix Barton...

This Crown Ring is one of 3 iconic style BOCHIC rings that are made to order. 8 weeks lead time upon receiving- Ring size. Metal color, we use 18K Gold in...

Late Art Deco, 1940's Original aqua and diamond earrings. 2 emerald cut elongated aquamarines 16.70cts set in platinum with 2 emerald and 30 round cut accent diamonds. 2 greenish b...

18kt – 750‰ yellow gold tiger ring, with white, black, and red enamelled stripes, eyes set with 2 cabochon rubies. From the “Fierce Beast” Collection by the Italian jeweller and des...

what a wonderful shape this festive pendant with a large eyelet (diameter 4 mm) has a magical attraction, an eye-catcher, in the middle a very fine white mabe pearl AAA+ with 13.8 mm...

A very unusual unisex yellow gold ring, designed around a natural star sapphire (ca. 6 ct), which is being clawed by the gold ring. Ring size: 8 (with clamp, so can fit smaller fi...

A pair of antique earrings with drop shaped pendants and delicate engraved ornamentations. Freely suspended inner dangles are hollow inside. Swedish hallmarks on both, marked 18K ...

The Amphora is one of the most widely used motifs in Ancient Archeological Jewellery through the Victorian period. The Amphora was a container-vessel-vase-jug-pot that was used to st...

Etruscan style diamond link bracelet crafted in 18 karat yellow gold. The bracelet features 39 round brilliant cut diamonds weighing approximately 1.17 carat total weight. The diamon...

Necklace + Bracelet Set Cameo of Greek Zeus, Swan & Leda Gods Carved in Venetian Purple Murano Glas. Antique / Gothic Style Vintage Necklace and Bracelet...

A remarkable antique Etruscan Revival chain necklace made of 18 karat yellow gold. The gold surface of this necklace is embellished with cannetille, rosettes and wirework. This kind ...

These elegant Guy Laroche Paris clip-on earrings feature a door knocker dangling shape with a Renaissance-inspired design in gilt metal all carved and textured, ornate with black ena...

Art-Deco Style Cross Shaped Design Emerald, Diamond and Onyx Cocktail Ring. This stunning cocktail ring shines with an undeniable opulence mounted in 950 platinum. The pierce decor...

An antique Victorian period gold and malachite bracelet in the Etruscan Revival style, comprised of a gold foxtail chain suspending five malachite beads of varying sizes from gold rings with rope...

Beautiful Central Opal Cabochon with surrounding rubies. Each ruby measure on average 2mm across Opal measures 7mm diameter set in a petal surround to depict an open flower all sto...

Hattie Carnegie (1886-1956)--one of the leading American entrepreneurs of made-to-order and ready-to-wear fashion for four decades--began producing costume-jewelry parures around WWI...

France, circa 1880s This ornate 18K gold locket pendant is designed in the Renaissance Revival style. The front is centered with a reddish orange ci...

This Custom Designed and Crafted, One of a Kind Statement Necklace by Artisan Tom Castor features a large Winged Scarab as the center piece of this High Design Castor Neck piece. A U...

Celebrate the vibrant colors of the Egyptian Revival with this 16-inch beaded Scarab Necklace. The hand-carved turquoise scarab, a revered symbol of transformation and rebirth, is be...

This is an 18K yellow gold Corundum Cornflower Blue Sapphire signet ring. It depicts a ring with an oval faceted shaped Corundum Blue Sapphire (8.43 carats ) embedded in the center s...

A prime example of Holbeinesque Jewelry, this incredible piece of history features matching necklace and earrings highlighting over 32 carats of...

An Etruscan revival gypsy charms bracelet. An oversized charms bracelet made in Italy, back in the 1930. This gypsy bracelet has been crafted with Etruscan revival patterns in solid...

Designed as overflowing cornucopias suspending from aching surmounts via fancy link chain Depicting dimensionally grooved flowers, grapes, and foliates with twisted rope accenting De...

Medusa Head Drop Earrings handcrafted in 22Kt yellow gold, featuring a carved Lapis Lazuli center and a brilliant cut diamond. Inspired by the ancient greek mythology and Perseus's a...

Journey to the Past A spectacular pair of 19th Century Etruscan Revival earrings, 1860 ca They boast the magnificent workmanship of the era, solid 18 KT gold substantial weight of 15...

This amazingly detailed dragon ring is beyond gorgeous. It is definitely a conversation starter. It is 20.7 grams of solid 925 sterling silver. Size 10.5 The face of this ring mea...

These elegant dangling earrings were made out of 14 karat gold in 1870 ca. The earrings are in designed in Greek revival taste. The earrings consists of tops set with a lapis lazuli ...

This well crafted pair of Late-20th Century Roman Centurion coin*. tribute earrings feel as substantial in hand as they look on the ears. With a diameter of 7/8 of an inch and a dept...

An Important gold and sapphire cross by Robert Phillips, the ornate gold cross set with a cabochon-cut sapphire and four pearls to the centre with furt...

This is a very rare antique museum quality Egyptian Revival Necklace in Gold with Sapphires, Turquoise and Pearls with magnificent enamel work depicting images of the Pharoah or Godd...

The Goddess of childbirth and fertility the Heqet frog breathes life into all who wear it. The strength of the belief in Heket’s powers to protect women in childbirth and the body ...

Natural 6.0 Carat Diamond Vintage Platinum Brooch In Stock This Natural 6.0-carat diamond Vintage Platinum Brooch is a breathtaking piece, now in stock. Showcasing 6 carats of dazzling diamonds set in elegant platinum, this vintage brooch epitomizes timeless beauty and sophistication. Perfect for any occasion, it’s a must-have for collectors and jewelry lovers alike. Style: Platinum 6 Carat Diamond Vintage Brooch Pin...

Natural 30 Carat no Heat Ceylon Blue Star Sapphire & Diamond Ring In Platinum This unheated star sapphire ring boasts a 30 carat natural blue sapphire center stone with cabochon-ova...

This exquisite, handcrafted bracelet by famed Italian jewelry designer, Mario Buccellati is absolutely stunning. It features seven sparkling natural round diamonds bezel set in 18 ka...

18 kt gold micro mosaic-pendant, approx. 1860, circumferential wine leaves, centered oval micro mosaic on black ground, floral presentation, also wearable as a brooch, lug removable....

Yellow Gold Etruscan Revival design Earrings. Signed Gurman. Total height: 4.50 centimeters. Total width max. : 2.50 centimeters. Total weight: 8.17 grams.

This beautiful necklace is emblematic of the evocative 1920s Egyptian Revival aesthetic and was made in France. Condition Report: Very Good - A slight kink in the chain and a tiny bend at the base of one of the charms. This is consistent with age and use and does not detract from the appeal of the piece. The Details... Although un-hallmarked, this necklace is most likely constructed from silver gilt. It features a delicate herringbone chain. Suspended from the chain is a selection of Egyptian inspired charms. There are Ankhs, Lotus flowers and Hamsa hand symbols. There are also three postage stamp charms detailed with skiff boats on the Nile and the goddess, Hathor. The necklace fastens with a bolt ring and measures 38cm in length. A Short History... In 1922, Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun and, thereby, ignited a Western fascination with Ancient Egypt which permeated the Arts. Jewellery designers created heavily stylised profiles of people and hieroglyphs taken from tomb walls, as can be seen in this necklace. Reviving Egyptian...

Old European Butterfly brooch dating from ca. 18th century with 2 natural Rubies and 29 sparkling rose cut Diamonds set in Silver , 10K Rose and Green Gold. One Ruby is of old table...

Gold bracelet composed of two rigid, articulated elements that form a circle. The bracelet is decorated with a central medallion featuring a micromosaic. The medallion is ringed with cannetille motifs and lines of gold that form arabesques. The quality of metalwork is reminiscent of Etruscan craftsmanship. The central medallion represents a pastoral scene with two peasants next to a fountain. The man is milking a goat while the woman is refreshing herself at the fountain. Roman ruins stand in the background. This composition was inspired by Francesco Londonio, a Milanese artist. The engravings of his paintings strongly influenced mosaic artisans during the second half of the 19th century. This piece presents several similarities with others from the Castellani jewelry...

A colorful statement ring straight out of a fairy tale! This stylish accessory features a magical scroll design, painted in green enamel and accented wi...

Vintage Gothic STYLE - MADE IN ITALY Vintage Necklace and Bracelet Set Sterling Silver approx 150 Grams (oxidized silver) necklace weight. Small Natural Amethyst & Peridot Stones A...

Exquisite Russian bracelet, featuring a genuine Baltic amber cabochon on a stylish sterling silver cuff. Inner diameter at widest part: 2.25 inches Inner circumference: 6.5 inches

An Italian twisted silk cord necklace in yellow gold. This is a contemporary necklace, created in Italy with parts made up in solid yellow gold of 14 karats and golden silk. The nec...

Roman revival style signet ring with moonstone. A statement signet ring, crafted in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with brushed finish. The ring has been designed in Italy in the an...

Stylish vintage Egyptian Pharaoh signet ring (circa 1960s to 1970s) crafted in 14 karat yellow gold. The nicely detailed ring highlights the mystique of ancient Egypt. The ring is ...

A pair of old drop dangles, Etruscan styled with granulation decorations affixed to metal base and suspended chained balls. Not hallmarked,metal tested above 18K, likely 20 -21K Go...

A Victorian gold locket, with an oval outline, with ridge and wire twist Etruscan style work on both sides, with a plain gold bail and a detachable ridged hanging loop, on a large bo...

A lovely Ancient Roman gem. The orange and white banded agate intaglio is over 2000 years old. In tondo (carved on the horizontal), we find a peacock between two cornucopias and abov...

Ilias Lalaounis Etruscan Necklace with Rubies, Sapphires and Emeralds in 18 Karat Yellow Gold. This unique piece by Greek Master Jeweler Ilias Lalao...

This 18k gold bracelet contains eight scarabs in various shades of blues, greens, and browns, each with a unique hieroglyphic. Made from clay, the scarab beads...

Egyptian Revival Enamel Link Bracelet, Wonderful hand detailed enamel scenes on each panel. Small size as one panel has been removed, set on ...

Victorian Etruscan Revival celestial star ring. Exceptional highly decorated ring of a celestial star, created in England during the Victorian Era (1837-1901), back in the 1870. Thi...

Magnificent and rare Etruscan Revival Necklace. This necklace features Cannetille wire and beading work throughout. It has a swivel bail on the center front link giving the ability t...

Egyptian Revival gilt metal and black bakelite double sphinx open bangle bracelet. Maison Denise. 1960's France. Very Good Condition. Height .50", Interior 7.50".

Introducing a truly rare gem from the 1990s, the Gianni Versace Vintage Silver Medusa Rhinestones Clip On Earrings. These exquisite earrings embody the opulence and iconic style that...