Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century Portuguese Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
1910s Unknown Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1840s Early Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Emerald, Pink Sapphire, Gold, Silver
20th Century Edwardian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1810s Georgian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
White Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Belle Époque Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, 14k Gold, Silver
1850s Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1890s English Revival Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Silver
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
White Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Ye...
1840s French Early Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Moonstone, Sapphire, Cat’s Eye, Hessonite, Gol...
Early 1900s French Late Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, 18k Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Silver, 18k Gold
1910s Unknown Edwardian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Silver Gold Emerald
White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 15k Gold, Silver
1850s Unknown Early Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1890s French Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 15k Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
1890s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
1850s Early Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
19th Century British Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Silver
1750s Unknown Georgian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Silver, Mixed Metal
1920s French Art Deco Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Gold, Silver
1910s Unknown Art Deco Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald
1860s Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century Egyptian Revival Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald
1880s Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 15k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1820s Early Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
White Diamond, Emerald, Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Tourmaline, 14k Gold,...
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver,...
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Silver
1920s Italian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Emerald, Gold, Silver
1860s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Silver, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Sterling Silver, 15k Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1880s Swiss Egyptian Revival Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Emerald, Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
19th Century Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
1870s Unknown Baroque Revival Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
1920s Spanish Renaissance Revival Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Topaz, Emerald, Ruby, Sterling Silver, 15k Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
19th Century European Holbeinesque Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Fire Opal, Yellow Gold, Si...
1880s Victorian Antique Silver Gold Emerald
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Opal, Natural Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Ye...
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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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The Legacy of Emerald in Jewelry Design
No one liked emeralds and emerald jewelry more than Elizabeth Taylor (or her alter ego, Cleopatra). Emeralds were first discovered in Egypt around 330 BC. The stone’s name originated from the ancient Greek word for green, “smaragdus.” According to the Gemological Institute of America, “Emeralds from what is now Colombia were part of the plunder when 16th-century Spanish explorers invaded the New World. The Incas had already been using emeralds in their jewelry and religious ceremonies for 500 years. The Spaniards, who treasured gold and silver far more than gems, traded emeralds for precious metals. Their trades opened the eyes of European and Asian royalty to emerald’s majesty.”
There are numerous myths attributed to the emerald’s spiritual powers, like placing an emerald under your tongue will allow you to see the future. But be careful not to swallow the birthstone for May, or that future won’t be so bright!
There are many important (read: large) emeralds in museum collections around the world. The Patricia Emerald, named after the miner’s daughter, is a 632-carat dihexagonal (or 12-sided) crystal that was discovered in Colombia in 1920 and now resides at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington has in its possession the Hooker Emerald, a 75.47-carat Colombian stone. That emerald had been acquired in the 16th or 17th century by Spanish conquistadores and shipped to Europe. It later belonged to Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876–1909), who wore it on his belt buckle. Purchased at auction by Tiffany Co. in 1911, the Hooker Emerald was set into a tiara and featured in the New York World’s Fair “House of Jewels” exhibit in 1940. Today, it is part of a brooch, also designed by the jewelry house.
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