Iberian Jewelry
Antique 1730s Dangle Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 1850s European Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Wedding Rings
Emerald, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Georgian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 1780s Spanish Georgian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Antique 1860s Spanish Victorian Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold, Silver
Antique 18th Century Spanish Georgian Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Georgian Dangle Earrings
Emerald, 15k Gold
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Chandelier Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 19th Century Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Gold
Antique 18th Century Spanish Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Emerald, Gold, Silver
Antique 18th Century Portuguese Chandelier Earrings
Garnet, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 18th Century Spanish Victorian Dangle Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold
Antique 19th Century Spanish Chandelier Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique 1750s Cluster Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Georgian Cluster Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique 1690s Spanish Baroque Cluster Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1800s Spanish Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 1790s Spanish Baroque Cluster Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 1780s Cluster Rings
Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique 1810s Spanish Georgian Dangle Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold
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Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Rococo Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Dangle Earrings
Spinel, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Dangle Earrings
Antique Late 18th Century European Artisan Stud Earrings
Emerald, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1780s European Georgian Dangle Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Georgian Drop Earrings
Garnet, 14k Gold
Antique 18th Century Portuguese Drop Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Silver
Antique 18th Century European Victorian Drop Earrings
Hessonite, Gold
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Drop Earrings
10k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Georgian Drop Earrings
Emerald, 15k Gold
Antique 1870s Spanish Baroque Revival Chandelier Earrings
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Chandelier Earrings
Emerald, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1850s Spanish Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold
Antique 18th Century Spanish Renaissance Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18th Century Italian Georgian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 1850s Portuguese High Victorian Brooches
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Pearl, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s Portuguese Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold
Antique 1790s Spanish Baroque Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, 18k Gold
Antique 1780s Spanish Baroque Drop Necklaces
Coral, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, 15k Gold, 22k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Georgian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Georgian Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1820s Spanish Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 1830s Spanish Georgian Bridal Rings
Diamond, Silver, 18k Gold
Antique 1760s Portuguese Georgian Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1850s Portuguese High Victorian Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Emerald, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Victorian Drop Earrings
22k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Emerald
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Georgian More Earrings
Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Baroque Brooches
Emerald, 24k Gold
Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian More Necklaces
Emerald, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Drop Earrings
Emerald, 18k Gold
Antique 18th Century Portuguese Georgian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 9k Gold, Silver
Antique 19th Century Spanish More Earrings
Emerald, 14k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Georgian More Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1770s Spanish Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
Emerald, 15k Gold
Antique 19th Century Spanish Georgian More Earrings
Emerald, 14k Gold
Antique 1740s Portuguese Georgian Cluster Rings
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
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20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Amethyst, Pinchbeck
Antique 1820s Unknown Georgian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Silver
Antique 1890s Dangle Earrings
Antique Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Clutches
Antique Late 18th Century European Georgian Link Necklaces
Garnet, Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century English Drop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, 15k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Early 18th Century Portuguese Georgian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Gold, Silver
Antique Mid-18th Century European Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
Antique 1890s Unknown Victorian Link Bracelets
Citrine, 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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