Atelier de Montplaisir Necklaces

Hand-made 18K Negligee Necklace hand-made in Sweden in 1911. Delicate filigree work, pear cut natural Citrine stones and Seed Pearls. Made in Sweden, hallmarked 18K, the jeweler is ...

Rare and very unusual piece of Egyptian - revival styled necklace with seven genuine emerald Green Scarab Beetles set into gilt Silver frames accented with 6 Seed Pearls. These shimmering Tortoise beetles once were the Victorian times' species of choice to stand in for genuine Scarabs...

1908 - 1917 Imperial period Garnet Pendant chained, all metal parts in solid 56 /14K Yellow Gold. Original anchor-linked chains. The length of the chains is 50 cm if open and widesp...

Emeralds and Diamonds, old Pendant set in solid 14 ct Greenish Yellow Gold. Ca. early XX cent, likely German or Danish, it was in possession of Danish /German family. Measures 25 m...

Antique miniature Passover Egg pendant made in Imperial Russia between the years 1898 - 1908. Body in solid Russian Chalcedony from famed deposits in the Ural Mountains mounted on 14K Gold hanger. The colors of this stone are a fuzzy mix of Grey, Blue, Lavender, Rose Pink, and Black. Bail hallmarked with Russian Imperial 56 on the bail, maker's hallmarks a bit fragmented "CE" . Initials of Егорнов Семен Матвеевич / S. M. Egornov, jeweler, owner of a workshop and shop in Moscow between 1884 - 1908. Worked with Gold, Silver, and Enamels. Length of the egg including the hanger 21mm / or without 17 mm x Ø 10 mm at widest. Weight: 2.1 grams Used finest condition, with no apparent damage to the surface of the stone. Note : The second egg will not be included > Most of the items that we sell are not new at all if not stated otherwise. Accordingly, most of the items most often show some signs of use. We do our best to photograph and describe condition as accurately as possible if we notice something. There is no point in hiding anything or lying about the condition of used items that are at least several decades old.. Also presume that sometimes metal parts, stones or enamels ,etc. may show minor scratches, chips, micro-dents, minor deformations and other signs of wear and aging that we could miss to notice in description, unintentionally. . If there are questions about an item, please email me before you buy it. I will note in the description any anomalies but also provide visual aid concerning condition though photographs, and these should be considered part of the description. Most images of items listed were taken under natural light at daytime. We use modern high quality digital cameras and additional photo equipment for image processing. We upload high quality images that allow to see well the shapes, colors and flaws of very small stones . So look carefully before you buy anything. In reality some colors of materials involved may look a bit differently depending on light conditions, settings and functionality of your monitor and my camera. Your personal perception of colors and physiological conditions of your eyes may also affect the vision of the items. Gemstones may often look differently in different light and weather conditions and time of the day, both indoors and outdoors. Stones of the rings photographed alone may look a bit differently when on hand because your finger makes the back side of the stone closed and light no longer can go through and the color becomes different. Stones with closed backs may seem darker than stones with open backs. Such nuances of color perception do not give any excuse to claim item to be not as described. Some buyers tried to make return...

Antique Danish Pendant / Locket made of solid 18K Yellow Gold. Detailed hand hammered and engraved ornament of Eternity Knot in miniature proportions on ...

Antique Austrian- Hungarian or Bohemian Fine Pendant with a locket, decorated with fine floral engravings, Black Enamel and Seed Pearls. All metal parts made of solid 830 Silver. Gil...

Antique Austrian- Hungarian or Bohemian Fine Pendant with a locket, decorated with fine floral engravings, Black Enamel and Seed Pearls. All metal parts made of solid 830 Silver. Gil...

Very attractive German or Danish pendant with halo composed of natural Emerald surrounded with Diamonds in tested solid 18K Orange Gold frame. No hallmarks.Hand-made ca . 1930s. The...

Old Swedish Pendant / Locket in solid 18K Yellow Gold. Fine hand-engraved ornaments on both sides. One internal removable bezel inside, no glass. All parts tested 18K Yellow Gold. ...

This is a very attractive golden pendant with a huge natural Emerald surrounded by Diamonds. Emerald measures 24 mm x 20 mm x 14 mm deep / ca. 50 ct . This stone is of Light Green ...

Russian / Georgian Orthodox Cross pendant in solid 56 / 14K Gold. Delicate hand - engraved ornament. Hallmarked 56 zolotniks (14K) used betwee...

Antique 18K Yellow Gold Swedish necklace with chained links, hallmarked 18K, unknown maker marks, city of Stockholm. Date hallmarks: L4 / made in 1841. Finest Used condition. All pa...

Antique German ca. 1920s -1940s pendant made of solid 18K Rose Gold. The inner pendant with a small diamond is suspended, mobile, and can be turned to any side. Hallmarked 756, marks...

Antique,ca late 18th - early 19th century hand-made necklace, Egyptian revival styled or could be used for ceremonial or religious purposes. A linked chain with repeating floral pat...

German natural Seed pearls and Diamond pendant made in ca. early 1900s. Vague hallmarks on the back side, metal was tested to be solid 14K Yellow Gold The pendant is 33 mm from the...

Antique Pendant with a miniature painting 16mm x 8 mm of the ancient Greek Goddess of harvest and fertility Demeter. The painting is concealed within a miniature frame made of gilt S...

An Orthodox Cross pendant in solid 56 / 14K Rose Gold and Yellow (body of Christ ) Gold. Detailed depiction of the Saviour and delicate engravin...

Antique Pendant / Locket made of solid 18K Yellow Gold. Detailed hand - engravings in miniature proportions on both sides. One sections with inner removable bezel inside. Swedish l...

Necklace in solid 21K Gold featuring 12 Green and Blue Sapphires mixed with pinky-red rubies. All stones are oval-cut untreated naturals with visible flaws and inclusions/. All sto...

Very rare ca. early 17th century likely Italian or Spanish 19K Yellow Gold Cross Pendant with 24 Diamonds, all of table cut about 2 ctw. Hand - engraved decorations on the back side....

120-year-old Pendant / Locket made of solid 18K Yellow Gold decorated with two Sapphires Ø 2.75 mm / 0.08 ct each and inlaid with 4 paved seed Pearls Ø 1.6 mm each. The locket is 3....

Antique Cross in guilt Silver decorated with natural blue Turquoises, one Garnets , pearls and remnants of black enamel. Late period of Austrian-Hungarian Empire, bail has hallmarks ...

Old Norwegian Necklace in solid gilt sterling Silver with filigree decorations and Enamel works . Secure the original period push lock. Ca. late 19th - early 20th cent, marked 925, ...

Hand - Hand-made necklace from the early 20 century featuring three natural Amethyst stones and Seed Pearls in Silver framing with Silver anchor type chain with c- c-closure. Such N...

This a unique opportunity to buy an extremely rare and strikingly unusual antique necklace, a fine example of Egyptian Revival jewelry composed of 14 genuine ca.1786 -1567 BC ancient Hyksos Egyptian / Middle Eastern Soapstone or Steatite Scarabs assembled /swivel set into solid 18K Yellow Gold frame between ca. 1800s- 1850s somewhere in Europe. All scarabs can be rotated around the axes. Each golden bezel was individually made to fit the specific dimensions of each beetle. The V-lock part and the security chain are made of Silver. The length of the necklace is 37.5 cm / it's a chocker. To make it longer you will need to replace or extend the existing 18K Gold chains for longer ones. Weight of the piece: 51 grams / of which about a half is a weight of 18K Gold metal parts. Condition is fine used / as found - I didn't try to clean it. It seems that the scarabs are covered with tinted beeswax-like substance. All parts are securely set /attached to each- other. Ready to be used again. Most of these or likely all of these beetles date approximately to the period called the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt ca.1650 -1550 BC when Ancient Egypt fell into disarray for a second time, between the end of the Middle Kingdom and the start of the New Kingdom. It is best known as the period when the Hyksos made their appearance in Egypt and whose reign comprised the Fifteenth dynasty. These scarabs are Made of Steatite - a very unusual natural mineral that initially is rather soft ( Mohs hardness 1 ) and easy to carve on but it undergoes transformations when heated to temperatures of 1000–1200 °C turning into Enstatite and Cristobalite; in the Mohs scale, this corresponds to an increase in hardness from initial Mohs hardness 1 > to Mohs hardness level 5.5–6.5 and that makes it a very suitable material for making jewelry like these scarabs. This future of Steatite was known to ancients and they used this material in its initial naturally softer state to carve and shape the way they wanted to and would burn it in the oven when ready making it much harder. The scarabs would often undergo second heating to apply enamels of various colors or were painted with certain long-lasting natural dies - some beetles show reddish glaze or paint still present (note N. 9 and 10) , and two are black colored (N.3 and 11). Once these scarabs were a common form of "charm" which everyone could afford and easily wear strung on a cord on their person. Most scarabs were made for the living, both rich and the poor. The small magical object was believed imbued with particular protective powers that warded off evil and provided good things for the owner for this life and also for the next, particularly when sewn to mummy wrappings. All scarabs in this set are one-of-a-kind genuine ancient pieces. All bottoms are flat and demonstrate the decorations - cartouches typical for Egyptian iconography that demonstrate the extraordinary skills of ancient carvers. N1 : 15mm long,top part grinned off and mounted into the golden lock casing, showing great detailed carving of a goat or an antelope - very common Hyksos design. N2 : 14 mm long, carved design of a hawk and two uraeii /cobras N3 : 13 mm long, two "ankh" hieroglyphics representing life and swirled decor in the center, very typical Hyksos design N4 : 16 mm long, carved design of a Goddess, likely Anubis, and a figure of a Dead in front of him. N5 : 16 mm long, 11 deep-groove concentric circles with remnants of dark-colored enamel still visible, very typical Hyksos design N6 : 18.5 mm long with the body of the scarab nicely carved and engraved with spiral scrolls, a very typical Hyksos design. N7 : 22 mm long, three figures, one knelled N8 : 18 mm long, a figure of a sitting pharaoh N9 : 18 mm long, two "ankh" hieroglyphics representing life with probably the name of a pharaoh in between. N10 : 18 mm long, body of the scarab nicely carved, cross-seal design on the other side. N11 : 16 mm long, black, unknown design N12 : 15 mm long. Very unusual piece I could not find any reference to any similar - there are three small scarabs in the shape of one (Egyptians divided...

Antique hand-made Swedish necklace in solid 18K Yellow Gold. Delicate filigree work, oval and drop cut natural Citrine stones accented with tiny Seed P...

Pendant in 18K White Gold with the setting of Black onyx accented with Diamonds. There are ten Diamonds here, the largest in the center is brilliant cut Ø 2mm /0.03ct, color ca. F, ...

Fine Antique piece of Bohemian jewelry made on the territories of the former Austrian-Hungarian Empire ca. late 19th century. This type of design clos...

Austrian or Czechoslovakian Bohemian ca. 1920 - 1930s Garnet Necklace with pendants in Gilt Silver and chain in solid 18K Yellow Gold. No markings on pendant. Chain hallmarked 18K....

18th - 19th-century fob pendant in solid 18K Yellow Gold mount with 3 intaglio seals skillfully carved in solid natural Citrine stone. One seal shows the coat of arms of the noble f...

Antique British or American Pendant / Locket in solid 14K Gold , ca. late 19th - early 20th century with openwork raised socket HOPE combination decorated with Diamonds, Sapphires, Rubies and Emeralds. Bail decorated with rose - cut Diamonds. Both sections with inner removable bezels with original Glass covers inside. All Diamonds, Sapphires, Rubies and Emeralds are naturals, all 82 stones are hand - cuts. No missing stones. Total of 33 rose cut Diamonds, average Ø 2mm /0.04ct each, white and clear stones/ total weight of Diamonds ca. 1 ct. Total of 10 light Blue Ceylon Sapphires, both old European diamond cut and cushion cut Ø2.25mm/ 0.05ct each / total weight ca.0.5 ctw Total of 18 natural Ceylon Rubies...

Early 20th century Necklace featuring beautiful set of 6 Seed Pearls and 3 half - Pearls complemented with rose and old diamond cut Diamonds. Centerpiece in solid Platinum on 18K Ye...

Antique pendant/brooch with hand carved Shell cameo depicting Demeter - Greek Goddess of the harvest and agriculture, who presided over grains and the fertility of the earth She has ...

Early XX cent. beautiful arrangement of 14 oval cut of natural Amethyst stones and 21 Seed Pearls framed into chained clusters of solid Gilt Silver. Hallmarks on C-lock part 850, un...

Early 20th century Necklace / Pendant featuring a beautiful set of 11 natural old diamond cut Diamonds set in 18K Yellow Gold and Platinum. The main part /pendant is composed of 4 mo...