Antique ArtDeco Meets BelleEpoque WWI WhiteGold Openwork Link Choker Necklace

With settings and construction like Art-Deco-period unsigned crystal costume-jewelry by Bavarian-born blacksmith Henry Schreiner (1898-1954), this mid-century unsigned silver-soldere...

Featuring 12 large patinated pearlescent charms distinctly handcrafted by Parisian Louis Rousselet--the master glass-and-metal-ornament parurier for French couture fashion houses since 1920--this heavy silver chain necklace is made in the unique chunky style of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel that she introduced in the late 1920s as her alternative to pearls. Capping Rousselet's signature Art-Deco-period handmade beads, his intricate multi-texture metal tops for these balls resemble organic shapes like the stems of acorns or fruit. In a bib arrangement, the duotone reflective heavy spheres--in black glass, blue-gray enameled galalith, and silver metal--conform to the cleavage of the wearer. Aside from chain jewelry commissioned by Chanel, Rousselet-style jewelry was usually constructed with thin wires or braided string to enable his beads to attract the most attention. Notably, this necklace fastens with an enlarged spring-ring clasp that became associated with increasingly heavy Chanel costume jewelry. Like 1920s Chanel jewelry by Rousselet, the necklace is both unmarked for French origin and unsigned. In subsequent decades, variations of chunky-charm chain necklaces were reproduced by Chanel with her other paruriers using different materials in which they specialized, such as a similar Chanel-signed piece in the 1960s by bronze-maker Maison Denez...

This mid-century shiny yellow-gold-plated snake-chain multi-strand necklace features a sculptural finely-textured gilt-metal bow that is positioned to rest on the upper left chest to...

From the same 1976 collection by Hubert de Givenchy (1927-2018) as this metallic necklace, TheMet acquired a similar design (accession 1984.598.41). Without the rhinestones of the mu...

Flowers, vines, and gorgeous leaves are embossed in each of these fabulous links to create an artistic Art Nouveau Masterpiece. Alternating sizes of links are connected together with...

This gorgeous vintage necklace is sterling silver. It is 11mm wide and measures apx 16 inches from end to end. Hallmarks include: Mexico, TR-111, JRD It weighs 107.4 Grams. The box ...

Bar link necklace Gothic Deco Victorian posh 14kt white gold each bar 1.5 mm 13.5 inches long 6.3 grams

Vintage Silver Tone Rondelles Choker Necklace Circa 1940s. These are some of my favorite necklaces from the 1940s. I love rondelles. This is one of the most unusual and well-made ne...