Early 19th Century Choker Necklaces

Vintage 1980s Van Cleef and Arpels yellow gold choker necklace. This variation is for a medium size neckline the necklace is 16 inches...

Early 19th Century Pink Paste and Silver Collet Set Rivière 16.5” long c.1820

An antique Neoclassical shell cameo and gold necklace embellished with blue enamel, featuring double strands of rosette-shaped links adjoining five graduated finely carved shell came...

Necklace decorated with micromosaics set in a gold setting. This "parure" is composed of oval medallions with micromosaics inlaid in blue glass. The themes of the micromosaic plates are not ruins but birds and butterflies. These birds symbolize hymen and love. The motif of the chariot, refers to a Pompeian mosaic discovered at the end of the 18th century in the House Vetii in Pompeii. Micromosaic parure...

A collier de chien consisting of 12 large oval rose cut garnets set in gold alternated with floral silver elements in which are two old cut diamonds vertically set decorated with a t...

This is a set of rare beauty. Without time. One pair of hanging earrings, detachable in the bottom part in order to have clip earrings. Earrings are clip and post. The necklace is co...

Exquisite Georgian rock crystal riviere set in silver with a 18k gold mount and an open back. Rock Crystal is transparent quartz often seen in fi...

Lovely paste cluster necklace set in silver and backed in gold. Paste jewelry refers to jewelry made from a type of leaded glass invented in the late 1600's and was used to simulate precious gemstones. Paste achieved its greatest prominence in the 18th century, when several discoveries, including that of English flint glass as well as improvements in candlelight, the perfect illumination for paste jewelry, helped usher in antique paste jewelry. Jewelry artisans carved leaded glass into "gemstones" with such a degree of technical perfection that the metal links could scarcely be seen and each paste stone is carved to fit perfectly next to the neighboring stone. The individually carved pastes were carefully set into mounts to create beautiful designs, which were made into into necklaces, rings, earrings, belts and shoe buckles. Paste jewelry was often considered "traveling" jewelry by high society women who preferred not to carry their precious gems when they traveled, and paste jewelry became very much sought after in 18th and 19th centuries. The pastes on our cluster Riviere are slightly graduated in size and look elegant and as a choker about the neck. The necklace has a Georgian closed back and the paste clusters are mounted in silver but set in gold. There is a small clasp that tucks away unseen under the largest paste stone, to hold an optional pendant (this was commonly done on Georgian rivieres...

Georgian silver-upon-gold necklace, set with rose-cut diamonds.

Circa 1830-40s, silver over 15k, possibly German or Italian. Dating from the late Georgian or very early Victorian period, this sophisticated floral motif necklace features a naturally darkened silver top set with 215 rose cut diamonds over 15 karat gold. The 1.25 carat diamond, in the center flower element, is surrounded by florets and hung from garlands. The authentic dark patina of Georgian jewels...

Fantastic Georgian cameo necklace or collar of French jet. The cameos of classical portraits are interspersed with flowers and leaves. This stunning an...

Le Jeton II M Monogrammed Necklace - This beautiful and delicately carved Chinese gaming counter (circa 1820) has found a new life as the cent...