A 1990s Black Onyx and Mediterranean Coral Italian Multi-Strand Necklace

This is a striking vintage 1970s Italian costume jewelry necklace, a beautiful example of the era's bold use of color and geometric shape. The piece features an alternating pattern o...

The piece is an exemplary statement necklace by the Danish design house Monies, created by Gerda and Nikolai Monies and likely dates to the 1990s. It features the brand's signature aesthetic of using dramatic, organic shapes and natural materials. The necklace is composed of numerous large, smooth, pebble-shaped beads, which are characteristic of Monies' use of dense, dark woods like Ebony. Interspersed among the black beads are a few organic, nugget-shaped pieces that are finished with a gold foil or gilded brass coating. This striking contrast between the matte black wood and the luminous, irregularly shaped gold elements embodies the Monies philosophy of blending art and nature to create sculptural, avant-garde jewelry...

Angela Caputi made this gorgeous resin-beaded necklace in Italy. The choker features an oversized multi-strand design with dominant black color seed beads contrasted with faux-jade g...

Chunky polished slices of natural reddish-orangy Bamboo Coral (approximately 15 mm) adorned with elegant real Black Onyx and enhanced with polished rondels of real red Bamboo Coral. ...