Vintage Bvlgari 18k Gold Mother of Pearl Libra Zodiac Pendant Chain Necklace

Materials: 10k Gold, 18k Gold Weight: Chain - 8.4 Grams, Pendant - 14.6 Grams Measurement: Pendant - 1" Chain - 13" Hallmarks: 18K ITEM DETAILS: This vintage necklace features ...

This antique heart pendant necklace is a romantic treasure from the Victorian era, circa 1880-1900. Originally crafted as a locket, the piece was later modified into a pendant, prese...

Owl symbolism and meanings include wisdom, intuition, supernatural power, independent thinking. Owls have had different meanings in various cultures throughout history. The Greek ...

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...