Early 20th Century Rope Necklaces

Truly extraordinary in length and in possibilities is this remarkable handcrafted 18K yellow gold antique double cable chain necklace. Measuring seventy eight (78) inches long, this ...

Antique Rope Link Chain 15ct Gold Circa 1920s Discover the timeless elegance of this stunning 1920s solid rope chain, meticulously crafted from 15ct yellow gold. The chain feature...

Designed as a fancy twisted rope link chain suspending a tapered feather plume-like shaped pendant Featuring three substantial bezel set old European cut diamonds arranged north to s...

Lovely Art Deco Maison Gripoix rope necklace of micro faux seed pearls. The upper strands of the necklace are softly twisted and braided while lower bib falls in loose draped strands...

Early Maison Gripoix 1920s sautoir. Elegantly composed of crystal pate de verre teardrop bead clusters and twisted braided lengths of micro faux seed pearls. Long flapper length. Ex...

This elegant antique long chain is beautifully crafted in platinum and features a sophisticated integration of micro natural pearls and 10 natural old mine cut diamonds, together wei...

A beautiful pendant necklace from the Art Deco (ca1920s) era! Crafted in 14k white gold, this necklace is comprised of a dainty rope chain, which secures with a simple spring ring cl...

Stunning CHANEL lariat necklace with intricate gold CC medallions DETAILS: Hallmark: Oval tag CHANEL Made in France Gold Plated The necklace is...

A unique vintage find, that pairs extraordinary necklace length and unique materials to create a one-of-a-kind piece. Sterling silver nugget shaped beads that are washed in yellow g...

This antique rare hand-pressed-glass necklace features semi-translucent grape-green large beads that are capped with gilt-brass filigree. Based on the combination of bead seams, spring-ring clasp, and metal findings on the unmarked faux Chinese-jade necklace, it dates to the late Victorian period most likely from Western Europe. Around WWI, hand presses, which stamped molten glass into a mold to create a bead with a hole and a seam, were often used to produce costume jewelry as a cottage industry in Germany and the Czech region. This was while there was a lack of factory machine presses and finishing tumblers that used sand to polish out the seam lines. Another reason that the cloudy green beads can be identified as atypically hand-pressed is that they are more opaque and therefore harder and less prone to breaking during formation than fully-translucent glass, which was better suited for automated-machine pressing. Also the green beads are an unusual swirled color including white, which suggests that their production was more limited than machine-pressing would enable. Without the bead-seams, this necklace could be mistaken for one by Coco Chanel. Her 1920s couture...