Massachusetts - Necklaces

This striking endless necklace (30" long, 95 grams) is composed of natural, untreated Guatemalan jadeite beads, hand-linked in warm twisted copper wire. The piece showcases a spectac...

Vintage 1990's 14K Yellow Gold Italian Wide Panther Link Necklace - The Italian made necklace is 12.6mm wide and 16 inches long and features a hi...

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...

18k, hand carved snowflake obsidian horse head enhancer. Blue sapphire bail,

Vintage 1990s Italian 14k Yellow Gold Bold Choker Necklace Specifications - Metal: 14 karat yellow gold - Weight: 71.72 grams - Length: 17 inches - Width: 13.5 millimeters - Origin...

18k carved Jasper horse head by Master carver Idar Oberstein. The petit size is a smaller version of the larger horse head available with the sapphire bail. It can be worn alone or l...

A beaded, double strand of tumbled, faceted fluorite gemstones with faceted oval iolite gemstones in between. A rainbow moonstone clasp in sterling silver. By Deborah Lockhart Phil...

Whimsical and artfully detailed, this vintage pendant features a hand-carved orange agate angelfish swimming across a serene jade sea. Set in 14K yellow gold, it’s a rare collectible...

Intricately carved by a master lapidary artist, this natural and untreated Burmese jadeite jade carved pendant depicts a cabbage; long symbolic for purity. This gorgeous carving was...

A striking and lovely oval-link, 18K gold chain with a optional gold bail drop. The drop is a cluster of faceted pink tourmaline briolettes with 18K gold. The clasp is a hook and e...

Vintage 1990's 14K Yellow Gold Italian Wide Link Necklace - The Italian made link necklace is 11mm wide and 16.75 inches long. It features a hidden ...

Black opals from the Lightning Ridge mines in Australia are the rarest and most valuable opals on earth. And Lightning Ridge black opals that display a vivid red flash are the most valuable opals of all. This pendant is a perfect example of why these rare, precious opals are so coveted. With a superb cut and gleaming high polish, this solid (not a double or a triplet) Australian black opal from the Lightning Ridge mines has an organic, loosely triangular form and weighs approximately 2.42 carats. The gem flashes brilliant, vivid red, yellow, turquoise, purple and cobalt blue. The natural beauty of the stone has been maximized to its most magnificent potential by a skilled lapidary artist. Set within a custom 18k yellow gold frame -that exposes the rear of the opal, so that you can see with your own eyes that this is a solid black opal- and featuring a bail set with a .03ct VS brilliant round diamond. A 20" .4mm solid 18K Italian gold chain...

This gorgeous and utterly unique 18" necklace is composed of fifty-two 8mm hand-carved natural and untreated nephrite jade beads. If you think "spinach green" when you hear nephrite ...

Vintage 1980's 14K Yellow Gold Italian Wide Double Cable Link Necklace - The classic Italian made gold choker necklace features a double cable links that graduate in isze from 3/4 in...

18K rare carving of a pharoah in crystal clear beryl. Set in 18k gold with eched engraved lettering. stone 1" high 1/2" deep

Grand, beautiful, and rare, this double-strand jade necklace features 114 approximately 9.5mm hand-carved and polished untreated Burmese jadeite beads. These are substantial, fine, o...

For the pearl lover out there - this Cirrus Tahitian pearl pendant will make you swoon. The pearl is over 11.5mm and has the beautiful iridescent shades of green, pink and gold that ...

This exquisite Qing Dynasty period pi disk was carved by hand prior to 1900. The pi disk is simply carved, undecorated, and beautifully proportioned. The earli...

Robert Goosens, the French haute-couture Chanel-favorite parurier who enjoyed reinterpreting ancient and antique styles of jewelry with rock crystal and faux stones, also collaborated with Madame Alix Gres. Relevant to this statement necklace, the Parisian theatrical-costume designer, who founded the French fashion-house Maison Gres, commissioned Goosens to make spiral-wire adornments for her couture gowns. This handmade hammered brass wire choker necklace with five dropped en-tremblant pendants is decorated with unique colorful beads and wrapped wire. The piece dates between 1969-1971 based on similar unsigned spiraled-wire metal jewelry without goldsmithing marks in the museum collection of TheMet (see our photo), which acquired it from Maison Givenchy founder Hubert de Givenchy, who was one of most supportive fans of Gres. Like the legendary sculptural clothing designs of Madame Gres, this necklace was inspired by Greco-Roman costumes, while its sculpted shapes by Goosens reference her signature curvilinear fabric techniques that earned her the sobriquet of "the master of the wrapped and draped dress". Goosens (1927-2016), nicknamed Monsieur Bijou, also made jewelry inspired by other periods of antiquity to compliment the couture clothing of Coco Chanel, Cristobal Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent. After Goosens collaborated with Gres, he revisited golden spiral designs with Saint Laurent. Similar to the free-flowing fabric manipulated in Gres gowns, this hand-shaped necklace that we photographed in sunlight is a study in motion that drapes across a curvy cleavage. Adding drama to this necklace below its wire choker, the top teetering-wire pendant is a twisted and hammered horizontal double spiral, which is a Hellenistic symbol of life and transformation suggesting the breasts of a goddess of fertility and motherhood. Yet distinctly Goosens, 18 hand-cut and hand-dyed "ancient-Roman-blue" rock-crystal beads are wire-strung to weight a second tier of two separate vertical double-spiral pendants. On each, a wrapped-wire tube divides the blue beads. Between these vertical pendants in two tiers, the central vertical pendants each feature a one-of-a-kind multicolor bead (yellow/blue/red/black/white) in two lengths with abstract organic patterns recalling ancient Italian glasswork. Four more blue beads bracket these larger colorful beads. An additional 10 blue beads and 5 wire tubes decorate the bottom looped wire pendant, as well as the bottom of the wire choker. Like the hammered-wire jewelry designs of modern artist Alexander Calder, the creative complex construction of this necklace surprisingly required no metalsmith techniques, such as soldering or casting, just great skill with a jewelry pliers and hammer. For a bigger picture of couture clothing by Madame Gres during the decade beginning in 1969, she notably designed many museum-collected one-color silk-taffeta draped long gowns with empire waists and simple high collars or geometric cut-outs. Remarkably, the focal points for some of these unique dresses were at the wrists, from where long pouf sleeves voluminously droop around the hands to nearly the floor like two enormous long-petaled flowers. If paired with this equally downward-focused and balanced necklace from this same period, its bold Greco-Roman elements would have pulled a viewer's gaze of the dress from floor to face. Although there is no significant provenance for this necklace, hammered brass and tinted rock crystal were among the few materials repeatedly associated with Goosens from 1969-71. For example, in his overlapping interior-decor collections based on themes of waterlilies or foliage, Goosens hammered gilt brass wire and sheets (see our closeup photo) to represent plant parts or he wired rock-crystal beads to appear as tiny fruits. While the two multicolor glass or resin beads in this necklace are atypical, the combination of blue, yellow and red is a palette that the designer used for other pieces of rock-crystal jewelry and he created many kinds of multicolor faux stones with glass or resin paste, such as faux Tibetan turquoise including black and white. According to journalism based on interviews with Goosens, he often acquired unusual stones and glass for inspiration during his extensive travels exploring museum-collected antiquities. Since Maison Goosens was acquired in 2005 by Maison Chanel, it opened the Parisian showroom Galerie Goosens and associated shops to sell many kinds of reproductions and reimagined works by the founder, which fortunately does not suit the completely handmade elements of this necklace. So this couture piece remains one-of-a-kind. If desiring a vintage haute-couture original by Robert Goosens, we recommend perusing the Maison Goosens website so that a reproduction with a contemporary signature is not mistakenly purchased. Madame Gres (1903-1993) was born Germaine Emelie Krebs, but initially identified her fashion designs with the pseudonym Alix and later Alix Barton...

The petit horses are a smaller version of the larger horses with the sapphire bails. It can be worn alone or layered,

18K pink tourmaline surrounded by diamond pendant

This antique French early Art-Deco period two-strand necklace is strung with a variety of Parisian handcrafted beads that date to the early 1920s, including sea-green lampwork glass,...

Beautiful Rosegold horsehead with Blue Sapphire bail. Modelled after the Horses of Constantinople standing in St.Marks Square in Venice,Italy.

Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's earliest fashion motifs of camellias, hearts, and topaz are combined in this Art-Deco period tightly silk-strung metallic-glass couture set of a mixed-bead ...

Vintage 1980's 18K Yellow Gold Omega Layered Necklace - The 18K gold links are 2.7mm wide with a brushed finish. The layered chain is attached with a leaf design link and the clasp i...

An exquisite Art Nouveau bib necklace from 1900, crafted in the United States. This remarkable piece features a central motif of delicately enameled leaves, adorned with natural pearls. The necklace is highlighted by two European-cut Yogo no heat blue sapphires, totaling 0.80 carats, set in 14k yellow gold. Known for their vibrant, cornflower blue color Yogo sapphires are named after the mine where they are found in Yogo Gulch Montana...

An absolutely stunning jade bead necklace of translucent bluish-green certified natural and untreated jadeite jade beads. These extraordinarily translucent beads are a most uncommon ...

This is a very special necklace - made in 14k with Madeira garnets and diamonds. The joyful movement of this design is made with garnet comets, moving ...

Vintage 2000's 18K Two Tone Gold Cable and Horseshoe Link Necklace - The necklace is Italian made with 18k yellow gold cable links that measure...

Whimsical tourmaline inlaid parrot pendant handcarved by master gem carver in Idar Oberstein, Germany.

18k enhancer with carved lapis goddess Diana. Pink Sapphire bail.

This excruciatingly beautiful and spare hand-carved nephrite jade pendant was created during the Qing period, most likely in the late 1800s, however, it co...

Vintage 1990’s 14K Yellow Gold Wide Herringbone Necklace - The Italian made herringbone necklace is 8mm wide and 20 inches long and features a large lobster...

Hand carved Citrine Lionshead with sapphire bail and inlaid jasper nose.

This is a gorgeous, original Arts & Crafts era (circa 1900) features 59 hand-carved round agate beads measuring 10mm to 14m, linked with hand-twisted silve...

18K Black Obsidian "BAST" Cat head Pendant with 18K blue sapphire pendant. also available in white jasper upon request

A lovely beaded necklace comprised of bevel-faceted, natural chalcedony gemstones. Slightly graduated stones which are flat on the bottom next to your skin and rounded and beveled a...

18K hand painted reverse crystal horse backed with mother of pearl on sapphire detachable bail

30mm hand carved reverse crystal cheeta family with sapphie bail. ne of a kind carving by master Idah Oberstein carver. .39 carat sapphirebail

This 4.32-carat Colombian emerald necklace was purchased by a small-town jeweler in the 1980s. He then placed it in his safe and forgot about it for the next few decades. So although...

18K lapis star pendant hand craved by master Idar Oberstein

A beautiful two strand aquamarine bead necklace accented by sparkling diamonds. Featuring two strands of 7mm seafoam blue aquamarine beads strung on knotted blue silk. Completed by ...

This couture Coco-Chanel-commissioned French Maison Gripoix handcrafted early-20th-Century demi-parure features eight flower pendants whose daisy-like metalsmithed petal frames suspe...

The essence of timeless design is represented here and offered by Alex & Co. Crafted in 14 karat yellow gold this 18 inch curb link necklace is effortlessly polished and nonchalant. ...

Gold tone necklace composed of boomerang-shaped components in graduated sizes is attributed to Oscar de la Renta, but unmarked. Chain in back is adjustable. Great statement necklace....

Hand carved chalcedony replica medal of the female figure of Prudence, who is historically associated with wisdom and virtue. Carved by Idar Oberstein, master carver. Set in 18karat ...

A striking modernist angel form pendant by Macefield from 1940, crafted in the United States. This piece showcases a captivating moonstone as the primary stone, complemented by a v...

This jadeite jade necklace is new and unworn. The beads are as translucent as glass, and with a color that is most unique -a greenish-blue that almost seems metallic in nature, excep...

18 karat gold hand carved Lapis Lazuli "Tower of London" by Master Idar Obenstein Carver 30x30mm

This gorgeous handmade necklace looks to be a strand of fine jadeite jade; the high translucency of the beads, the rich and varied coloring; all traits we associate with jadeite. But these beads are natural and untreated nephrite jade. Typically, we think of nephrite jade as being green, black or white (mutton fat...

18K hand carved by master Idar Oberstein lappis cressent moon pendant

This lovely & dainty pendant features 26 tiny natural half-round river pearls set into a quintessentially Art Nouveau mounting of 14k yellow gold in a foliate motif, with three dangling tear-shaped pearls. In the center of this striking pendant is a vivid blue natural and unheated Yogo sapphire...

Faceted, round Columbian emerald beads with excellent clarity and color with 22K gold end caps and spacers along with 22K gold diamond rondelles. The necklace features a long pendant with a pear-shaped, rose-cut emerald and rose-cut diamonds set in 22K gold with a tumbled emerald...

Like elegant multi-pendant festoon necklaces from the mid-1800s, this antique 19th-Century Italian glass choker collar by the Seguso family that founded Vetri d'Arte on the Venetian island of Murano features three one-inch-drop pendants, which here include reddish pink mouth-blown glass balls with golden reflections that are supported by brass findings and unusual ecru glass links that form a chain. The handcrafted closed links appear to be miniature versions of the style made famous in the next century by the family's descendant Archimede Seguso (1909-1999), whom Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel worked...

18 Karat Hand carved Jasper Eagle head one-of-a-kind pendant, Idar Oberstein Master Carver

Two rows of faceted Colombian emerald beads comprise this necklace with 22K gold spacers with rosecut diamonds and rosecut diamonds with Kundan enamel work at the collar bone. it fi...

Aston Estate Jewelry Presents: An Edwardian period pendant necklace featuring a graceful looped design adorned with antique mine cut diamonds. Centered with a 1.00 carat old mine c...

This mid-century like-new Bakelite and yellow-gold-gilt beaded double-strand necklace still sports the CoroCraft pegasus 1940s retail foil-tag as if never worn. As an elegant take on...

Acquired in The States and likely inspired by the American 1938-commissioned animated-feature movie, Pinocchio, that was produced for two years by Walt Disney based on an Italian children's story, this unsigned pre-WWII yellow-gold-gilt brass necklace with elegant draping chains features a three-inch-long playful kinetic multi-textured faux-carved-wood puppet-on-strings pendant with pointed hat, filigree-capped collar and waist, and flexible geometric-shaped limbs. Structured with three chains, notice the additional texture on the slightly larger links of the upper necklace. Unlike the movie, as the marionette on our necklace wears a lace-like collar resembling the original character illustrated by Enrico Mazzanti in the book by Tuscany-born Carlo Collodi, The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883), the necklace otherwise could date no earlier than the turn of the 19th Century when the spring-ring clasp was first in use. Since that time, Pinocchio became one of the most reimagined characters in literature based on multiple authors whose protagonist was a similar anthropomorphic puppet. To be conservative about its age as the necklace is in good condition, we suspect that Austrian-born Hattie Carnegie commissioned it to accessorize her "hat-to-hem" custom-made or ready-to-wear clothing that frequently featured amusing figural subjects with articulated parts, such as mythical creatures, fauna or clowns. Before her death at the age 69 in 1956, not all of the pieces in the costume-jewelry parures of her eponymous brand since 1919 were signed, while based on experience we assume that at least clip earrings accompanied this creative necklace...

A pair of hand-fabricated cufflinks from the 1950s has been transformed into a double-sided pendant. Rendered in 18K yellow gold, each side of the pendant holds a hand-carved and pie...