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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1166374
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Very glam statement making vintage sautoir with huge amber or tortoise color Lucite beads wired and mounted in goldtone metal. Top quality and very substantial. Great to wear alone or layer with other similar sautoirs. Circa 1970 or 1980. 44 inches long and 7/8 inch or 22 mm wide. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1214716
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Huge statement necklace in silvertone metal with a thick flat "gaspipe" or snake chain closing in the front at a heavy dark blue enameled center element, with a very unusual double snap closure. Marked MONET. 1970s. This "utility modern" look originated as part of the Machine Age style of the 1930s and enjoyed a revival in the 1970s and 1980s, and has been interpreted various ways in costume and fine jewelry, including by such makers as Cartier. Wearable length is about 19 inches. 1 1/4 ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1277837
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Stunning huge statement vintage 1970s heavy chainmaille link bracelet in goldtone metal, with a push clasp. 2 3/8 inches wide at clasp and 8 inches long. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1318839
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Fabulous very heavy and substantial early Anne Klein couture 1970s x stranded necklace with chain strung black glass slightly squared beads and round goldtone metal beads, with hook clasp with matching black glass stone in goldtone frame. Top couture quality. Marked ANNE KLEIN and with the Anne Klein lion logo on the attached metal tag. 18 1/2 inches wearable length, although it will fit closely because it is so thick, and about 2 inches wide. Excellent condition. Display form is lif...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1980 item #1325336
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Sumptuous pair of very long faceted glass beaded vitrail iridescent finish necklaces, one in peacock or petrol blues and one in dark gunmetal silver, both from the same estate. (These petrol blues are a significant trend this year.) Hand knotted. With sterling silver clasps. 1970s. Great statement on their own or great to layer with other similar necklaces. Each necklace is 62 inches wearable length and the beads are 8mm. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1325345
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Gorgeous heavy vintage 1970s very long French ball bead chain necklace with antiqued goldtone fluted beads with darker connectors. Continuous strand. 58 inches long. The beads are 1/4 inch. A statement on its own or great to layer with other sautoirs. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Necklaces : Pre 1990 item #1277838
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Very chic vintage 1980s runway size French necklace with large black and white Lucite disks on thick black silk braided cord, with ornate Etruscan style goldtone snap clasp. Not marked but it looks like the Yves Saint Laurent jewelry designed by LouLou de la Falaise in the 1980s. 18 inches wearable length and 3 1/8 inches wide at center. Excellent condition. Display form is lifesize. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Bracelets : Pre 1990 item #1277846
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Chunky big statement making hinged bangle in matte goldtone with box slide clasp, in a basketweave design. Unsigned, but documented, by the late Italian designer Ugo Correani, who had his own label beginning in the 1970s, and also designed jewelry for Valentino, Fendi, and Versace, as well as Karl Lagerfeld and Christian Lacroix. Nice size -- 1 3/8 inches wide and inside diameters are 2 inches and 2 1/4 inches. Inside circumference is just under 7 inches. Excellent condition. Display...
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Necklaces : Pre 1990 item #1318830
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Chic super heavy and substantial vintage 1980s curb or moto chain belt in shiny goldtone metal with two hooks for draping, in the style of the iconic Chanel chain belts. Also can be worn as a necklace. Great size -- 52 inches total length and 1/2 inch wide. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Necklaces : Pre 1990 item #1318835
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Gorgeous vintage 1980s modernist necklace, probably French, with hollow goldtone metal beads with fine detailing, strung on a fine chain in the French style, centered with a very large wired opaque foiled aqua and iridescent pink glass bead, and with a twist toggle clasp. 16 1/2 inches wearable length and 7/8 inch or 20mm at the center bead. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Necklaces : Pre 1990 item #1325347
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Chic minimalist signed and dated articulated collar necklace in matte and shiny heavy goldtone cast metal with toggle clasp by the Clara Kasavina studio. Marked CLARA STUDIO, dated 1989 and signed MISHA. Dimensional design. The articulated ends allow it to lie gracefully on the neck. 17 inches wearable length and 1 inch wide at center. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Necklaces : Pre 2000 item #1207491
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Huge statement black Lucite link necklace or belt with dark silvertone hook and attached metal tag marked BEN AMUN. 1990s or later. Ben-Amun jewelry has been hand made in New York City since the early 1980s. Designer and founder Isaac Manevitz, a pioneer of the statement jewelry trend, has made jewelry for Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and Oscar de la Renta, among others. 48 inches wearable length and 1 inch wide. The large links are 1 1/2 inches long. Excellent condition. Display form ...