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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1207558
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Fabulous signed Gucci goldtone metal and orange and blue guilloche enameled link long necklace which can also be worn as a belt. Marked GUCCI and MADE IN ITALY. Each link is also marked S in a lozenge shape. 1970s. An iconic vintage Gucci piece, these were also made in shorter (18 to 20 inch) but otherwise identical versions to be worn as necklaces only. The enameled links are slightly convex and curved. They alternate with heavy double twisted connecting rings. With a toggle close...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1243755
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Lovely 1960s or 1970s French necklace and matching earrings with pinkish beige glass based faux pearls, goldtone metal rings, and rings constructed from prong set rhinestones wired together. Dark goldtone metal mounted. Clip backs and spring ring clasp. I am also listing a similar French set from the same estate. Possibly by Rousselet. 16 1/2 inches wearable length and 1/2 inch wide. Earrings are 2 1/4 inches long...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1207481
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Lush long necklace with glass beads in opaline translucent pale blue, pale pink, and purple, with sculpted translucent Lucite beads, all wired in silvertone metal. 1970s. Marked LES BERNARD on attached metal hang tag. The Les Bernard company, now closed, as well as making jewelry under its own name, made jewelry for Mary McFadden, James Galanos, and Ugo Correani...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1255311
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Luxe vintage 1970s Givenchy long sautoir necklace in shiny goldtone metal with horsebit style links overlaid with sliding rings, giving a great kinetic effect. With Givenchy logo on the terminal tag. Lobster clasp and extender chain. 41 inches wearable length and 3/8 inch wide. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1255315
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Fabulous very big vintage 1960s or 1970s signed Vendome Chinoiserie style necklace with a pendant in the form of a fish with a Lucite piece simulating carved jade, mounted on a goldtone backing, on a heavy long matching goldtone chain. Marked VENDOME. The cutouts on the back of the pendant conform to the Lucite piece. Hook clasp. Great size -- wearable length is 38 inches and the pendant is 4 3/4 inches. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1103022
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Stunning vintage sautoir in heavy goldtone metal with 8 different two sided stations with poured glass cabochon stones simulating carved jewels, in topaz, ribbed molded amethyst, ruby, sapphire, emerald, onyx, carnelian, and garnet, plus one solid metal station. In the Renaissance revival style which was popularized by Chanel. Incredible construction -- each chain link is individually soldered, and the stone settings are all very finely detailed. Very heavy and substantial...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #951305
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Fabulous big drop necklace in goldtone metal with pale pink seamless Lucite beads and cabochons simulating angelskin coral, with bamboo form mountings, and filigree beads. 1970s, marked LES BERNARD. Screw barrel clasp. The pink beads and the pink cabochons are slightly different colors.26 inches wearable length and 3/4 inch wide at sides. Drop is 4 3/4 inches long and 1 5/8 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Necklace form is life size.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1067470
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Vintage Chanel drop necklace in finely worked goldtone metal in the style of the Roman/Byzantine era primitive gold jewelry which was one of Chanel's many influences. Asymmetric design with a large drop and chains on either end terminating in a large spring ring clasp. Circa 1970. Marked CHANEL in block letters. I am also listing the matching earrings. Probably designed by Robert Goossens. The sections are curved slightly to conform to the body. About 17 inches wearable length...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #825727
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Beautiful statement size vintage signed YSL articulated bracelet in heavy goldtone metal enameled in opaque black and translucent red. Marked YSL. Circa 1975. The metal elements are attached with very fine metal springs which allow it to stretch and flex slightly. With a slide clasp. A stunning piece and super wearable for day or night. Perfectly of the moment; statement jewelry is the "it" accessory of the season. Wearable length is 8 1/4 inches. Just under 2 inches wide...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #838755
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Fabulous weighty and substantial pendant in silvertone metal with brilliant green stones in a variety of shapes...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1103026
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Glam statement size vintage Yves Saint Laurent necklace in black Lucite beads with a very large asymmetric pendant in black Lucite set in goldtone metal. Goldtone metal clasp and extender. Marked YSL on attached tag and on the back of the pendant. 1970s. 19 inches wearable length and the center drops 2 3/4 inches and is 7/8 inch deep. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Display form is life size.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1076025
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Fabulous signed Gucci goldtone metal and guilloche enameled link long necklace which can also be worn as a belt. Marked GUCCI and MADE IN ITALY. Each link is also marked S in a lozenge shape. 1970s. An iconic vintage Gucci piece, these were also made in shorter (18 to 20 inch) but otherwise identical versions to be worn as necklaces only. The enameled links are slightly convex and curved. They alternate with heavy double twisted connecting rings. With a toggle close.

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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1166371
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$2,195.00
Confirmed unsigned Chanel necklace circa 1960 or 1970; I recently saw this same necklace with a Chanel hang tag with just the name in block lettering (no season numbers or copyright symbols), which dates it to 1970 or prior. I had previously listed this necklace as a probable Chanel. Designed in the Indian moghul style which was one of Chanel's main influences, with red and green Gripoix poured glass beads simulating carved rubies and emeralds, and dark goldtone beaded drops and term...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1316669
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$145.00
Gorgeous ornate 1970s very long clip earrings in goldtone metal with jewel tone resin stones, in Renaissance revival style. Marked CRAFT, for Gem Craft, one of the companies which Kenneth Jay Lane designed for. Top couture quality, weighty and substantial. 3 3/4 inches long. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1249202
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$445.00
Amazing huge vintage 1970s nomadic style pendant necklace with six strands of silvertone filigree wired beads with drops with opaque marbled Lucite beads in dark red, tortoise, and dark amber, with a large sculpted openwork framed hammered pendant. Hook clasp. Marked JAY FEINBERG. Stunning statement and pictures are not capturing it. 34 1/2 inches wearable length and the pendant is 5 1/2 inches long. Excellent condition. Metal is perfectly silvertone; other colors are reflection. Display...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #948634
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Lovely necklace of woven multi colored silk in red, blue, and green, with two very large knotted silk beads which slide along the strand. Also with a knotted button and loop close, and a long tassel in the center. Circa 1970 or 1980. Possibly an unsigned Yves Saint Laurent. From the same estate as the YSL black silk tasseled necklace I am listing. Wearable length is 22 inches. 1 inch wide at the silk beads. The tassels are 5 1/2 inches long. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to sho...
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 : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1103028
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Very cool vintage clip drop earrings by Jay Feinberg Strongwater, in dark antiqued goldtone metal, in the form of African bronze Ashanti masks. Heavy and substantial. Marked JAY FEINBERG. 1970s. 3 inches long and 1 3/8 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.