Bold Gold Antique Jewelry

Macklowe Gallery’s early 19th century gold pendant earrings.

Just as modern jewelry goes in cycles, so does antique and vintage jewelry. These days, period pieces are on target with contemporary designers’ direction: bold, textural and yellow gold. Antique tends to be lighter weight due to the handmade quality but still has that chunky look that offers a luxurious feel as we head into the spring/summer months. With these pieces, you will only need one or more to make a statement, and if you are a collector, you can add the styles you believe you will wear most and mix in well with the rest of your pieces. You can also combine an antique and vintage with some current looks in your existing wardrobe to get the most mileage out of your jewelry.

(as shown on model), Macklowe Gallery’s French regional design earrings date from the first half of the 19th century; these “Mille Anneaux” earrings are created in 18K gold of hollow form. Each earring is designed as a floret top, with suspending pendant with scrolling foliate elements.

A La Vieille Russie Georgian woven gold bracelet composed of linked, scrolling palmettes in its original case.

Kentshire’s René Boivin Art Deco gold and diamond pyramid-link bracelet comprised of asymmetrical pyramidal links arranged in an opposing fashion, each set with a brilliant-cut diamond in 18K gold and platinum. René Boivin, France.

Veronique Bamps’ Sterle necklace with gold, brilliant-cut diamonds, Paris circa 1950 French assay mark, Maker’s mark for Pierre Sterlé. Signed Sterle Paris.

Kentshire English, 19th century, 15K gold Etruscan revival ball pendant earrings with tapering beaded surrounds and applied wirework. They are suspended from circular surmounts with engraved openwork spacers.

Simon Teakle’s wide 18K bloomed bracelet, circa 1880.

Wartski’s gold bracelet by Phillips Brothers, London, circa 1890. It is modeled in yellow gold from concave hemispherical spheres after a first century AD bracelet found in Herculaneum and Pompeii. Applied lozenge mark for Phillips Brothers and Sons of Cockspur Street, London.

S.J. Phillips Pair of mid-20th century gold and diamond earrings by Cartier, London c.1960 with gold ribbon strands folded inward to form loose hexagonal rosettes with rope twist edging ‘secured’ at the middle by a seven stone diamond cluster. signed Cartier London.

S.J. Phillips Mid-20th century 18K yellow gold double curb link collar necklace by Chaumet, Paris, with London import hallmarks for 1957. The necklace covers to a pair of bracelets. The design comprises angular links, each doubled with one inside the other and textured with facetted edges.

Kentshire’s French 18K ruby and diamond antique buckle bracelet. It is designed as a buckled garter with cushion-cut ruby, rose-diamond fasteners and a scalloped terminal with black enamel Greek key decoration.

Estate Diamond Jewelry’s Vintage Cartier Gold Trinity Earrings are adorned with diamonds and set in yellow gold. The backs are set in rose gold. Signed and numbered Cartier.

Siegelson gold bracelet by jacques lenfant for georges lenfant, paris, circa 1950

A bracelet composed of interlocking links of polished gold and textured gold; in 18-karat gold, with French assay marks