The Cross-Over Trends In Antique, Vintage And Modern Jewelry

The cyclic nature of jewelry lends itself to antique and vintage pieces witnessing a revival at the same time that similar trends in modern fine jewelry take off. Contemporary cross-over styles are often influenced by the period styles returning to the forefront. Designers pick up on a collective consciousness further informed by the growing number of photos, reels and stories posted across social media and the return of certain pieces from the past as fresh and chic rather than staid and old-fashioned.

Both the original antique and vintage pieces and the modern reimaging of styles from different eras, as seen at the recent Couture Show in Las Vegas, are being coveted by a new generation of collectors and enthusiasts, thus spurring a renaissance of the art and soul of jewelry’s wonderful and often magical nature.

Necklaces and Pendants

Rivieres

Antique: Fred Leighton Georgian pink topaz riviere set into gold with a foil closed back.

Modern: Emily P. Wheeler 18K yellow gold morganite necklace with diamonds and black enamel.

Fringe

Antique: Doyle & Doyle antique harlequin necklace set with a mix of colored stones, including garnet, zircon, topaz, and spinel. Fashioned in 12K yellow gold.

Modern: Jenna Blake 18K yellow gold, turquoise, emerald, amethyst, citrine, ruby, and diamond Technicolor Multi Stone Fringe Necklace .

Statement

Vintage: Wilson’s Estate Jewelry Bulgari Necklace

Moden: Selim Mouzannar Beirut multi-color and diamond necklace

Snake

Antique: Kentshire Victorian and Garnet snake necklace

Modern- Zoe Chicco 14K gold box chain snake necklace.

Chains

Antique: The Spare Room Antiques 9K curb link watch fob chain

Modern: Walters Faith 18K Saxon rose gold graduating jumbo chain link diamond toggle necklace

Lockets

Antique: Fred Leighton antique diamond and engraved locket.

Modern: Storrow 14K diamond and pearl Laney locket

Padlocks

Antique: Butter Lane Antiques pink topaz padlock

Modern: Yvonne Leon 18K gold diamond padlock

Rings

Engagement

Antique: Estate Diamond Jewelry Edwardia old European cut center stone with a floral openwork design and old European cuts set around the ring, Circa 1910

Modern: Serpentine Jewels enamel, emerald and diamond center ring

Gypsy Set

Vintage: Doyle & Doyle old mine cut center and triangle side cut diamond gypsy set ring.

Modern: Brent Neale 18K gold cushion cut gypsy set ring

Signet

Antique: Butter Lane Antiques eagle bloodstone signet ring.

Modern: Elizabeth Locke 19K gold Crane signet ring.

Amethyst

Antique: Wilson’s Estate Jewelry 19th century archeological revival necklace

Modern: Jenna Blake 18K yellow gold, diamond, and amethyst Victorian inspired Fringe necklace

Turquoise

Antique: Fred Leighton Victorian turquoise and diamond earrings

Modern: L’atelier Nawbar turquoise hoop earrings with diamond accents

Enamel

Antique: Spicer Warin, circa 1900 plique a jour butterfly

Modern: Erica Molinari vitreous glass enamel pendants.

Earrings

Vintage: Keyamour circa 1920 Art Deco platinum, diamond and onyx earrings

Modern: Nikos Koulis 18K white gold, enamel and diamond Art Deco inspired earrings

Bracelets

Antique: Kentshire 18K gold Retro French articulated and beaded link bracelet

Modern: Rainbow K Retro inspired 14K Celeste yellow gold bracelet with white diamonds and tsavorites.