1950's Multi-Gem 14 Karat Yellow Gold Vintage Dearest Locket Heart Pendant
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and a disk shaped pendant with fluted center texture and grooved bamboo style frame Featuring two hinged heart shaped locket appliqués on either side of row of prong set gem...
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
Heart Shaped Locket Pendant by Victor Mayer, 18k Rose Gold, 8 Diamonds 0.16ct
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Heart Shaped Locket Pendant by VICTOR MAYER - 18k Rose Gold - 8 Diamonds, total 0.16 ct, H VS for two pictures About the creator Victor Mayer Victor Mayer is internationally renowne...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Customizable Heart Shaped Locket Pendant 18k Polished White Gold 23.0 x 25.0 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer customizable heart shaped locket pendant, polished 18k white gold, Hallmark collection, measurements app. 23.0 mm x 25.0 mm About the creator Victor Mayer Victor Mayer...
White Gold, 18k Gold
Heart Shaped Locket Pendant by Victor Mayer, 18k Yellow Gold, 8 Diamonds 0.16ct
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Heart shaped locket pendant by VICTOR MAYER - 18k yellow gold - Hallmark Collection, 8 diamonds total 0.16 ct, G VS, for two pictures About the creator Victor Mayer Victor Mayer is ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Heart Shaped Locket Pendant Necklace - 18k Polished White Gold - 23.0 x 25.0 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer customizable heart shaped locket pendant necklace, polished 18k white gold, Hallmark collection, measurements app. 23.0 mm x 25.0 mm About the creator Victor Mayer Vict...
18k Gold, White Gold
Heart Picture Locket Ring 14k Yellow Gold Sz 7 Secret Compartment Opens Jewelry
Located in Torrance, CA
Stylish picture locket ring crafted in 14 karat yellow gold. The heart shaped ring is a wonderful sentimental piece.
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Heart Shaped Locket Pendant 18k Yellow Gold Blue Enamel 6 Diamonds 0.12 ct
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer customizable heart shaped locket pendant, 18k yellow gold, dark blue vitreous enamel, 6 diamonds, total 0.12 ct, H VS About the creator Victor Mayer Victor Mayer is int...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Heart-Shape Locket Pendant Necklace 18k Yellow Gold Pink & Red Enamel 6 Diamonds
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer heart shaped locket pendant necklace, enamel link chain, 18k yellow gold, pink and burgundy red vitreous enamel, 6 diamonds, total 0.12 ct, H VS About the creator Victo...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Customizable Heart Polished Pendant Locket Necklace 18k Rose Gold 25 mm x 25 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer customizable heart shaped polished pendant locket necklace 18k rose gold, Hallmark collection, measurements app. 25 mm x 25 mm About the creator Victor Mayer Victor May...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Customizable Heart Shaped Polished Pendant Locket 18k Rose Gold 25 mm x 25 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer customizable heart shaped polished pendant locket 18k rose gold, Hallmark collection, measurements app. 25 mm x 25 mm About the creator Victor Mayer Victor Mayer is int...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Customizable Heart Shaped Pendant Locket 18k Yellow Gold 1 Diamond 0.06 ct H VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer customizable heart shaped pendant locket 18k yellow gold, Hallmark collection, 1 diamond, total 0.06 ct, H VS, measurements app. 23.0 mm x 25.0 mm About the creator Vic...
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Customizable Polished Heart Shaped Pendant Locket 18k Yellow Gold 37 mm x 34 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer customizable polished heart shaped pendant locket 18k yellow gold, Hallmark collection, measurements app. 37 mm x 34 mm About the creator Victor Mayer Victor Mayer is i...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Customizable Polished Heart Shaped Locket Pendant 18k Yellow Gold 23 mm x 25 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer customizable polished heart shaped locket pendant 18k yellow gold, Hallmark Collection, measurements app. 23.0 mm x 25.0 mm About the creator Victor Mayer Victor Mayer ...
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Heart Shaped Locket Pendant 18k Yellow Gold Red Enamel 5 Diamonds 0.05ct H VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Heart shaped locket pendant, Hallmark Collection by VICTOR MAYER, 18k yellow gold, red vitreous enamel, 5 diamonds, total 0.05 ct, H VS, brilliant cut About the creator Victor Maye...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Heart Pendant Locket Necklace 18k Yellow Gold Blue Enamel 6 Diamonds 0.12ct H VS
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer customizable heart shaped pendant locket necklace 18k yellow gold, dark blue vitreous enamel, 6 diamonds, total 0.12 ct, H VS About the creator Victor Mayer Victor Maye...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Polished Heart Pendant Locket 18k Yellow Gold 14 Diamonds 0.14ct H VS 28 x 32 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer customizable polished heart-shaped pendant locket 18k yellow gold, Hallmark Collection, 14 diamonds, total 0.14 ct, H VS, Measurements app. 28.0 mm x 32.0 mm About the ...
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
18K Victorian Photo Locket - 18 karat solid gold pendant - Floral round locket
Located in Antwerp, BE
This locket ensures you that you are able to carry your loved once close to your heart.
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Polished Heart Pendant Locket 18k Yellow Gold 7 Diamonds 0.09 ct H VS 28 x 32 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Victor Mayer customizable polished heart-shaped pendant locket 18k yellow gold, Hallmark Collection, 7 diamonds, total 0.09 ct, H VS, Measurements app. 28.0 mm x 32.0 mm About the c...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Sterling Silver Mizpah Hand Engraved Locket
Located in Venice, CA
The word mizpah can be worn face up, but when worn face down, the word is placed closer to your heart. The locket opens and shuts with a secure click.
Sterling Silver
Antique Onyx, Diamond & Opal Mourning Locket
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian Mourning locket with a hand cut Central Opal Heart (13mm x 10mm) surrounded by eight mine cut natural diamonds (approx 1.5-1.75mm each) Crafted from Black onyx ston...
Diamond, Onyx, Opal, 18k Gold
Antique 15ct Yellow Gold, Victorian Patterned Oval Locket
Located in Brighton, GB
Suspended from a simple loop, it’s as timeless as it is intimate, perfect for layering or wearing close to the heart. The locket measures approximately 27mm x 22mm. 35mm including ...
15k Gold, Yellow Gold
18k Antique squared photo locket - Victorian 18 Karat solid gold pendant
Located in Antwerp, BE
This locket ensures you that you are able to carry your loved once close to your heart.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold
Heart & Lock Paperclip chain
By Nebu jewelry by Youmna Elsabry
Located in Plano, TX
This elegant necklace features three charming pendants: a heart, a locket, and a key. The heart pendant is hammered on one face and smooth on the other, offering two distinct looks.
Sterling Silver
Rare 18k Antique photo locket : French Victorian 18 Karat solid gold pendant
Located in Antwerp, BE
This locket ensures you that you are able to carry your loved once close to your heart.
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
18k Floral round photo locket - solid 18 karat gold Ruby Family heirloom
Located in Antwerp, BE
This locket ensures you that you are able to carry your loved once close to your heart.
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
18k Antique squared photo locket - antique pendant - 18 Karat solid gold medal
Located in Antwerp, BE
This locket ensures you that you are able to carry your loved once close to your heart.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold
18 Karat Yellow Gold Locket with Green Enamel and Diamonds on Chain with Enamel
By Bonebakker
Located in Amsterdam, NL
18k gold locket pendant with green enamel and diamonds. Keep your treasure close to your heart: this 'My Locket' is for you alone!
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Victorian Enamel and Diamond Cross and Heart Pendant Necklace
Located in London, GB
The pendant is suspended from an 18ct yellow gold snake chain, which complements the overall design whilst playing host to a delicate sliding heart shaped locket above; perfectly mat...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Gold and Pink Topaz Bracelet with Heart-Shaped Padlock Clasp
Located in New York, NY
An antique early Victorian topaz and gold belcher link padlock bracelet, the finely chased links decorated with a clover-leaf rinceau over a stippled background, completed by a heart...
Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Royal Black Enamel Diamond Cuff Bracelet circa 1836
Located in New York, NY
The reverse of the heart with hinged locket compartment and inscribed to cover: “28th May 1836,” the strap interior inscribed to the left: “Given by Eliza, Duchess of Gordon to Louis...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Antique Cabochon Garnet Drop Necklace
Located in London, GB
Each garnet is encased in a woven gold design, including the largest which sits atop a heart-shaped locket pendant with ornate engraving.
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
NWT's DOLCE & GABBANA Two Tone Multi Fruit Charm Belt Gold Silver Chain Pepper
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Dolce & Gabbana Not sure of the year Two-tone silver and antiqued gold belt Can also be worn as a long necklace or doubled Fruit, vegetable, hearts (functioning lockets), and other c...
Antique Pearl Garnet Gold Snake Necklace
Located in London, GB
Set with three oval old cut garnets in closed back claw settings with a combined weight of 4.00 carats, flanked by two round cabochon garnets to centre with a combined weight of 0.40...
Natural Pearl, Ruby, 15k Gold
Victorian Diamond and Ruby Heart-Locket Pendant
Located in London, GB
A Victorian diamond and ruby heart-locket pendant from the collection of Bentley & Skinner, Jewellers by Royal Appointment to His Majesty King Charles III, to the centre a cushion-cu...
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Victorian Gold Twist Bracelet with Gold Locket
Located in London, GB
A Victorian gold twist bracelet with gold locket, the bracelet designed as a twist with round rings set between each twist, suspending a gold heart shaped locket set to the centre a ...
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Heart-Shaped Blue Enamel Pendant-Necklace
Located in London, GB
There is a locket compartment on the back that once allowed the sentimental Victorians to keep their beloved’s locks of hair close to their hearts.
Diamond, Pearl, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Large Pave Diamond Set Heart Brooch Pendant
Located in London, GB
A diamond set heart brooch/pendant, pave set with round brilliant-cut diamonds, estimated to weigh 6.5 carats in total, all in white mount with heart shape glass locket compartment o...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
A Victorian heart-shaped blue enamel pendant-necklace
Located in London, GB
There is a locket compartment on the back that once allowed the sentimental Victorians to keep their beloved’s locks of hair close to their hearts.
15k Gold, 18k Gold
Victorian Turquoise and Gold Serpent Chain Necklace
Located in London, GB
At the end of the chain is a wonderful serpent set with further turquoise stones and holding a heart shaped locket from its mouth. The combination of bright yellow gold and vivid tur...
Garnet, Turquoise, Gold
Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself.
Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.
Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.
For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.
Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.
In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so.
Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.
Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle.
BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.
A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in.
Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.
Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.
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