A stunning 18ct gold festoon necklace set with eighteen well matched cabochon sapphires. It was made circa 1900-1910 when this style was really popular as it complimented the fashions of the day. This is a more unusual design as it has only incorporated sapphires instead of natural split pearls, which were more commonly used.}

A graduated cultured pearl double strand necklace with a diamond studded white gold clasp, made circa 1920 - for the girl who must have pearls...}

A simple graduated string of black Vauxhall glass beads. Each one has been faceted so it catches the light. It was made circa 1880.}

An attractive silver necklace with Celtic motifs interspersed with oval carnelians and blister pearls. This was a popular and pretty combination of colours and looks lovely when worn. This piece was made circa 1920.}

A finely made silver necklace designed in the Arts and crafts style that was popular at the beginning of the 20th century. It is set with flat cut almandine garnets with a central blister pearl. It looks very pretty and delicate when worn as it is not too overpowering!}

A highly detailed silver necklace set with graded marcasite (iron pyrites) and blue paste to imitate rose diamonds and sapphires. The design is a continuous one of flowers and is so pretty when worn. It was made circa 1900-1920.}

A highly detailed silver necklace set with graded marcasite (iron pyrites) and green paste to imitate rose diamonds and emeralds. The design is a continuous one of flowers and leaves and is so pretty. It was made circa 1900-1920.}

A most unusual carved coral roses silver Arts and Crafts necklace. It was made circa 1910. It has its original bar and ring clasp and is all hand made with fine leaf design.}

A fabulous double strand culture pearl necklace. The highlight is the amazing 18ct white gold emerald and diamond cluster clasp with a one carat diamond in the centre. It can be worn as a centrepiece on the neck. The pearls are a lovely milky white colour and are very well matched. It is a stunning look when worn.}

An attractive long chain composed of faceted glass beads. It was made circa 1880 when Queen Victoria was in heavy mourning for Prince Albert and set a fashion for black jewellery. This material is sometimes called French jet which is somewhat confusing as it is not jet. However it is shinier than jet and tougher and was a very popular alternative.}

In the Victorian era in Whitby on the Yorkshire coast was where the finest quality jet was sourced. Whitby Jet is actually fossilised wood which has been compressed over millions of years. Most frequently found in seams of shale between Robin Hood’s Bay and Boulby. In addition to the distinctive shale or ‘Jet line’ which appears above sea level, the seams extend under the sea and pieces often break away in bad weather to be washed up on to the shore. In 1851, Whitby Jet was exhibited at the Great Exhibition, London and soon became coveted by a number of high profile royal persons including the Queen of Bavaria and the Empress of France. But Whitby Jet’s most prolific patron was Queen Victoria. When her beloved Albert died in 1861, Victoria took to wearing Jet jewellery in remembrance of him, and it soon became the etiquette to accessorise the period’s mourning fashion with jewellery made from jet. So much so, that the only jewellery allowed to be worn in court during the period was Whitby Jet. This is a carved jet bead necklace. Each bead has been hand carved in an intricate design. It must have taken hours to complete and looks amazing.}

An attractive long chain composed of faceted glass beads. It was made circa 1880 when Queen Victoria was in heavy mourning for Prince Albert and set a fashion for black jewellery. This material is sometimes called French jet which is somewhat confusing as it is not jet. However it is shinier than jet and tougher and was a very popular alternative.}

An impressive Vauxhall glass guard chain that was made circa 1880 when black was very much in fashion due to the Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert's death. Vauxhall glass is often called French jet which is somewhat confusing. It is shinier and tougher than jet and equally appealing when worn.}

A decorative necklace made from vulcanite. It is composed of cubes and circular beads and is rather modern looking although it was made in the late 1800s! Vulcanite was patented in 1846 by Goodyear (the same tyre manufacturer of today), as the patent specified a manner of mixing rubber and sulphur, then heating the mixture to one hundred and fifteen degrees celsius. Often called ‘ebonite’, vulcanite was the most mass-produced rival to actual jet. Its ability to be moulded and not carved, along with a relatively low cost to manufacture made vulcanite a material that was accessible to middle and lower classes of the 19th century, especially at a time when actual jet was the height of fashion.}

A well designed necklace that was made circa 1870-1890. It has been set with graded black glass. This is often called French jet which is confusing as it is not jet. French jet is really black glass, faceted and fitted onto a metal backing to create a light weight look which is much lighter than jet. This would have been in fashion during the mourning period for Prince Albert. It looks amazing when worn.}

A stylish necklace made using the bakelite process. Bakelite changed the world in the first half of the twentieth century. It was the first synthetic plastic and heralded an age in which we were no longer dependent on the products of nature. Hard, compact, and insoluble this was the first synthetic plastic, named Bakelite after its inventor, the Belgian-born chemist Leo Baekeland. Fun to wear and made in the 1930s this necklace is a good example of a Bakelite product.}

An attractive silver and paste necklace. The paste is a lovely subtle blue colour almost "eau de nil" and would have imitated aquamarines. It has rub over settings over the foiled paste which gives it translucency. It was made in the early 19th century. The hook clasp is a later addition.}

A neat pearl necklace that would be ideal for a bride. The evenly matched cultured pearls have recently been restrung and are separately knotted. There is also a gold safety chain. The clasp is set with diamonds in a daisy cluster design. It is a very pretty look when worn.}

This necklace is signed: "A. SCH" on the back. This is the mark for jewellery designer and maker Albert Scharning from Oslo, Norway. Scharning worked post WWII, circa 1950. It is a pretty overlapping design with white enamel stylised leaves. As it is quite short there is an extension provided in silver chain.}

A good Art Deco silver necklace that is composed of seven sections, three are set with square cut onyx. It was most likely made in Germany in the 1920s. This style is so versatile and wearable today.}

An amazingly realistic 18ct gold necklace of a snake. It has been enamelled in turquoise blue enamel and has ruby eyes and natural split pearls down it's head with tiny rose diamonds on either side. I love the way that the tail continues under and over the snake's head. From the snake's mouth is suspended a turquoise blue enamel pendant that has a glazed locket and is finely engraved to the reverse. Snake jewellery has long been a symbol of "Eternal love" and this piece is a stunning example. It was made circa 1860.}

A good example of a silver gilt necklace made by the well known firm, Theodor Fahrner. His factory was a major player in the production of well designed good quality jewellery in the Art Deco period. He was one of the foremost designers in Pforzheim in the Black Forrest in Southern Germany. In this necklace the attention to detail is paramount.}

A good looking and useful silver necklace with interlinking links. It can be worn daily.}

A very pretty and delicate looking 18ct gold necklace in it's original case. It was made circa 1880-1900 and is set with natural split pearls which go around the entire necklace including the clasp. Behind the flower there is a hook which was often the case with this type of necklace as it gave an option to suspend another pearl pendant if wanted.}

A very striking silver necklace with a grapevine motif. The grapes are drilled pearls and the vine motif continues around the necklace. It was made in the 1950s.}

A stunning silver and blue and white enamel collar that was made by the firm David Andersen in the 1950s. It was designed by Willy Winnaess who worked for David Andersen. It is a series of quatrefoils with pearlised enamel centres and looks very effective when worn.}

An unusual Arts and Crafts silver and enamel necklace. It has six oval enamelled panels of stylised fishes with silver drops in between. There is a monogram with either AV or AW on one of the central enamelled plaques. It may be Scottish but has proved hard to research!}

A good looking Art Deco silver necklace that was made circa 1920-1930. It is set with twenty five square French cut pastes. It looks amazing when worn.}

A striking silver necklace that was made circa 1920-1930. It is articulated so sits well when worn. It has been hand set with graded marcasite (iron pyrites) and a cultured pearl. It has an unusual original silver chain. This was the costume jewellery of the 1920s as the marcasite looks like rose diamonds. These necklaces always look fantastic when worn.}

A very pretty silver necklace that was made circa 1920-1930. It has been hand set with graded marcasite (iron pyrites). This was the costume jewellery of the Art Deco period as the marcasite looks like rose diamonds. These necklaces always look great when worn.}

A very pretty 15ct gold Art Nouveau necklace that was made circa 1900-1910. It is set with a large central opal and a drop blister pearl. The loop is set with natural split pearls with two further clusters on the festoon style chain. It is the style of jewellery that Murrle Bennett would have sold in their Regent Street premises.}

A pretty necklace with eleven drops set with various stones including pink sapphires, sapphires, citrine, garnets, aquamarine, and a peridot. This type of necklace was popular in the 1900s.}

A very pretty 18ct gold necklace with eleven natural split pearl clusters and a pearl set chain. It was made circa 1880-1900.}

A fantastic chain which is oxidised and polished silver in alternate sections. It was made in Germany around the 1980s. The links are large like a mayoral chain!}

A Victorian 18ct gold and natural split pearl festoon necklace. A single strand set with natural split pearls suspends four loops of pearls. Each loop is divided by a pearl set flower with eight petals. It is a very pretty look when worn. It was made circa 1890.}

A beautiful 15ct gold Art Nouveau necklace that was retailed by the firm Murrle Bennett & Co in their Regent Street premises in the early 1900s. The design is most likely by Archibald Knox who was a very known and respected designer in the Art Nouveau period. He also did work for Liberty. It is set with two opals.}

A stunning Russian silver long guard chain set with twenty four oval cabochon chalcedony agates. It was made in Moscow circa 1900-1910.}

A stylish ‘boomerang’ link silver collar made in Denmark, circa 1970 by Ernst Dragsted. This necklace has earrings that match. They are listed in the earrings section.}

A fantastic 18ct gold necklace that was made in 1800-1820 in France. The term "Saint Esprit" translates as the Holy Ghost and is a dove shaped religious symbol. It was a popular motif in the late eighteenth century as a religious icon, particularly in France. This necklace has a rose design above the dove which is set with rubies, rose diamonds and two opals. It has a flat woven 18ct gold chain that terminates in a clasp designed as a rose and is set with more rubies and an opal. It is finely made and a lovely example of an early French piece of jewellery. It can also be worn as a brooch. There is also a pair of earrings to match in the earrings section on the site.}

An attractive snake necklace made in the 1960s in Birmingham. The snake has ruby eyes, an engraved head and a stretchy body. It looks very pretty on the neck.}

An unusual and beautiful necklace. It is a mixture of gold and silver and set with four shaped cabochon moonstones and two blister pearls. It is from the Arts and Crafts period circa 1910 and very well designed. It is hard to attribute it to a particular maker but my guess is that it was made in Birmingham.}

A good looking late Victorian 15ct gold interlinking chain with three oval beads at intervals. The beads have applied gold work which is known as "Etruscan style" as the design was taken from earlier pieces made in Italy in the Etruscan period from the 8th century BC to 2nd century BC. It looks very smart when worn and has two dog clips so that you can adjust the length.}

A fabulous necklace featuring a string of natural pearls with fifty faceted citrines at intervals all around. It was most likely made in India for the English market as I have had many similar necklaces over the years. This example is the longest and fullest though! It was made circa 1900-1910.}

A decorative silver necklace with seven flowers with leaves in between. It is set with graded marcasite (iron pyrites) so that it glitters like rose diamonds. These necklaces look very pretty when worn especially in the summer months.}

A spectacular long silver Art Deco chain set with graded paste. It would have been worn with the loose and long dresses of the 1920s and would probably have had a pendant suspended from the loop. It is beautifully made and has a 9ct gold clasp.}

A silver necklace set with round white paste with fine silver articulated sections in between. It was made circa 1920-1930. This type of necklace can be worn day and night.}

A pretty silver collar that was made circa 1880. It has engraved leaf design and plain sections on either side. These collars would have originally been worn with a large oval locket attached but nowadays they are worn on their own and look much nicer.}

A quintessentially English silver collar with acorn drops. The acorn symbolises fertility, immortality and strength and has been featured in jewellery and Coats of Arms for hundreds of years. It was made circa 1880.}

A really pretty 9ct gold necklace with five heart shaped amethyst drops with bow tops. It would have been a gift of love although there is a belief that the amethyst protected its owner from drunkenness. The ancient Greeks wore amethyst and made drinking vessels decorated with it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication! However it is also the traditional birthstone for February.}

A very stylish Art Deco necklace set with graded marcasite (iron pyrites) and seven rectangular staggered sections of chalcedony and amazonite. It was made circa 1920-1930 and is most likely of German origin.}

A very smart silver fringe design collar that was made in Scandinavia. It is based on a fish skeleton design and looks wonderful when worn.}

J. Tostrup is a well known Norwegian firm of jewellers that was founded in 1832.  They are particularly noted for their fine guilloche enamel jewellery. This silver gilt necklace was made in the 1930-1950 period and is a lovely pale pink translucent enamel with white enamel centres. It is quite Russian in style and colour as the firm had had close ties with Russia over the years. There is also a bracelet and earrings listed on our site that match this necklace.  }

A lovely triple strand necklace of seed pearls with 18ct gold spacers and a seed pearl ball at the centre. This type of necklace was made in India at the turn of the 20th century and exported to England. This one is a particularly pretty one and very wearable.}

A silver articulated necklace composed of 22 paisley design sections that was made in the 1950-1960 period. It is well made in heavy gage silver and looks fantastic on the neck.}

A pretty silver necklace set with graded marcasite (iron pyrites) and amethysts.}

A stylish silver collar by Georg Jensen that looks really smart on the neck. It comes in the original case.}

A good Arts and Crafts necklace by the well known designer Rasmus Bjorn Halvordersen. He designed pieces that are very similar to early Georg Jensen jewellery. This necklace is set with round green cabochon stones called chalcedony, which is a type of agate, that have been foiled at the back to give them added translucency.}

A fabulous silver and marcasite necklace that was made circa 1920-1930. It is articulated around the neck so it sits well when worn. The marcasite (iron pyrites) has been graded and hand set. It is in lovely condition throughout.}

A pretty and delicate looking silver gilt necklace with a continuous ivy leaf design The use of the ivy leaf literally means "Cling to me" so it would have been given as a gift of love.}

A very attractive flat cut garnet necklace with natural split pearls in between. It was made circa 1900-1910 in the Georgian revival style. It is in its original Moroccan case.}