Chaumet Gold Necklace
Vintage 1960s French Retro Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Link Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century French Chain Necklaces
Yellow Gold
1990s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century French Modern Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Choker Necklaces
Yellow Gold
2010s French Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
20th Century French Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Chain Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold
2010s French More Necklaces
Onyx, 18k Gold
20th Century French Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Link Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Chain Necklaces
Yellow Gold
2010s Drop Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1980s French Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s French Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Malachite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Link Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s More Necklaces
18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s More Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s More Necklaces
Vintage 1970s French Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Chain Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Crystal, 14k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modern Link Bracelets
Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Link Bracelets
Chrysophrase, Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French More Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Link Necklaces
18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Link Necklaces
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Link Necklaces
18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond
2010s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, White Gold
2010s French Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Bangles
Late 20th Century French Necklace Enhancers
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Necklace Enhancers
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Necklace Enhancers
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Drop Necklaces
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century French Necklace Enhancers
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces
Iolite, 18k Gold
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Decades before luxury French jewelry maisons such as Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier were born, Marie-Étienne Nitot (1750–1809) founded the house that became the internationally esteemed Chaumet, which, for centuries, has created timeless necklaces, watches, rings, tiaras and other jewelry and accessories for royalty as well as Hollywood luminaries.
Before opening his own jewelry house, Nitot worked as an apprentice to Ange-Joseph Aubert, court jeweler to Marie Antoinette, and collaborated on pieces for the Queen. In 1780, he left Aubert’s side to open his own maison.
Surviving the upheaval of the French Revolution, Nitot soon found lavish commissions with the new people in power. The Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte longed for France to once again be the epicenter of luxury, making himself the fashionable face of the prospering country. Nitot’s commissions for Napoléon began with the papal tiara for Pope Pius VII that included a 414-carat emerald among its thousands of precious stones and the 1804 coronation sword, a decadent piece that featured the 140-carat Regent diamond.
The young jewelry house soon became the official jeweler of the Imperial Court, the personal jeweler of Empress Joséphine and one of the most sought-after jewelers in Europe. Chaumet’s work in this era helped popularize the tiara as a status symbol, with ornate pieces designed for Joséphine and Empress Marie-Louise, Napoléon’s second wife.
After Nitot died in 1809, his son, François-Regnault, took over in 1812 and moved the maison into the Place Vendôme, making it the first business to occupy the Parisian center of luxury. By then, Chaumet had included timepieces in its offerings, such as bracelet watches adorned with precious gemstones and equipped with movements made by Breguet (which opened a shop on Place Vendôme in 1933).
After the fall of the Napoléon Empire, successors Jean-Baptiste and Jules Fossin focused more on romantic styles of jewelry that referenced the past and nature, an approach carried on by Valentin and Prosper Morel. It was Joseph Chaumet, director from 1885 to 1928, who gave the maison its illustrious name and brought it into the 20th century with jewelry, accessories and tiaras inspired by the extravagant decor of the Belle Époque.
Later, with Joseph’s son, Marcel Chaumet, succeeding him, the house would be featured at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris — from which the term Art Deco derives — and, alongside the likes of Cartier, would be seen as a leader in introducing the flamboyantly geometric designs and high-contrast color pairings of Art Deco jewelry to the global stage.
Chaumet has adapted over the years to meet changing tastes and trends. The house still reigns in the world of luxury jewelry, celebrating its 240th anniversary in 2020. Since 1999, it has been part of the LVMH Group. Its salons and high jewelry workshop continue to operate in the Place Vendôme where gem-setters, polishers and jewelers craft rings, earrings, watches and enduringly popular tiaras.
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Finding the Right Necklaces for You
We are fortunate to know much of the world’s long and dazzling history of necklaces, as this type of jewelry was so treasured that it was frequently buried with its owners.
Lapis lazuli beads adorned necklaces unearthed from the royal graves at the ancient Iraqi civilization of Sumer, while the excavation of King Tut’s burial chamber revealed a sense of style that led to a frenzy of Art Deco designs, with artisans of the 1920s seeking to emulate the elegant work crafted by Ancient Egypt’s goldsmiths and jewelry makers.
In ancient times, pendant necklaces worn by royalty and nobles conferred wealth and prestige. Today, wearing jewelry is about personal expression: Luxury diamond necklaces exude confidence and can symbolize the celebratory nature of a deep romantic relationship, while paper-clip chain-link necklaces designed by the likes of goldsmith Faye Kim are firmly planted in the past as well as the present. Kim works exclusively with eco-friendly gold, and these fashionable, fun accessories owe to the design of 19th-century watch fobs.
For some, necklaces are thought of as being a solely feminine piece, but this widely loved accessory has been gender-neutral for eons. In fact, just as women rarely took to wearing a single necklace during the Renaissance, men of the era layered chains and valuable pendants atop their bejeweled clothing. In modern times, the free-spirited hippie and counterculture movements of the 1960s saw costume-jewelry designers celebrating self-expression through colorful multistrand necklaces and no shortage of beads, which were worn by anyone and everyone.
Even after all of these years, the necklace remains an irrefutable staple of any complete outfit. Although new trends in jewelry are constantly emerging, the glamour and beauty of the past continue to inform modern styles and designs. In a way, the cyclical history of the necklace differs little from its familiar looped form: The celebrated French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels found much inspiration in King Tut, and, now, their Alhambra collection is a go-to for modern royals. Vintage necklaces designed by David Webb — whose work landed him on the cover of Vogue in 1950, two years after opening his Manhattan shop — were likely inspired by the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia and Egypt.
On 1stDibs, browse top designers like Cartier, Tiffany & Co. and Bulgari, or shop by your favorite style, from eye-catching choker necklaces to understated links to pearl necklaces and more.