Vintage Costume Jewelry Necklaces

A necklace is often the centerpiece of an outfit, and vintage costume necklaces offer an extraordinary range of styles. There are Victorian lockets and chains, Art Deco sautoirs, and the multi-strand seed pearl and bead designs made famous by Miriam Haskell. The 1950s brought rhinestone collars and bibs, the 1960s and 1970s bold pendants and chains, and the 1980s sculptural statement pieces. Costume jewelry allowed designers to experiment with scale and materials in ways fine jewelry could not. Each listing gives the length, era and any signature where known, so you can judge how a necklace will sit. Store vintage necklaces flat or hanging to keep chains and strands untangled.