A close-up of a model wearing a delicate gold lariat necklace with a small bow-shaped charm with opal stones and a working dog clip, styled with a red top.
Six gold-filled Victorian-era chatelaine slider necklaces with different pendant styles are displayed vertically on a white background, labeled A through G below.
A close-up of layered gold-filled Victorian-era lariat slider chain necklaces draped over an open book. One pendant is an eye-shaped charm with a light blue opal stone, and another pendant has a small geometric box-like design with a matching opal blue stone.
Person wearing a green and white striped shirt with a Victorian-era chatelaine slider necklace
A close-up lifestyle shot of a woman wearing a delicate gold lariat necklace with a small bead and drop pendant, styled with a beige knit V-neck sweater.
A close-up of a model wearing a delicate gold lariat necklace with a small bow-shaped charm with opal stones and a working dog clip, styled with a red top.
Six gold-filled Victorian-era chatelaine slider necklaces with different pendant styles are displayed vertically on a white background, labeled A through G below.
A close-up of layered gold-filled Victorian-era lariat slider chain necklaces draped over an open book. One pendant is an eye-shaped charm with a light blue opal stone, and another pendant has a small geometric box-like design with a matching opal blue stone.
Person wearing a green and white striped shirt with a Victorian-era chatelaine slider necklace
A close-up lifestyle shot of a woman wearing a delicate gold lariat necklace with a small bead and drop pendant, styled with a beige knit V-neck sweater.

Full-Length Victorian Chatelaine Slider Necklace: Opal

$1,017.00
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Our Full-Length Antique Chatelaine Slider Necklaces are…extraordinary. Made from authentic, late-Victorian lorgnette chains, each is a true antique, crafted in high-quality gold-fill (the standard for strength and everyday wear in the 1800’s), and retains their original functioning slide and their original dog clip - the very same clip Victorian women used to fasten glasses, scissors, tiny pencils, or lockets.

The sliders on these pieces are stunning. Each necklace in this collection features at least one genuine hand-set opal, and and every slider is one-of-a-kind. No two are alike, and each has its own personality.

Thanks to the expert eye of Kat of Stone Cooper (and her way with antiques), the sliders adjust smoothly, exactly as they did 140 years ago. Wear it with the slider settled at the bottom, right at the dog clip, or higher up for a lariat-style look - these pieces are impossibly cool, full of history, and wildly unique.

I’ve been wearing mine almost daily(!!) - with everything from t-shirts to slinky camis. Incredibly wearable, these pieces can be adjusted to fit virtually any neckline, and they also layer really well with other necklaces. I cannot overstate how incredibly special these pieces really are.

Notes

Made from authentic, late-Victorian lorgnette chains

Antique, high-quality gold-fill (standard of the 1800s)

Original functioning slide and original dog clip

Vintage deadstock brass clasp

Read more about each individual necklace below.

Gold-filled chatelaine necklace from the late Victorian-era with solo opal stone set in an oval-shaped system with ornamental etching on a curb chain. Working dog clip includes original maker’s mark “R & E.”

  • Length: 22in.
  • Era: Late 1800s

Victorian-era gold-filled chatelaine slider necklace with twin opal stones set in a double rhombus-shape pendant on a curb chain.

  • Length: 23.75in
  • Era: Late 1800s

Crest-style gold-filled slider pendant with authentic seed pearls and opal stones on a link chain. This Victorian-era chatelaine slider necklace features a working dog clip with an original maker’s mark “B & Co.”

  • Length: 22.75in
  • Era: Late 1800s

Victorian-period chatelaine necklace with a gold-filled chain, working dog clip, and slider; authentic opal and seed pearl stones. The slider has an ornamental design with hand-etched markings.

  • Length: 23.25in.
  • Era: Late 1800s

Gold-filled chatelaine slider necklaces with real opal and seed pearl stones set in a cube-shaped system with ornamental etching. This Victorian-era piece includes a working dog clip with original maker’s mark “S.O.B & Co.”

  • Length: 23.75in
  • Era: Late 1800s

Gold-filled Victorian chatelaine necklace with a rectangular system with turquoise stones, seed pearls, and delicate engraving in a vintage clip chain with a working dog clip.

  • Length: 22.75in
  • Era: Late 1800s

Gold-filled Victorian-era chatelaine necklace with Marquise-style slider pendant with real opal and seed pearl beads on a cable chain. Includes working dog clip with authentic maker’s mark “CAM & Co.”

  • Length: 24.5in
  • Era: Late 1800s

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Stone Cooper

At Stone Cooper, jewelry is a method of storytelling. Designer & Owner Katherine (Kat) Sliclen creates pieces that are sustainably and ethically-sourced, specializing in antique and vintage deadstock parts. With a background in metal smithing, Kat hunts through secret warehouses for hours (days?) on end, picking through bead by bead, link by link to find the perfect pieces to repurpose into her own designs. The result is nostalgic jewelry that manages to feel modern & truly unique.