18” Victorian Chatelaine Necklace: Opal
18” Victorian Chatelaine Necklace: Opal
18” Victorian Chatelaine Necklace: Opal
18” Victorian Chatelaine Necklace: Opal
18” Victorian Chatelaine Necklace: Opal
18” Victorian Chatelaine Necklace: Opal
18” Victorian Chatelaine Necklace: Opal
18” Victorian Chatelaine Necklace: Opal

18” Victorian Chatelaine Necklace: Opal

$620.00
Chatelaine Necklace A | Opal Kite

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Made from authentic, late-Victorian lorgnette chains, each extraordinary necklace in this collection is a true antique, crafted in high-quality gold-fill (the standard for strength and everyday wear in the 1800's), and retains its original dog clip - the very same clip Victorian women used to fasten glasses, scissors, tiny pencils, or lockets.

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), these necklaces have been carefully restored to their original glory. Designed to be worn with the slider settled at the bottom, right at the dog clip, 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. At 18", they sit perfectly at the collarbone and layer beautifully with other necklaces. I cannot overstate how incredibly special these pieces really are.

Notes

Each necklace measures 18in length

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 Victorian-era chatelaine necklace with real opal and seed pearl stones set in a lozenge-shaped slider. Necklace includes a working dog clip with original “AHG” maker’s mark. 

  • Length: 18in.
  • Era: Late 1800s

Late Victorian-era gold-filled chatelaine necklace with real seed pearls and an opal stone set in a crest-style slider pendant with hand etchings on a link chain. Includes a working dog clip with maker’s mark “F & C Co,” 

  • Length: 18in
  • Era: Late 1800s

Gold-filled Victorian-era chatelaine necklace, featuring a statement opal framed in seed pearls.

  • Length: 18in
  • Era: Late 1800s

Late-Victorian era gold-filled chatelaine necklace with a fan-style pendant featuring an authentic opal stone with a slight pink shimmer. Working dog clip includes original maker’s mark “HOM & Co.”

  • Length: 18in.
  • Era: Late 1800s

Gold-filled late-Victorian chatelaine necklace with a gold-filled chain working dog clip, and clover-shaped slider. A real opal stone is set in the slider with decorative hand-etched markings.

  • Length: 18in
  • Era: Late 1800s

Late-Victorian era gold-filled chatelaine necklace. Necklace has two twin-style opal stones set in a hand-etched double hexagon-shaped slider. Working dog-clip with “H.W.” maker’s mark.

  • Length: 18in.
  • Era: Late 1800s

Late-Victorian era gold-filled chatelaine necklace. Necklace has two twin-style opal stones set in a hand-etched slider. Working dog-clip with “D&C” maker’s mark.

  • Length: 18in.
  • Era: Late 1800s

Gold-Filled Victorian chatelaine necklace with sleek lozenge slider featuring turquoise and seed pearl stones in a curb chain with a working dog clip.

  • Length: 18in.
  • 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.