Necklaces

Rita took great satisfaction and pride in designing necklaces with the beads and pendants she discovered in her travels. Her use of asymmetrical design and expertise in multistrand necklaces made her work immediately recognizable and inspired other designers worldwide. She was a truly gifted designer and we are delighted to showcase many of her necklaces in Necklaces and in Necklace Gallery. Almost all of the necklaces use Rita's own design hook-and-eye sterling silver or gold-on-silver clasps, available in our Clasps section.
Necklace Item 032Necklace Item 032$170.00Sterling pendant from Israel, with old silver beads and small faceted beads from Sri Lanka and black onyx beadsNecklace Item 046Necklace Item 046$385.00Antique Moroccan silver box pendant with antique shell beads from Tibet and modern hand-made silver beads from EgyptNecklace Item 049Necklace Item 049$350.00Antique African silver drops, antique spoon silver pendant from Egypt, and vintage coral and silver beads from EgyptNecklace Item 051Necklace Item 051$345.00Antique amethyst beads, antique silver pendant and modern silver beads from Sri LankaNecklace Item 067Necklace Item 067$195.00Antique Bedouin silver pendant with a Maria Theresa Thaler coin. Complete piece is from Egypt. (Coin originally Austrian, decorated in Egypt).
Necklace Item 072Necklace Item 072$295.00Antique coral from Morocco with antique silver Moroccan fibula and modern hand-made silver Turkish beads.Necklace Item 080Necklace Item 080$675.00Antique and ancient Egyptian Coptic ivory beads with ancient Egyptian striped agate beads.Necklace Item 083Necklace Item 083$225.00Vintage Indian silver amulets with Egyptian silver beads, antique Czech and Venetian beads from the African Trade.Necklace Item 096Necklace Item 096$195.00Modern charosite beads, antique silver pendant from EgyptNecklace Item 130Necklace Item 130$225.00African Trade beads with African coin pendants
Necklace Item 140Necklace Item 140$195.00Fluorite stone beads combined with vintage Czech glass beads.Necklace Item 144aNecklace Item 144a$45.00(Item location: Right) Vintage beads on cordNecklace Item 152Necklace Item 152$175.00Antique Chinese glass pendant, gold-on-silver beads, red beads from the African TradeNecklace Item 156Necklace Item 156$195.00Classic modern beads plus very old Venetian gold foil beadsNecklace Item 205Necklace Item 205$135.00(Item location: Left) Sterling silver beads from Indonesia with antique African beads from Mali.
Necklace Item 207aNecklace Item 207a$95.00(Item location: Left) Vintage stained cube beads made of animal bone. Varied colors and textures. Necklace Item 213Necklace Item 213$225.00Antique Naga shell pendant, antique Chinese turquoise beads with brass heishi beads.Necklace Item 214Necklace Item 214$235.00African hishi and brass beads, with African brass and bead pendant Necklace Item 219Necklace Item 219$165.00Fluorite stone beads with vintage Czech glass beads.Necklace Item 221Necklace Item 221$350.00Large antique amethyst beads, hand-made silver chain from Egypt, antique silver beads from Yemen
Necklace Item 222Necklace Item 222$125.00Antique Chinese brass pendant with enamel cloisonne pendant, vintage faceted glass beads, and antique lazuli beadsNecklace Item 234Necklace Item 234$220.00Coral, antique carnelian, and silver necklace with silver and carnelian pendant. Earrings to match.Necklace Item 248Necklace Item 248$220.00Sterling silver beads from Egypt, Sri Lanka and Indonesia with silver Hamsa pendant. Earrings to match.Necklace Item 251Necklace Item 251$285.00Modern sterling silver beads from Sri Lanka with antique Tibetan turquoise and sterling silver Hamsa pendant. Earrings to match. Necklace Item 252Necklace Item 252$180.00Antique copper beads and brass hands with antique beads from the African Trade
Necklace Item 253Necklace Item 253$165.00Amethyst with modern sterling silver beads from Indonesia. Earrings to match.Necklace Item 254 Necklace Item 254 $145.00Chinese jade and modern Indonesian sterling silver beads Necklace Item 256Necklace Item 256$195.00Antique Egyptian silver beads, modern Indonesian sterling silver beads and modern Tibetan Dzi beadsNecklace Item 258Necklace Item 258$210.00Antique lapis beads, with African brass and gold-plated on silver beads. Antique brass pendant. Earrings to match. Necklace Item 259Necklace Item 259$260.00Antique lapis beads with antique pendants with figures (Far East), with writing (Middle East) and with inlaid lapis (India). Silver Hamsa from Egypt and sterling silver beads from Bali. Earrings to match.
Necklace Item 268Necklace Item 268$365.00Antique brass and silver pendant from Persia, with antique red "feather" beads and brass beads from the African Trade. Earrings to match, pictured separately. This necklace was designed for the collection by Rita's daughter, Jocelyne.