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AtelierX Diamond Bracelet, Adjustable Lace Design with Viking Runes
AtelierX Diamond Bracelet, Adjustable Lace Design with Viking Runes

AtelierX Diamond Bracelet, Adjustable Lace Design with Viking Runes

Located in Stockholm, SE

This diamond bracelet translates the delicate language of vintage lace into celestial geometry. Interwoven diamond-set bands echo ancient star charts, while finely engraved runes hon...

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Materials

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Vintage 9K Gold Viking Ship Charm Pendant
Vintage 9K Gold Viking Ship Charm Pendant

Vintage 9K Gold Viking Ship Charm Pendant

Located in Rotterdam, NL

A vintage 9 karat yellow gold raiding viking dragon ship charm pendant. The vessel is beautifully detailed with a large sail, 'wooden' planks, shields on the sides, oars and a fierce...

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14 Karat Yellow Gold Viking Charm
14 Karat Yellow Gold Viking Charm

14 Karat Yellow Gold Viking Charm

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W 0.44 in L 0.71 in

14 Karat Yellow Gold Viking Charm

Located in Washington Depot, CT

Vintage 14 Karat Yellow Gold Viking Charm For the warrior in your life!

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Art Nouveau 14 Karat Gold Viking Longship Charm
Art Nouveau 14 Karat Gold Viking Longship Charm

Art Nouveau 14 Karat Gold Viking Longship Charm

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Designed as a stylized Viking longboat With a billowing sail and ribbed texture Maker's mark and stamped for 14 karat gold Circa: 1905 Measures: 3/4 x 7/8 inch Total weight: 2.6...

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14k Yellow Gold Viking Ship Charm
14k Yellow Gold Viking Ship Charm

14k Yellow Gold Viking Ship Charm

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W 0.63 in L 0.63 in

14k Yellow Gold Viking Ship Charm

Located in McLeansville, NC

A vintage 14 karat yellow gold viking ship charm. This charm features a wooden viking ship motif with a large sail and a round jump ring / bail.

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Gem-Set Viking Ship Charm, 14KT Yellow Gold
Gem-Set Viking Ship Charm, 14KT Yellow Gold

Gem-Set Viking Ship Charm, 14KT Yellow Gold

Located in McLeansville, NC

A mid-century 14 karat yellow gold gem-set viking ship charm. This medium size charm features a viking ship motif with applied gold swirl detailing and set with gemstones such as blu...

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Vintage 1970s Pendant Necklaces

Materials

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Yellow Gold Viking Ship Charm - 14k Norsemen Longboat Norway Pendant
Yellow Gold Viking Ship Charm - 14k Norsemen Longboat Norway Pendant

Yellow Gold Viking Ship Charm - 14k Norsemen Longboat Norway Pendant

Located in Greensboro, NC

Metal Content: 14k Yellow Gold Theme: Viking Ship, Norsemen Longboat Features: Etched Detailing Measurements Tall (from stationary bail): 13/16" (20.3mm) Wide: 23/32" (17.8mm) Int...

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21st Century and Contemporary Charm Bracelets

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Vintage 10K Gold Scandinavian Viking Longship Charm for a Bracelet
Vintage 10K Gold Scandinavian Viking Longship Charm for a Bracelet

Vintage 10K Gold Scandinavian Viking Longship Charm for a Bracelet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine vintage gold charm for a bracelet. In 10 karat yellow gold.

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Large Viking Ship Charm, 14K Gold, Vintage Viking Ship Charm, Large Boat Charm
Large Viking Ship Charm, 14K Gold, Vintage Viking Ship Charm, Large Boat Charm

Large Viking Ship Charm, 14K Gold, Vintage Viking Ship Charm, Large Boat Charm

Located in McLeansville, NC

A vintage 14 karat yellow gold large viking ship charm. This oversize charm features a textured viking ship motif with a raised sail that has an engraved bird emblem.

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Mid-Century 14K Gold Viking Ship Charm Pendant
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Mid-Century 14K Gold Viking Ship Charm Pendant

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W 1.07 in D 0.36 in L 0.99 in

Mid-Century 14K Gold Viking Ship Charm Pendant

Located in Rotterdam, NL

The pendant is made of 14 karat gold. Charms are great to collect as wearable memories, it has a symbolic and often a sentimental value.

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Mid-20th Century European Pendant Necklaces

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1950s Viking Charm Pendant in 14 Karat Yellow Gold
1950s Viking Charm Pendant in 14 Karat Yellow Gold

1950s Viking Charm Pendant in 14 Karat Yellow Gold

Located in Hicksville, NY

Charm details: Gold: 14 karat yellow gold Weight: 6.87 grams Measurement: Beautiful pendant charm from the 1950s in a Viking figurine shape.

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Vintage 1950s Unknown Retro More Jewelry

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Yellow Gold Viking Ship Charm Pendant
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Yellow Gold Viking Ship Charm Pendant

Located in DALLAS, TX

14k yellow gold Viking ship charm pendant 3.8Dwt. Size 25x25mm

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Gold Charm Viking For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate gold charm viking for your needs in our varied inventory. Frequently made of gold, 14k gold and yellow gold, this item was constructed with great care. In our selection of items, you can find a vintage example as well as a contemporary version. Finding the perfect gold charm viking may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. A gold charm viking from Robert Lee Morris — each of whom created a beautiful version of this treasured accessory — is worth considering. Take a look at a gold charm viking featuring diamond from our inventory today to add the perfect touch to your look. Today, if you’re looking for a round cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes alternatives. If you’re browsing our inventory for a gold charm viking, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and men.

How Much is a Gold Charm Viking?

The price for a gold charm viking starts at $336 and tops out at $14,160 with these bracelets, on average, selling for $2,267.

Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship

Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself. 

Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.

Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.

For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.

Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.

In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so. 

Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.

Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle. 

BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.

A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in. 

Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.

Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.

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