DIAMOND AND GOLD NECKLACE

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DIAMOND AND GOLD NECKLACE

The tapering band composed of rows of sculpted 18K gold shell-shaped links, each enhanced by a circular-cut diamond, circa 1955--15 in. long

Signed by Van Cleef & Arpels, Nos. 64312, N.Y. 28635

Total estimated weight of diamonds by calculation approximately 24.00 cts.


As in the 1940s, jewelers of the 1950s utilized everyday motifs to create stylized jewels with a whimsical flair. This necklace makes use of the simple scallop shell and then adds some pizzazz with the circular-cut diamonds. Van Cleef and Arpels' superb craftsmanship is exhibited in the extreme flexibility of this necklace