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AN IMPRESSIVE GOLD, TURQUOISE, CULTURED PEARL AND TOURMALINE PENDANT, CHANEL
Byzantine inspired, designed as an 18K yellow gold cross, the sculpted bail suspending four bezel set turquoise nuggets alternating cultured pearls and centering a bezel set tumbled pink tourmaline, the reverse depicting a Byzantine figure, 3.75 in., with French hallmarks
Unsigned Chanel
This pendant was originally made for the Goossens collection, then it was presented to Mlle. Chanel and accepted for her collection.
Byzantine inspired, designed as an 18K yellow gold cross, the sculpted bail suspending four bezel set turquoise nuggets alternating cultured pearls and centering a bezel set tumbled pink tourmaline, the reverse depicting a Byzantine figure, 3.75 in., with French hallmarks
Unsigned Chanel
This pendant was originally made for the Goossens collection, then it was presented to Mlle. Chanel and accepted for her collection.
Literature
For an illustration of this pendant see:
Gilles Plazy, Chantal Bizot, "Bijoux de Haute Couture: Collection Robert Goossens," Editions Plume, Paris, 2000, p. 59
Gilles Plazy, Chantal Bizot, "Bijoux de Haute Couture: Collection Robert Goossens," Editions Plume, Paris, 2000, p. 59