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AN IMPORTANT VERMEIL AND MULTICOLORED MOLTEN GLASS PENDANT NECKLACE
Designed as a curved link chain of molten glass in various shades of blue, green and purple, centering a lion head square plaque link continuing to a modified cruciform pendant similarly decorated, and complemented by purple and pink quartz beads, and purple molten glass center, mounted in vermeil, 14 in., with French hallmarks
Signed Chanel
This handsome necklace is part of a series of jewels made with Persian lion motifs and molten glass, using an Egyptian technique.
Designed as a curved link chain of molten glass in various shades of blue, green and purple, centering a lion head square plaque link continuing to a modified cruciform pendant similarly decorated, and complemented by purple and pink quartz beads, and purple molten glass center, mounted in vermeil, 14 in., with French hallmarks
Signed Chanel
This handsome necklace is part of a series of jewels made with Persian lion motifs and molten glass, using an Egyptian technique.
Literature
For an illustration of this necklace see:
Gilles Plazy, Chantal Bizot, "Bijoux de Haute Couture: Collection Robert Goossens," Editions Plume, Paris, 2000, p. 24
Gilles Plazy, Chantal Bizot, "Bijoux de Haute Couture: Collection Robert Goossens," Editions Plume, Paris, 2000, p. 24