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A GILT METAL AND MOLTEN GLASS PENDANT, CHANEL
Designed as a cross, the sculpted bail suspending four bezel set green molten glass arms centering a similiarly mounted red molten glass oval, the reverse decorated with fluted segments, circa 1965, 3.75 in.
Signed Chanel in a circular plaque
This superb cross pendant made with molten glass is a duplicate of one that M. Goossens created for Mlle. Chanel in gold with more than 25 carats of her own emeralds and rubies in bezel settings. In a book about Georgian (Russian) enamels, he had seen marvelous crosses. The piece he designed for her was inspired by Georgian and Byzantine jewels in the book. Mme. La Brunie, the niece of Mlle. Chanel inherited the original pendant.
Designed as a cross, the sculpted bail suspending four bezel set green molten glass arms centering a similiarly mounted red molten glass oval, the reverse decorated with fluted segments, circa 1965, 3.75 in.
Signed Chanel in a circular plaque
This superb cross pendant made with molten glass is a duplicate of one that M. Goossens created for Mlle. Chanel in gold with more than 25 carats of her own emeralds and rubies in bezel settings. In a book about Georgian (Russian) enamels, he had seen marvelous crosses. The piece he designed for her was inspired by Georgian and Byzantine jewels in the book. Mme. La Brunie, the niece of Mlle. Chanel inherited the original pendant.
Literature
For an illustration of this pendant, see:
Deanna Farneti Cera, "Jewels of Fantasy: Costume Jewelry of the 20th Century," Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1992, p. 233
Gilles Plazy, Chantal Bizot, "Bijoux de Haute Couture: Collection Robert Goossens," Editions Plume, Paris, 2000, p. 57
Deanna Farneti Cera, "Jewels of Fantasy: Costume Jewelry of the 20th Century," Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1992, p. 233
Gilles Plazy, Chantal Bizot, "Bijoux de Haute Couture: Collection Robert Goossens," Editions Plume, Paris, 2000, p. 57