MICHELE DELLA VALLE 18 KT YELLOW GOLD PENDANT WITH A TIGER ON RED RUBY
A TIGER PENDANT DESIGNED BY MICHELE DELLA VALLE.
AN UNIQUE PIECE OR PEZZO UNICO IN ITALIAN, HAND CRAFTED IN 18 KARATS YELLOW GOLD AND SUITED WITH A MOVABLE BALE TO HANG INTO A CHAIN.
DEPICT THE COLORFUL FIGURE OF A RESTING TIGER, LOOKING FORWARD. IS HAND PAINTED WITH OIL, OVER A SLICED CUT OF A NATURAL RUBY.
HAVE A NET OF 49.95 Grams AND A DIAMETER OF 52 mm (2.05 Inches).
STAMPED WITH THE MAKER'S LOGO, THE SERIAL NUMBER AND THE HALLMARKS, "MDV .750 *1425 RM 146015".
MICHELE DELLA VALLE, WHO WAS BORN IN ROME, BEGAN DESIGNING COSTUME JEWELLERY AT THE AGE OF 16. DURING A TRIP TO BURMA IN 1976, DELLA VALLE PURCHASED HIS FIRST STONE. IN 1976, HE WORKED FOR A YEAR AT FÜRST JEWELLERS IN VIA VENETO, ROME, WHICH WAS THEN THE REPRESENTATIVE OF HARRY WINSTON. IN 1978, DELLA VALLE OPENED HIS OWN WORKSHOP IN ROME'S PIAZZA DI SPAGNA AND BEGAN TRAVELLING REGULARLY TO ASIA IN SEARCH OF PRECIOUS STONES. THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF A COLLABORATION WITH BULGARI ON SPECIAL ORDERS AND HIS RECOGNITION AS A NEW DESIGNER BY A CLIENTELE OF FILM STARS AND OPERA SINGERS THROUGHOUT ITALY. IN 1987, HE MOVED TO GENEVA AND DEVELOPED A LINE OF JEWELRY WHICH NOW BEARS HIS NAME.
INVENTORY REF: P0000MCIE/1.200
