GEORGE L'ENFANT 1960'S PARIS, LONG CHAIN IN TEXTURED WOVEN 18 KT YELLOW GOLD
STUPENDOUS LONG CHAIN DESIGNED BY THE GEORGE L'ENFANT ATELIER.
VERY RARE FRENCH VINTAGE CHAIN FROM THE MID CENTURY PERIOD, CIRCA 1960. CREATED BY THE FAMOUS FRENCH JEWELER, GEORGE L'ENFANT AT HIS PARISIAN ATELIER, LOCATED AT 47 RUE DES PETITS-CHAMPS. THIS PIECE FEATURE HIS CHARACTERISTIC AND POPULAR FINELY WOVEN TEXTURED LINKS, TOTALLY HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF RICH YELLOW GOLD.
SUITED WITH AN INVISIBLE HINGED LINK AS A LOCK WITH A SLASH 8 FOR EXTRA SECURITY.
THIS CHAIN HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 61.75 Grams AND A LENGTH OF 31.4 Inches.
IS STAMPED WITH MULTIPLES FRENCH HALLMARKS. FOUR TIMES WITH THE EAGLE HEAD POINCON ASSAY MARK FOR THE GUARANTY OF THE GOLD AND THE MAKER'S MAITRE CARTOUCHE, G L FOR GEORGE L'ENFANT WITH A SECONDARY CARTOUCHE SHOWING A SNAKE AND ANOTHER WITH ,750.
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH GREAT PATINA. VERY HANDSOME CHAIN WITH GREAT EYE APPEAL.
AS A NOTE, GEORGE L'ENFANT WAS THE CREATOR OF THE VERY POPULAR ICONIC HERMES CHAIN D'ANCRE BRACELET. THIS CHAIN IS A GREAT RARITY.
THIS MODEL IS ILLUSTRATED IN THE BOOK BY JACQUES L'ENFANT, 1996, LE LIVRE DE LA CHAIN, edition SCRIPTAR, PARIS, Pp-58.
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