GEORGE L'ENFANT 1960'S PARIS, LONG CHAIN IN TWISTED TEXTURED 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 TWISTED LINKS, TOTALLY HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF RICH YELLOW GOLD.

SUITED WITH AN INVISIBLE HINGED SLASH AS A LOCK SYSTEM

THIS CHAIN HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 67.4 Grams AND A LENGTH OF 32 Inches (81.28 Cm).

IS STAMPED WITH MULTIPLES FRENCH HALLMARKS. FOUR TIMES WITH THE EAGLE HEAD MARK FOR THE ASSAY AND GUARANTY OF THE 18 KT GOLD, THE MAKER'S MAITRE CARTOUCHE, G L FOR GEORGE L'ENFANT.

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.

SIMILAR LINKS FOR THIS MODEL ARE ILLUSTRATED IN THE BOOK BY JACQUES L'ENFANT, 1996, LE LIVRE DE LA CHAIN, edition SCRIPTAR, PARIS, Pp-58-68.

INVENTORY REF: N0000EICN/1.620