TIFFANY & CO. 1970'S BY ELSA PERETTI 18 KT YELLOW GOLD JUG WITH LONG TOGGLE CHAIN
A JUG JAR NECKLACE BY ELSA PERETTI FOR TIFFANY & CO.
A VINTAGE ELSA PERETTI PIECE FROM THE 1970'S. CREATED AT THE NEW YORK CITY ATELIER AND DESIGNED AS A PENDANT NECKLACE IN THE FORM OF AN OPEN JAR.
IS A LARGE SOLID PIECE, HAND CRAFTED IN 18 KARATS OF POLISHED YELLOW GOLD AND SUITED WITH A CHAIN OF 23 INCHES WITH 6 SPHERES AND A TOGGLE LOCK.
THE INTERESTING FACT ABOUT PERETTI'S PIECES IS, THAT ALL OF THEM ARE NOT EQUALS, EACH PIECE HAVE HIS OWN PERSONALITY AND ARE UNIQUE, WITH SOME VARIATIONS IN SHAPE. THIS JUG JAR WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD A SMALL FLOWER OR DROPS OF PERFUMED OIL.
THIS NECKLACE HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 20.95 Grams AND THE CHAIN HAVE 23 Inches. THE MEASURES OF JUG ARE 36 mm (1.41 inches) BY 20 mm (0.79 Inch).
BOTH, THE CHAIN AND THE JUG ARE STAMPED WITH THE HALLMARKS, "TIFFANY & CO. PERETTI .750".
THE DESIGNER ELSA PERETTI JOINED TIFFANY & CO IN THE 1974 AND CHANGE THE ROLE OF DIAMONDS AND COLOR GEMSTONES IN FASHION FOR THE EVERYDAY WEAR AND ELEVATING THE STATUS OF THE STERLING SILVER JEWELRY. MOSTLY USING UNUSUAL GEMSTONES AND MATERIALS. ALL HER CREATIONS ARE AS MODERN TODAY AS EVER. IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH.
LITERATURE: TIFFANY & CO. BLUE BOOK, 1975-76.
NOTE: THIS CHAIN IS THE VERY EARLY ONE WITH THE TOGGLE INSTEAD THE LOBSTER LOCK. ALL PIECES FROM THIS PERETTI'S PERIOD ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE. ACTUALLY THIS MODEL IS RETIRED FROM PRODUCTION.
INVENTORY REF: N0000MOTM/.5035