TIFFANY & CO. 1970 BY ELSA PERETTI RARE JUG JAR NECKLACE IN 18 KT YELLOW GOLD
EXTREMELY RARE JUG JAR NECKLACE BY ELSA PERETTI FOR TIFFANY & CO.
A VINTAGE PIECE BY ELSA PERETTI FROM THE EARLY 1970'S. IT WAS CREATED IN NEW YORK CITY AND DESIGNED AS A PENDANT NECKLACE IN THE FORM OF A FREE FORM OPEN JUG JAR.
HAND MADE FROM NATURAL CARVINGS AND MOUNTED WITH A HIGH POLISHED TWISTED WIRE OF 18 KARATS YELLOW GOLD. THE JAR IS SUSPENDED IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGNER'S CHAIN, WITH A LENGTH OF 30 INCHES.
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 LIGHT VARIATIONS IN SHAPE. THE JAR WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD A SMALL FLOWER OR DROPS OF PERFUMED OIL.
THIS NECKLACE-CHAIN HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 11.6 Grams AND THE MAIN ELEMENT HAVE A MEASURES OF 35 mm (1.38 inches) BY 20 mm (0.79 Inch).
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.
THIS EXTREMELY RARE PIECE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR RESTORATIONS.
LITERATURE: TIFFANY & CO. BLUE BOOK, 1975-76.
NOTE: THESE PIECES WERE ALSO CREATED IN SOLID GOLD, LAPIS, JADE, ROCK CRYSTAL AND IN BLACK JADE.
THE PERETTI'S PIECES FROM THIS PERIOD ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE. ACTUALLY THIS MODEL WAS NEVER MASS PRODUCED AND WAS RETIRED FROM PRODUCTION 35 YEARS AGO.
INVENTORY REF: N0000MENN/.2788
