TIFFANY & CO. 1970'S BY ELSA PERETTI 18 KT GOLD PENDANT WITH CARVED NEPHRITE JADE JUG
VERY RARE JADE 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 HAND CARVED IN SOLID NATURAL GREEN NEPHRITE JADE AND MOUNTED WITH A HIGH POLISHED TWISTED WIRE OF 18 KARATS YELLOW GOLD. IS SUSPENDED IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGNER'S SILK CORD, 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.
THE PENDANT HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 30.2 Grams AND A MEASURES OF 44 mm (1.74 inches) BY 25 mm (1.0 Inches).
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.
AS A NOTE, ALL PIECES FROM THIS PERETTI'S PERIOD ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE. ACTUALLY THIS MODEL IS RETIRED FROM PRODUCTION.
INVENTORY REF: N0000XOIO/.7259
