TIFFANY & CO. 1975-76 BY ELSA PERETTI RARE ABSTRACT BONE CUFF IN 18 KT GOLD VERMEIL

ABSTRACT 1975 CUFF BRACELET DESIGNED BY ELSA PERETTI FOR TIFFANY & CO.

THIS VERSATIL "BONE" CUFF BRACELET, IS ONE OF THE EARLY 1970'S CREATIONS BY ELSA PERETTI FOR TIFFANY. WAS DESIGNED IN THE 1975 WITH A FREE FORM SHAPE TO FIT AND EXHIBIT THE WRIST BONE. IS HAND CRAFTED IN 18 KARATS YELLOW GOLD VERMEIL OVER SOLID ,925/1000 STERLING SILVER.

THIS IS THE SECOND PROTOTYPE MODEL, PRODUCED BETWEEN THE 1975 AND 1976. THIS TYPE IS THE REDESIGNED ONE, MADE IN ITALY, WITH SMOOTHER AND MORE STYLIZED ROUND CURVES. THE FIRST PROTOTYPE WAS MADE IN SPAIN, WITH LESS REFINED DETAILS.

HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 63.2 Grams AND FIT A WRIST UP TO 6.25 Inches.

HAVE A WIDTH MEASURES OF 43 mm (1.70 Inches).

STAMPED WITH THE BRAND NAME OF ELSA PERETTI AND THE HALL MARKS, "PERETTI TIFFANY & Co. ITALY C. .925 STERLING 1975".

THIS PIECE WAS PART OF THE COLLECTION OFFERED BY

LITERATURE: TIFFANY & CO. BLUE BOOK, YEARS 1976-1977,  Pp-24-25 Illustrated (See Figures).

NOTE: THIS PERETTI'S EARLY PIECES ARE VERY HARD TO SEE  IN THE TODAY'S AFTER MARKET. THEY ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLES PIECES.

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