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

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

THIS RARE CUFF "BONE" BRACELET, IS ONE OF THE MOST EARLY CREATIONS BY ELSA PERETTI FOR TIFFANY AT THE BEGINING OF THE 1970'S. 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 STERLING SILVER.

THIS RARE MODEL IS THE FIRST PROTOTYPE, ONLY PRODUCED IN THE 1975. FEWS WERE MADE IN SPAIN WITH THE RUDE OVAL CURVES, LATER, AT THE NEXT YEAR, THE MODEL IT WAS REDESIGNED WITH SMOOTHER, STYLIZED ROUND CURVES.

THIS CUFF HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 49.9 Grams AND FIT A WRIST UP TO 6.25 Inches.

HAVE A WIDTH MEASURES OF 45 mm (1.77 Inches).

STAMPED WITH THE SIGNATURE OF ELSA PERETTI AND THE HALL MARKS, "PERETTI TIFFANY & Co. SPAIN C. .925 STERLING 1975".

THIS PIECE WAS PART OF THE COLLECTION OFFERED BY TIFFANY & CO. IN THE 1976-1977. IS PUBLISHED IN THE BLUE BOOK OF THAT YEAR, Pp-24-25.

AS A NOTE, THIS KIND OF EARLY PIECES ARE VERY HARD TO SEE OFFERED, IN THE TODAY'S AFTER MARKET SINCE THEY ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLES PIECES.

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