VERDURA 18 KT YELLOW GOLD SHELL EARCLIPS WITH CARVED AGATE AND PINK CORAL
RARE SCULPTURAL PAIR OF EAR-CLIPS DESIGNED BY VERDURA.
A PAIR OF CLASSICAL AND ICONIC SPIRAL EAR-CLIPS, CREATED BY FULCO VERDURA IN THE SHAPE OF A STYLIZED SHELL. THEY ARE RENDERED WITH TRANSLUCENT SHADES OF RED BROWN AND PINK. THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONES OF CARNELIAN AGATE ARE CARVED WITH A DELICATE AND SOFT SURFACE, DOTTED WITH GRADUATED ROUND CABOCHONES CUT OF NATURAL SALMON CORAL. ALL ACCENTED BY A 18 CARATS YELLOW GOLD HIGH POLISHED WIRE.
SUITED AT THE REVERSE WITH COMFORTABLE OMEGA BACKS FOR FASTENING CLIPS, THE OPTIONAL POSTS POR PIERCED EARS CAN BE EASILY ADDED.
THE 16 SALMON CORAL PIECES ARE GRADUATED IN DIAMETER AND ARE BEZEL SET WITH A TOTAL ESTIMATE WEIGHT OF 9 CARATS.
THIS PIECE HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 39.8 Grams AND HAVE A MEASURES OF 32 mm (1.26 Inches) BY 25 mm (1.0 Inch).
STAMPED WITH; THE MAKER'S MARK, THE COMPANY LOGO, THE SERIAL NUMBER AND SIGNED, "VERDURA .750 B35065".
THE DUKE FULCO DI VERDURA (1899-1978) START HIS CAREER AS A DESIGNER IN PARIS IN 1920, CREATING THE ICONIC MALTESE CROSS CUFF BRACELET FOR HIS FRIEND COCO CHANEL. IN THE 1934 HE MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES AND CLOSELY COLLABORATE WITH PAUL FLATO IN CALIFORNIA, DESIGNING JEWELRY FOR THE HOLLYWOOD STARS OF THE NEW MOVIE ERA, INCLUDING GRETA GARBO AND MARLENE DIETRICH.
IN THE 1939, HE MOVED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME TO THE NEW YORK CITY AND OPEN THE VERDURA BOUTIQUE, IN THE FIFTH AVENUE. IN THAT PERIOD VERDURA GAIN THE ESTIMATION OF THE VERY HIGH-PROFILE CLIENTELE IN THE NEW YORK'S HIGH SOCIETY.
AS A NOTE, THE COMBINATION OF COLORS OF THIS PAIR ARE THE MOST RARE IN THE COLOR'S VARIATION PRODUCED. THEY ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION AND THE DESIGNER JEWELRY BOX ACCOMPANIED THIS PIECE.
INVENTORY REF: E0000EERE/.9567
