VERDURA 18 KT YELLOW GOLD SHELL EARCLIPS WITH CARVED WOOD AND TURQUOISES

SCULPTURAL PAIR OF EAR-CLIPS DESIGNED BY VERDURA.

A PAIR OF CLASSICAL AND ICONIC SPIRAL SHELL EAR-CLIPS, CREATED BY FULCO VERDURA. THEY ARE RENDERED, WITH CARVED PIECES OF NATURAL BURL-WOOD WITH A DELICATE AND SOFT SURFACE, DOTTED WITH GRADUATED ROUND CABOCHONES CUT OF NATURAL BLUE TURQUOISES. ALL ACCENTED BY A 18 CARATS HIGH POLISHED YELLOW GOLD WIRE.

SUITED AT THE REVERSE WITH COMFORTABLE OMEGA BACKS FOR FASTENING CLIPS AND POSTS FOR PIERCED EARS (Removable )

THE 14 BLUE TURQUOISES PIECES ARE GRADUATED IN DIAMETER AND ARE BEZEL SET WITH A TOTAL ESTIMATE WEIGHT OF 4 CARATS.

THIS PIECE HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 18.4 Grams AND HAVE A MEASURES OF 27 mm (1.06 Inches) BY 21 mm (0.82 Inch).

STAMPED WITH; THE MAKER'S MARK, THE COMPANY LOGO, THE SERIAL NUMBER AND SIGNED, "VERDURA VC .750 27596".

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.

NOTE: THIS COMBINATION OF WOOD AND TURQUOISE IS VERY RARE, THEY ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION.

INVENTORY REF: E0000TAIR/.4423