Vintage William DeLillo gold tone necklace (unknown material) came from an estate. Has a signed tag that says de Lillo and is 42 inches long. Has eight high quality turquoise in color beads that measure 12mm. Unique art designed chain links that measure 3 inches in between beads and settings.

de Lillo, Wm - William de Lillo was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and worked for Tiffany and Harry Winston in NY before joining up with Robert F. Clark (former head designer for Miriam Haskell from 1958 to 1967) to form the de Lillo creative team in 1967. Their costume jewelry is of the highest quality and ingenious design, using the finest Swarovski crystal stones and beads. Their fabulous collections were bought by Neiman Marcus, I. Magnin, and Bonwit Teller, as well as couture designers Adolfo, Bill Blass and Norman Norell. De Lillo and Clark moved to France in 1976 where they created costume jewelry for Nina Ricci, Schiaparelli, and high society European grandes dames. They settled in Arizona in 1986.