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FAMILY HEIRLOOM MUSEUM
QUALITY VINTAGE HAUTE COUTURE DESIGNER COSTUME JEWELRY
NO RESERVE!!!....Bidding starts at a reasonably low
price with the option to make an offer. You may also contact me
to negotiate a price. All reasonable offers will be
considered.
MIRIAM HASKELL 70's
“Jewels Of India” Maharani Rope Necklace ~ Gray Faux Pearl S Faux Jade Art
Glass Beads Siam Red Rose Montée Clusters & Gilt Brass Accents
For your consideration,
a rare and strikingly beautiful string/strand pearl necklace hand made for
Miriam Haskell CIRCA mid to late 70's most likely inspired by jewelry from
the Moghul Dynasty.
The design features faux
charcoal gray glass pearls accentuated with large jade green art glass beads
and Siam red rose montée clusters. The jade green art glass beads are
wrapped in tendrils of oak leaves filigree gold gilt brass bead caps and
accentuated by corrugated gold gilt bead caps. The jade green
art glass beads, Siam red rose montée form stations along the length of the
string/strand of pearls. There are five stations in all on the length of
the necklace. The pearls are spaced by charcoal bugle cut
spacer seed beads.
The necklace fastens
with a patented slide latch hallmarked “MIRIAM HASKELL” on one side and
signed with patent no. on the other side. It is fairly long and will go
around the necklace at least twice. It will also drape nicely with other
necklaces to give a catwalk finish.
The construction and
finish of the necklace is sturdy and compact with intricate detail. The
best quality findings were used in their construction and exquisite
beauty and attention to detail is consistent with similar Haskell pieces
produced during this period.
DIMENSIONS: All measurements are approximate and taken at
longest/widest points.
Necklace ~46”L end to end when opened. The
charcoal pearls are 8mm and round. The jade green art glass gripoix beads
are between 20 – 22mm. The faux jade green rondelle beads
are approximately 20 mm x 15 mm. The necklace is fairly heavy and
weighs 100 grams.
CONDITION: Please note this is pre-owned 1970's
vintage jewelry. It belonged to my mother originally. It
has been gently worn, and it is in well preserved condition.
The necklace actually looks new and unworn. It has been in
storage in a dust free temperature controlled climate for
decades. Please take a look at the pictures.
The nacre of
the faux pearl is well preserved on all of the pearls with a shiny
luster. The jade green gripoix art glass has retained its
rich jade color. The red rose montée are all sparkly with a deep rich blood red
color. The gold gilt brass has minor tarnished with a Russian gold
color. Please keep in mind it is the nature of brass to
tarnish with age. There are no missing rose montée. There is
no stretching or fraying in the threading. The slide latch fastens
securely.
Please remember this is
vintage jewelry which has been worn, it may have flaws I have not noticed,
however, I believe you will be pleased with purchase even more when you see how
well preserved and lovely the colors are.
PLEASE REMEMBER, THAT
MOST VINTAGE PIECES ARE FRAGILE DUE TO AGE and should be gently
worn and handled with care.
NOTE: These are part of my personal
collection of vintage costume jewelry by Miriam Haskell. It has been in storage
for years and may need a small amount of cleaning. Most of my Haskell pieces
have been gently worn, a few are unworn. I do not clean my pieces as I am not
an expert and some cleaning agents can be corrosive to vintage costume
jewelry.
This item is being SOLD
AS IS. ABSOLUTELY NO OVERSEAS RETURNS. However,
I will take returns within 3-5 business days after receipt and inspection
of the jewelry, ONLY if TRULY not as described, and your
mailing address is in the USA.
Returns impact my rating
negatively and I do endeavor to reduce the incidence of returns by answering
your queries, uploading lots of pictures and doing a detailed description of
the item.
To reduce likelihood of
returns, please ask questions before you bid or buy if there is anything you do
not understand in this listing, or if you see something in the pictures which I
did not mention in the description.
I try my best to
describe the item, but I am not an expert and I may have overlooked something
it is not my intention to willfully neglect or mislead, so please use your
judgment and ask questions ask for more pics. Colors may differ
slightly in computers.
Please
do not bid or buy this item if you have queries and are not satisfied with any
answeres received or if you are unsure about the condition or any other element
of this item.
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