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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 BUY IT NOW. You may also contact me to negotiate a price. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Similar necklaces sell
for $450.00 and upward on other websites. The low starting bid is not
indicative of the condition. They are priced to sell.
MIRIAM HASKELL 60'S SIGN AMETHYST GLASS BEADS DBL LINK GILT BRASS FESTOON CHOKER
For your consideration,
Miriam Haskell festoon choker. The necklace was hand crafted
in the USA CIRCA 1960-70's.
NOTE: There is a matching
pair of dangle earrings being sold in another auction and are shown
in this auction with the necklace for easy comparison.
The necklace is designed
with a row of 10mm amethyst purple poured glass beads and a double link
gold brass rope chain.
Attached to the rope
chain are clusters of small 8mm smooth round amethyst purple
poured glass beads along the chain where it rests on the front of the
neckline.
The strand of beads and
the chain are attached to a J hook and an extension chain of beads by gold gilt
brass gold gilt brass connectors.
The J hook is made of
brass and has no decoration and is Hallmark MIRIAM HASKELL on the underside. These plain undecorated J hooks first
appeared in late 60’s early 70’s and is indicative of the age of this necklace.
This original design is extraordinarily beautiful and hard to
find. I have not seen any similar to this being offered lately on
this website.
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT:
Necklace ~ 18”L end to end. The dangles draping 1½” in front of
the necklace and are graduated to ¾”L from front to side of the necklace.
The necklace lies comfortably around the base of neckline and the
bead dangles rest on the chest/bust area in front and side.
The piece weighs 174 grams.
The construction and
finish of the necklace is sturdy and
compact with intricate detail. The best quality findings were
used. They were handmade by some of the best craftsmen in the USA
with attention and meticulous care paid to the finish product
ensuing their construction is consistent with similar Haskell pieces
produced during this period.
CONDITION:
It is a family heirloom and was inherited. The brass rope chain is slightly tarnished
with a Russian Gold Hue, and is consistent with the nature of gold gilt
brass.
The
amethyst beads are all in good condition. No damaged beads.
The links of the chain are in good condition and I have not noticed any gaps or
spaces in the links and there doesn’t seem to be any missing beads.
The threading of the string of amethyst beads has no stretching or lose pieces
of thread.
The necklace has been cleaned gently with a soft cloth on removing
them from storage. It has been in storage for years and may need cleaning
than I have done.
NOTE: This piece
is another of my personal collection of vintage jewelry by Miriam Haskell which
was inherited. MOST VINTAGE PIECES ARE FRAGILE DUE TO
AGE and should be handled gently and with care.
This jewelry set is being SOLD AS IS. ABSOLUTELY
NO OVERSEAS RETURNS. I will however take returns
within 3-5 business days after receipt and inspection of the jewelry, ONLY
if TRULY not as described in accordance with eBay’s
return policy, and if your mailing address is in the USA.
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.
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.
Most
of the items I sell are vintage, and/or they are pre-owned, most
are not new. Please take this into consideration when
bidding. Also, take a look at my other vintage items and
jewelry for sale and email me with questions relating to this
or any other item listed.
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.
ITEMS
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me know.
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Thank you for your interest.