CHANEL Vintage Double Strands Pearls & Gripoix Necklace Autumn 1997 W/Box

CVC18040747-PUK0923

Condition A: Vintage-Preowned, collection Autumn 1997 by Victoire de Castellane. Very Rare, unique limited edition, in very good condition. Signed ©CHANEL® 97 CC A, Made in France. Delivered with the CHANEL box and CHANEL silk CC logo paper. This is a very rare vintage necklace and there are only two for sale worldwide at the moment, one in Europe (@£5,850) and ours in the UK, London.

Details
Brand: CHANEL
Designer: Victoire de Castellane
Type of Product: Vintage necklace
Size: Circumference necklace 33 cm w/5 cm adjustable chain – camellia 6.5 cm x 5.5 cm – central Gripoix 2.5 cm x 2 cm
Material: Faux pearl & Gripoix Poured Glass
Place of Origin: Made in France
Date of manufacture: 1997
Colour: dark red and creamy pearl
Packaging: Chanel box and silk Chanel paper
Return: This item is final sale and not eligible for return unless otherwise stated in the description.
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CHANEL Vintage Double Strands Pearls & Gripoix Necklace Autumn 1997 W/Box by Victoire de Castellane. An amazing very rare Chanel pearl necklace with very large knotted faux pearls with a large Gripoix poured glass and with a small rear Gripoix with 18k gold plated hardware. The front large central camellia-flower has four larger faux pearls and four small faux pearls. The necklace closes with a hook clasp and with a faux pearl stringed and knotted. The rear chain adjustment link has a single faux pearl at the end. The chanel plaque is located on the rear of the front central Gripoix mount. The camellia-Gripoix stone is 6.5 cm x 5.5 cm – small rear Gripoix 2.5 cm x 2 cm. The necklace is heavy because all Chanel vintage faux pearls are made in glass and they are all in perfect condition. A stunning rare Chanel collector Chanel Gripoix necklace, increasing in value – ‘Must-Have’.

The Story Behind: Victoire de Castellane was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1962, and she is a French jewellery designer. She started her career alongside Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, overseeing the house’s costume jewellery designs for 14 years. Since 1998, she has worked as creative director of Christian Dior’s fine jewellery division. Her personal work has been exhibited in art settings, including a solo show, Fleur d’excès, at Gagosian Gallery in 2011. In January and March 2014 “Animalvegetablemineral” the second personal exhibition of unique object by Victoire de Castellane was presented at Gagosian Gallery Davies Street, London & Gagosian Madison avenue, New York. De Castellane lives and works in Paris.