Posted 1 year ago
carylyle
(5 items)
I would like any information on this goldtone green cabochon glass necklace that anyone can give me. Would you refer to it as Etruscan, Victorian? and how would you describe it otherwise. No markings.
Thank you for your help!
Hi, carylyle. :-)
I suspect that what you mean is Etruscan style or Victorian style, rather than literally Etruscan or Victorian.
Not that either culture never had any non-precious metal/non-precious stone jewelry, but this looks very much to me like a modern piece of costume jewelry.
Your pictures aren't quite sufficiently focused to determine the style of chain, but it might be some variation on a cable:
https://lovehomedesigns.com/types-of-chains/
The overall style of the necklace might be described as "festoon":
https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/types-of-necklaces-and-styles-4114789
https://jeweltreelondon.com/21-different-types-of-necklaces-for-women/
One more tidbit, based on a term in your own description of this necklace:
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Back in its heyday, Gripoix was famous for fabulous faux pearls, sautoirs, and other costume baubles in pâte de verre, or poured glass, made for the likes of Sarah Bernhardt, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, and Jeanne Lanvin. In the intervening years, the traditional French craft of glass jewelry-making languished. That is until the brand’s current creative director, Marie Keslassy, began shoring it up with a little help from stylists including Catherine Baba and Elisa Nalin, plus collaborations with houses such as Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Tom Ford.
Looks like her gambit is paying off. Keslassy has acquired Gripoix outright, and this week she inaugurated a fresh chapter in the brand’s 146-year history with what she calls a “three-in-one”: a shop, showroom, and atelier on the picturesque Place des Victoires, on the Right Bank.
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November 24, 2015
Back in its heyday, Gripoix was famous for fabulous faux pearls, sautoirs, and other costume baubles in pâte de verre, or poured glass, made for the likes of Sarah Bernhardt, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, and Jeanne Lanvin. In the intervening years, the traditional French craft of glass jewelry-making languished. That is until the brand’s current creative director, Marie Keslassy, began shoring it up with a little help from stylists including Catherine Baba and Elisa Nalin, plus collaborations with houses such as Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Tom Ford.
Looks like her gambit is paying off. Keslassy has acquired Gripoix outright, and this week she inaugurated a fresh chapter in the brand’s 146-year history with what she calls a “three-in-one”: a shop, showroom, and atelier on the picturesque Place des Victoires, on the Right Bank.
https://www.vogue.com/article/jeweler-gripoix-opens-new-paris-store
Did you acquire this necklace from a source that gave you the impression it was Gripoix?
Keramikos,
First of all thank you for your response.
While I realize that this piece is modern, I was wondering if it would be described as Victorian or Etruscian style as I have seen similar pieces described. I am simply looking for the proper terminology for the period style.
I was not told that the glass cabochons are Gripoix, but again have seen similar pieces described as such, and again just wanting to use the correct description.
carylyle, You're welcome, FWIW. :-)
I'm afraid that I have no expertise in describing jewelry style. I went with the generic term "festoon," possibly because of the Zappa connection. };-)