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Sapphire and Diamond Gold Torsade Necklace

$32,500

This elegant French Retro torsade necklace, dating from the 1940s, features approximately five-and-a-half carats of sapphires and nearly four carats of diamonds, set in gold and platinum. Designed as a graduating sequence of curling gold leaves, highlighted by alternating lines of calibré-cut sapphires and round-cut diamonds, the necklace is completed by a double line of soft, rounded mesh chain and a leaf-form clasp. An example of exuberant Retro volume combined with stylized naturalism, this curvaceous jewel comfortably conforms to the neck for a rich blue and gold look, enhanced by the diamonds’ white sparkle.

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Item #: N-15133
Country: France
Circa: 1940s
Size: 16.5” length, 1” width (at widest point)
Materials: 74 Round-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 3.75 carats); 66 Calibré-cut sapphires (approximate total weight 5.50 carats); 18K Gold; Platinum
Signed: "Made in France" with French control marks

Retro necklaces such as these, which feature a bib of “torsade” or twisted motifs, paired (and still pair) beautifully with the shaped necklines popularized by Christian Dior and his style-defining “New Look."
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