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Vintage CHANEL Grande Baroque Pearl Collar and Earrings, Early KARL LAGERFELD

Name: Vintage CHANEL Grande Baroque Pearl Collar and Earrings, Early KARL LAGERFELD
Brand: Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Price: 8782.68 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

An important and highly desirable vintage chanel pearl necklace and earring suite. Attributed to Maison Gripoix for the House of Chanel and to the first year of the now legendary Karl Lagerfeld at the House. Beginning with the impressive torsade style necklace. Four decadent rows of large baroque style pâte de verre or poured glass pearls are individually strung and fastened with a statement clasp, designed to be worn at the side, or the nape, as preferred. The clasp displays a huge, poured glass half pearl with an incredible depth of lustre set within a full mount and weighty coiled frame of 22ct gold plated metal. The earrings mirror the necklace clasp with their impressive, coiled frame, huge pearl,and incredibly their construction can only be described as even more substantial such is their exceptional quality. Incredible centuries old workmanship, construction, materials, and style abound in this suite; the likes of which is quite simply standout in comparison to more recent jewels. The necklace and earrings are signed and dated to different collections, common with couture suites. Clients would purchase subsequent pieces to compliment their existing jewels and some designs punctuated the timeline of the House more than once. This earring style was so revered incarnations of it featured during the 1970s, the early 80s and for a third time in the 1991 Collections. Campaign images in the early 80s and early 90s show models wearing the earrings and none more famous than Linda Evangelista in 1991. Wonderfully, the necklace date stamp coincides with Karl Lagerfeld joining the House and his early collections, now legendary and immortalised in fashion history. In its own way this suite documents beautifully the evolution of Chanel jewellery markings during the ’70s and 80s as the House lost Coco and Lagerfeld took the helm in 1983. The earrings carry the simple earlier, pre 1980s stamp of simply ‘CHANEL’ and the necklace carries Lagerfeld’s new signature format indicating the necklace was created for season 23 in 1984. The suite straddling the line of the reinvention of the House including the jewels, as Lagerfeld made his mark, quite literally. A stunning vintage Chanel pearl suite from perhaps the most iconic period of the House and one that will never fail to add an ultra glam and timelessly chic statement to your look. Since 1910 when Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel opened her first boutique, 21 Rue Cambon, the House of Chanel boasts a heady timeline. A timeline punctuated with iconic fashion moments…the Little Black Dress, No. 5 Parfum, the 2.55 Bag and the glory of the Jewels. Invest in this iconic heritage with your choice of vintage Chanel jewellery and it will prove a timeless style statement. Vintage Condition: Very good overall without damage or significant wear. Pearls and plating are stable and without cracks or loss. The stringing of the pearls is strong, and each pearl individually knotted. There is the slightest hint of light plate wear on the pearl necklace clasp and darkening of the plating on one of the earring clips. There is the slightest change to the colour of a few of the pearls near to the clasp, most likely due to scent however all pearl finishes remain intact and stable. Both points are extremely minor and mentioned for completeness. Neither affects the wearability or appearance. Compared to most pearl suits of this age this suite has very little age-appropriate wear. Materials: glass pearls, gold plated metal Signed: Earrings, CHANEL, and Necklace Chanel Season 23. Fastening: Clip earrings (strong tight clips) and concealed hook fastener for the necklace Approximate Dimensions: Earrings, 3.8cm diameter & necklace shortest strand 49.5cm Established in 2016, this is a British brand that is already making a name for itself in the jewellery world both at home and internationally. My business has been built with love; a love of discovery, a passion for vintage jewellery and a desire to deliver a one-of-a-kind experience. Sourcing the very best vintage jewellery from across the globe, each piece in my collection has been carefully chosen and curated by me so that I can share its unique story with you. Timeless treasures, selected for their superior design, quality and individuality, I have built a collection like no other. Immersed in the wonderful world of antiques from an early age, vintage jewellery has always had a special place in my heart. Forever fascinated by these intricate pieces of wearable art, I feel incredibly lucky to work in an industry that I love; an industry unlike any other. Choosing a vintage jewel is a deeply personal experience. As well as celebrating the very finest design and craftsmanship from the last century, the perfect jewel should express your unique style, and more importantly, get your heart racing. Sitting at the very heart of the brand, my aim is to offer you an experience as wonderful and individual as the jewels in my collection. By choosing to re-wear pieces of art from the last century, we are naturally supporting sustainable fashion. Quite simply, our jewels won’t cost the earth. Lose yourself in our very special vintage collection and fall in love with your perfect jewel.

Creator:

Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Dimensions:

Diameter: 1.5 in (38 mm)Length: 19.49 in (495 mm)

Sold As:

Set of 2

Place of Origin:

Europe

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

1984

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. V. slight hint of plate wear on the clasp and darkening of the plating on one earring clip. Slightest change to the colour of a few pearls at the clasp, likely due to scent however all pearl finishes remain intact and stable. Great condition for age.

Seller Location:

Wilmslow, GB

Reference Number:

Seller: 16081stDibs: LU1973219375952

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Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

More than a mere tastemaker, Karl Lagerfeld devoted himself to the continual pursuit of chic. “My life and my job,” the designer once said, “is to forget myself.” From his first collection at Chanel — after joining the brand in the early 1980s — he injected the venerable house with a frisson of modernity. Vintage Karl Lagerfeld designs for Chanel handbags, evening dresses, coats, jewelry and other clothing and accessories riffed on its iconography — tweed skirt suits, pearls, camellias — accenting a lexicon of Chanel-isms with tastes of the moment.

During his five-decade career as a designer for Chanel, Fendi, Chloé and many others, Lagerfeld was a quintessential chameleon, ever evolving to embody the times. An outsize, instantly recognizable personality — his ponytail powdered like an 18th-century viscount, his eyes perpetually shielded by dark glasses, wearing fistfuls of chunky silver jewels — Lagerfeld was, above all, an avatar of style.

Born in Hamburg (in 1933, ’35, or ’38 by varying accounts), Karl Lagerfeld packed his bags for Paris in 1954. His design for a coat won him the International Wool Secretariat and landed him a job with the celebrated couturier Pierre Balmain. He went on to become the designer of Jean Patou, eventually realizing that his seemingly endless ideas could fuel a career as a designer-for-hire. As such, Lagerfeld lent his vision to everyone from Loewe and Max Mara to Krizia and Charles Jourdan, nimbly moving among a diverse range of styles. It was an unprecedented way of working in the days when freelance was still a dirty word. During the late ’60s and ’70s, he refashioned Chloé to reflect the free spirit of the day and, beginning in 1965, joined forces with the Fendi family, taking it from sleepy furrier to fashion’s haute-est stratum.

Because of his track record for reviving and reimagining brands that had grown stagnant, in 1984 Lagerfeld was handed the reins at Chanel, which had been gathering dust since its founder’s heyday. Lagerfeld’s collections for the brand displayed his knack for synthesizing old and new, high and low. From Watteau (Spring/Summer 1985 couture) and Serge Roche (Spring/Summer 1990 ready-to-wear) to hip-hop fly girls (Fall/Winter 1991 ready-to-wear), surfers (Spring/Summer 2003 ready-to-wear) and ancient Egypt (Pre-Fall 2019), Lagerfeld used each season’s inspiration to conceive Chanel’s signatures anew. And despite producing eight collections a year for Chanel, as well as four to five for Fendi, Lagerfeld never faltered in proposing new ideas each time he put pencil to paper.

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