Pate de Verre and Pearl Sautoir

Pearls and different motifs made in Pate de Verre , the process used by Gripoix for poured glass. Can be doubled. Large motif is 1.5"x1.25" Small motif 1.1"x.9".Collection by Franco...

Long sautoir that can be wrapped around into a choker. Handmade glass beads and swarovski crystal set on black metal.

Navy and white glass bead "Benny" tassel necklace, handmade by designer Francoise Montague. 15" width with 3" extra chain 5" drop Designer Biography: La maison Françoise...

Francoise Montague choker necklace made with handmade green, yellow and white glass bead charms on gold metallic treatment. The height of lux...

Exquisite pate de verre bouquet on 24-carat gilded brass .GRIPOIX work. 12 rows of chains wrap around the neck. 3” extension chain . A true work of art.

Francoise Montague necklace made with four rows of grey and gold handmade glass beads on gold chain. 14" W with 4" extension chain Designer Biography: La maison Franço...

CHANEL Vintage Haute Couture Goosens Lion head black faux pearl sautoir neckace Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 1990's Haute Couture Material: Metal Color: Gold P...

This 1981 hangtag Chanel long chain and link sautoir necklace is 62 inches long and can wrap many times around as staggered lengths or even closer...

This vintage early 1990s Kenneth Jay Lane necklace features a repeat of bead clusters on a long gold coloured chain, finished with a sturdy clasp and the 'Kenneth Lane' cartouche. E...

Chanel sautoir double gold chain necklace with pearls. Minor scuffing on pearls. Comes with velvet pouch .

Karl Lagerfeld has done it again! But this time, it's western wear. The Chanel Paris-Dallas collection proves that Chanel can do anything. The whole co...

Chanel Gold CC Glazed Black Lace Pearl Short Necklace *Marked 13 *Made in France *Comes with the original dustbag -Approximately 18″ total length -Very classic and beautiful -In a ...

Vintage CHANEL GRIPOIX Camellia Flower Tassel Pearls Multi Layer Chain Necklace Measurements: Pendant Drop: 5.51 inches (14 cm) Pendant Width: 2....

Maison Gripoix Vintage Blue and Light Blue Flower Dangling Earrings Set in Gold Tone Clip On. Always In Style. Very Classic Chic. These are so spectacular. I have them in red as well. The price is different as they were purchased in different exchange rates. These are really stunning. Will never go out of style!! Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well educated but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; and thus suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband that lacked any exquisite qualities. In order to entertain his dejected spouse, one day her husband gets an invitation to a ball and gives his wife 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she would be able to order an appropriate dress. However, when the dress is ready it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry; and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her rich childhood friend with whom she was raised together at the monastery and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success and she is the centre of attention. However when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. In order to conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost, and to pay it off the woman gets into a huge debt which over the years gradually drags her down the social ladder from bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the whole story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most”. Maison Gripoix starts out with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glass-maker Augustina Gripoix began making replicas of pearls and crystals; casting glass into different shapes and colours and inserting them into most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or qypsum form was filled with a multi-colour pieces of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry and thus Marquises, Duchesses and Princesses qued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix. Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later on, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of the 1910’s contacted her and she created sophisticated oriental style jewelry for him to match his famous oriental costumes based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons. The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right; and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House; Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet...

Chanel 70s long sautoir necklace with faux gripoix mabe pearls. Excellent condition. Comes with original pouch or box.

Multi-functional and timeless, this Sautoir is designed to fit any occasion. The ribbon is made by tightly weaving 6mm pearls with 3mm Turquoise beads into a symmetrical weave, resul...

French sautoir comprised out of an ornate gilt metal chain "metal dore" accented by white faux pearls and red geometric "poured glass" "pate de verre...

Unique chic contemporary statement necklace "sautoir" comprised out of vintage ornate gilt "metal dore" chain which is embellished by large architectural vintage round spheres and la...

Christopher Phelan one of a kind pyrite quartz pendant set in sterling silver necklace. Diameter of pendant is 2 x 1 ½ Inches. Length of necklace 28 inches.

Large one of a kind beautiful pyrite quartz pendant set in sterling silver. Hand crafted by jeweler Christopher Phelan. Diameter of pendant is 2 x 1 1/4 Inches. Length of chain 28 i...

Vintage wood heart pendant on a wood and stone beaded chain by Fabrice Paris. Signed on clasp.

Scassi goldtone rope necklace surrounding Lucite cylinders and square rhinestones. The clasp has a rhinestone center surrounded by seven faux-pearls. Center rhinestone piece, 4.25"L....