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Ella Gafter South Sea Pearl Diamond Clasp Choker Necklace

Name: Ella Gafter South Sea Pearl Diamond Clasp Choker Necklace
Brand: Ella Gafter
Price: 117000 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

The 17” South Sea pearl choker necklace is composed of 31 large pearls originating from the waters of Northwestern Australia. The pearls are gently graduated from 16-14mm. They feature thick nacre, a beautiful pearl-white color and a splendid lustre. The pearls were extracted from Pinctada Maxima shells (“silver-lipped mother of pearl”). They have not been dyed, bleached or treated in any way with chemical or other artificial processes that could cause their natural color or luster to diminish over time. The strand is held together by a spherical clasp set with 1 carat of top quality diamonds. The strand can be combined with LU802312296742 to form an opera length necklace (the clasps are identical) or to wear double around the neck (see images). The last images in the carousel show beautiful ways of combining our South Sea strands with our fine jewelry designs.

Creator:

Ella Gafter

Metal:

18k Gold,White Gold

Stone:

Diamond,Pearl,South Sea Pearl

Stone Cut:

Brilliant Cut

Dimensions:

Length: 17 in (431.8 mm)

Style:

Artist

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

21st Century

Date of Manufacture:

Unknown

Condition:

Seller Location:

New York, NY

Reference Number:

Seller: P131stDibs: LU802312296722

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Ella Gafter

Even before Ella Gafter founded her namesake jewelry collection in 1982, she was a formidable presence in the jewelry industry.

As a Rome-based gem dealer, Gafter sold pearls and precious stones to retailers and jewelers but was often dissatisfied with how they made use of the rare materials she worked so hard to source. Instead of grousing, she decided to design jewels that would do them justice, focusing primarily on pearls — akoya, Tahitian and South Sea. She explains her fascination with the lustrous marine treasures simply: “Every woman looks better with pearls than without.”

Her daughter Talila Gafter, then an undergrad at Harvard, was her ally in getting the project off the ground. Together, they made the rounds to stores with Ella’s first efforts. “We had a little pouch with eight pieces and we sold everything,” Talila tells 1stDibs. After graduation, she “was involved one hundred percent” in building the company, whose pieces are handmade by master jewelers in Naples.

The designer insists that her unwavering focus is the source of her success. “There’s no compromising for me,” she says. She’s been known to replace the pearls in a single piece time after time until she’s certain she’s achieved her ideal result. “A pearl you have to respect,” she explains. “You have to put it where it wants to sit.”

Ella describes the collaboration with her daughter as a “partnership,” with each having her own domain. “I’m all fantasy; Talila is the concrete one,” she says. The company is now based in New York City, with Talila as its president while Ella is firmly at the helm of creative decisions. “I’ve never made a design suggestion to Ella,” says Talila. “Nobody does.”

That forbearance has been earned, says Talila. “I admire that Ella doesn’t take no for an answer, her tenacity, her extraordinary ambition. She believes as long as there is life, there is a lot of beauty to create. She’s a force of nature.”

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