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Trifari 1930s Alfred Philippe ArtDeco Jade&GoldGlass MicroBead 20Strand Necklace

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On this Art-Deco period glass micro-bead 20-strand necklace, the yellow-gold-plated clasp is stamped with a crown-topped Trifari signature without a U.S.-copyright symbol, which Indicates that French-born Alfred Philippe designed this bicolor jade-and-gold necklace most likely in the late 1930s. Anchored with gold-plated shiny hardware, the sparkly strands can be twisted and/or knotted into a shorter choker. Trifari's superior plating solution included real gold that was more thickly applied than competitors. While former Cartier-designer Philippe remained Trifari's head designer for decades, the gold plating was 8 millionths of an inch versus the industry standard of 1 millionth of an inch.

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