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Vintage Gold and Diamond Zipper Necklace by C'est Laudier, Pforzheim, c. 1990


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Vintage Gold and Diamond Zipper Necklace by C'est Laudier, Pforzheim, c. 1990
Vintage Gold and Diamond Zipper Necklace by C'est Laudier, Pforzheim, c. 1990
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This necklace made from high-carat gold and diamonds is modeled after a zip. The slider can be moved as soon as the white gold handle is pulled upwards: This allows the length of the necklace to be adjusted and offers many elegant ways to wear the piece. Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, had the idea of turning a zipper into a piece of jewellery back in the 1930s. Zippers were new at the time and replaced the button on women's dresses, in keeping with the spirit of the time, which loved technical progress and was open to corresponding innovations. However, wearing a zipper as a piece of jewellery was quite new and at the same time a technical challenge for the goldsmiths making it: it took a few years, but in 1950 van Cleef & Arpels was able to present the first "Zip necklace" in Paris. It was a great success and remains a design associated with the Maison to this day. The necklace presented here is based on this model, but has a clearer and more modern design than the model from Paris. The high-carat gold has a rich shimmer and the necklace has an impressive weight. At the same time, it is made to a high standard: The slider glides easily and the diamonds are set in white gold. The necklace comes from the traditional manufactory of Georg Lauer in Pforzheim, which has been very successful with the "C'est Laudier" brand since the 1950s. We discovered the necklace, which was probably created around 1990, here in Berlin.
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Transforming everyday objects into pieces of jewelry is a recurring theme in the history of jewelry. In the 19th century, brooches were made in the shape of cogwheels and pendants in the shape of books. In Art Deco, jewellery was created that was modeled on the chains of Allied tanks. Safety pins were also the inspiration for goldsmiths.
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Vintage Gold and Diamond Zipper Necklace by C'est Laudier, Pforzheim, c. 1990
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€ 15,980.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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