RARE Tiffany & Co. Paloma Picasso Black Coral Citrine 18k Beaded Gold Necklace

ITEM DETAILS

• Designer: Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co.
• Design: Black coral beaded necklace with a single faceted citrine bead
• Bead Size: 18mm
• Citrine Bead: Faceted across the entire surface with dozens of small flat facets
• Stringing: Black silk cord
• Clasp: 18k gold, invisible clasp
• Hallmarks: Inner clasp marked Tiffany, 18k, and Paloma Picasso
• Weight: 134 grams
• Length: 29" 
• Era: Vintage

CONDITION NOTES

• Coral Beads: The surface shows the fine concentric rings and slight raised texture natural to black coral. This is characteristic of the material, not damage or wear. Beads are well matched and uniform in size and shape throughout.
• Citrine Bead: no wear to note
• Silk Cord: excellent 
• Clasp: Invisible design, light surface scratches 
• Overall: excellent
• Please review all photos, as they form part of the condition description.

***GEMSTONE VERIFICATION DISCLAIMER

• The materials in this piece have been verified by a jeweler and are described here to the best of that identification. Could also be other gemstones. 
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• The identification does not change what this piece is: a rare Paloma Picasso design for Tiffany & Co., valued for the design, the maker, and its condition.

WHY THIS PIECE

• Paloma's organic material work for Tiffany is where she took the most risk, and black coral is the scarcest of those materials by a wide margin.
• The single faceted citrine is the whole idea of the piece — one point of warm light interrupting an otherwise unbroken run of black, placed rather than scattered.
• At 18mm the beads are generously scaled, and 134 grams gives the strand real weight and drape on the body.
• The clasp is 18k gold and built to disappear into the strand rather than sit as a visible closure, so the necklace reads as one continuous line.
• A statement piece for a serious collector. 

This item ships without original Tiffany & Co. packaging but will be carefully packaged to ensure safe transit.

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