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A GROUP OF FOUR GILT METAL NECKLACES, CHANEL
Comprising a necklace, designed as band of small circular links alternating rectangular sculpted bar links punctuated by letter links LIANE, in gilt metal; a sautoir, designed as a band of wedge shaped links set in with either green or red molten glass, alternating letter links IL FAUT AIMER POUR VIVRE ET VIVRE POUR AIMER COCO CHANEL, in gilt metal; a sautoir, composed of triple small circular links alternating rectangular sculpted bar links, two navette shaped molten glass links, one in red the other in green, and letter links, CLAUDE, in gilt metal; and a necklace, designed as gilt metal letter links, COCO CHANEL SEULS LES IMBECILES OSENT ASSOCIER LA REUSSITE A L'ARGENT GAGNE, spaced by collet-set molten glass links in green, blue, purple and red, 28, 34, 42, and 48 in., respectively
Unsigned Chanel, unsigned Chanel, signed Chanel on an oval plaque, and unsigned Chanel, respectively
The "maximes" were used in sautoirs or necklaces for Mlle. Chanel's enjoyment. She asked M. Goossens to create her sayings in jewelry. (4)
Comprising a necklace, designed as band of small circular links alternating rectangular sculpted bar links punctuated by letter links LIANE, in gilt metal; a sautoir, designed as a band of wedge shaped links set in with either green or red molten glass, alternating letter links IL FAUT AIMER POUR VIVRE ET VIVRE POUR AIMER COCO CHANEL, in gilt metal; a sautoir, composed of triple small circular links alternating rectangular sculpted bar links, two navette shaped molten glass links, one in red the other in green, and letter links, CLAUDE, in gilt metal; and a necklace, designed as gilt metal letter links, COCO CHANEL SEULS LES IMBECILES OSENT ASSOCIER LA REUSSITE A L'ARGENT GAGNE, spaced by collet-set molten glass links in green, blue, purple and red, 28, 34, 42, and 48 in., respectively
Unsigned Chanel, unsigned Chanel, signed Chanel on an oval plaque, and unsigned Chanel, respectively
The "maximes" were used in sautoirs or necklaces for Mlle. Chanel's enjoyment. She asked M. Goossens to create her sayings in jewelry. (4)
Literature
For an illustration of a similar sautoir see:
Gilles Plazy, Chantal Bizot, "Bijoux de Haute Couture: Collection Robert Goossens," Editions Plume, Paris, 2000, p. 43
Gilles Plazy, Chantal Bizot, "Bijoux de Haute Couture: Collection Robert Goossens," Editions Plume, Paris, 2000, p. 43