Verdura Tassel Necklace

Drawing on his carefree youth on the Mediterranean Sea, Verdura incorporated rope-work, weaving and wrapping into the majority of his designs, with Vogue later commenting on his “beautiful polished pebbles, fished from the bottom of the sea and caught in a net of gold.” In the example of Verdura’s Tassel necklace, the gold and rock crystal “netting” appears to ensnare a fringe of pearls, “fished from the sea” and transported to the streets of New York