Susan Caplan Vintage Yellow Gold Plated Chanel Coin Necklace
Description
The most desired label in the world. An exceptionally rare gold plated Byzantine revival necklace. Features coins embossed with interlocking CC logo. Can be doubled up for a versatile look. Closes with a large spring ring clasp, stamped with Chanel authenticity mark. Byzantine crosses are one of the symbols Gabrielle Chanel was inspired by when she visited Venice for the first time. Many of her colourful collections show inspiration from the Byzantium period. The legendary Coco Chanel was a champion of costume jewellery mixing fine jewellery and costume pieces together. She was one of the most influential fashion icons of all time. During a very brief career as a cabaret singer, Chanel performed in clubs in Vichy and Moulins where she was nicknamed “Coco.”Vintage Chanel jewellery is generally bold in design, gold or silver plated with distinctive colouring. Her iconic CC's seen on so many of her creations was an interpretation of a stained glass window in the Aubazine Abbey, Correze, in France where she spent her early years in the orphanage at Aubazine. Size - 90cm
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