RAJOLA Napoles Necklace In Black Onyx Red Coral black Horn and 18Kt Gold

Necklace designed by Aldo Cipullo. Magnificent and very rare vintage necklace, created In New York city by the iconic master jewelry designer Aldo Cipullo, back in the 1970. This necklace comprises of round onyxes carvings connected by rectangular links and red coral elements crafted with graduated patterns in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with high polished finish. Mount with natural gemstones and fitted with a hinged slashed push lock for security. The gold and the squared coral elements designed in an intricate way that is the signature style of Cipullo. This necklace is one of the greatest examples of vintage jewelry workmanship and the genius of Aldo Cipullo jewelry designs. Red Coral: Mounted in calibrated bezels, with 17 squared pyramids cabochons cuts graduated from 9 mm by 9 mm to 12 mm by 12 mm, carved from natural Sardinian vivid red corals. Black Onyx: Mount with 17 calibrated round open discs graduated from 20 mm to 37 mm, carved from natural black onyxes. Birthstone: Coral for the month of October. Weight: 176.95 Grams, (113.43 Dwt). Size: The total lenght is 22 Inches (55.8 Cm). Measurements: The widest part is 37 mm by mm (1.46 Inches). Hallmarks Stamped with the maker's mark monogram AC, the mark for the assay of the gold and signed, "©A. CIPULLO .750". Cipullo para siempre - Gioiellis Aldo Cipullo (1942-1984), was an Italian born jeweler. He born and was raise in a family of designers with jewelry traditions, his father was the owner of a jewelry factory and his brother Renato Cipullo made jewelry designs for Christian Dior. Aldo, was the creator of the popular and iconic Cartier bracelets, love and the nail, still until today considered ones of the best designs of the 20th century. He work as a designer in New York, for David Webb (1960-1969) and Cartier (1969-1975). In 1975 he found his own company as a freelance designer. Literature: Renato Cipullo and Vivienne Becker, Cipullo: Making Jewelry Modern, Assouline 2021, Pp-104 for a similar examples). Note: The corals displayed...

Double strands Graduated Roots Coral necklace. Gorgeous colorful necklace created in the coastal city of Napoles Italy back in the 1960. This fabulous necklace is composed by two graduated strands of natural Neapolitan roots coral with a total weight of 380.19 carats. Fitted with a square security push boxed lock. Roots Corals: Mount in two graduated strands comprising of natural roots coral with a weight of 380.19 carats. Birthstone: For the month of October. Weight: 123.3 Grams, (79.3 Dwt). Size: The total lenght is 22 Inches (55.8 Cm) with double cascade effect. Note: The corals are magnificent, matched in size, color, saturation and with even unspotted surfaces. Red coral, or Corallium rubrum, is a branch-forming coral species found in the Mediterranean Sea and is the most valuable of all precious corals. Lakshmi coral, also known as triangular coral, is the best shape of coral stone. This triangular red coral gem is believed to be ruled by Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. Neapolitan coral, started to be fished extensively and worked in Torre del Greco, in the year 1400, at the time when Livorno held the monopoly on the raw coral...

Double strand of highly polished glowing natural black Onyx (18 mm) enhanced with rondels of natural red Bamboo Coral set in this double strand necklace with gold tone easy to use ho...

Chunky polished slices of natural reddish-orangy Bamboo Coral (approximately 15 mm) adorned with elegant real Black Onyx and enhanced with polished rondels of real red Bamboo Coral. ...