Description

Gorgeous Tiffany open heart pendant 18 carat gold pendant by Elsa Peretti

Beautifully designed with its sweeping lines this elegant pendant is a classic.

Elsa Peretti Open Heart design celebrates the spirit of love

• Pendant 15mm x 13mm
• Chain 16″ ( 41 cm )
• It weigh 3 grams.
• The reverse of pendant marked TIFFANY & CO Elsa Peretti 18K SPAIN
• The chain is marked TIFFANY & CO / PERITTI and SPAIN 18K
• This pendant in as new condition.
• This Tiffany Open Heart Pendant comes in the presentation box illustrated

• our ref 2235   For further information phone Paula 079494058591

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  Elsa Peretti – Tiffany’s Favourite Designer

  Everybody loves Tiffany, especially when the creation is designed by Elsa Peretti. Renowned for her simple sculptured shapes she is the very essence of a modern style icon.

  Elsa Peretti was born in Florence Italy 1st May 1940 and educated in Rome & Switzerland.

  In 1963 she moved to Milan where she studied interior design and worked for Dado Torrigiani. She also spent a brief period posing for Salvador Dali in Barcelona who introduced her to sculpture.

  In the late 60’s she moved to New York modelling for Giorgio di Sant’ Angelo and her love of fashion & style led to her to start designing jewellery. During the 1970’s she frequently visited the legendary nightclub Studio 54 with her fellow supermodel friend Anjelica Huston. They mixed with celebrities such as Andy Warhol, Bianca Jagger and Liza Minnelli who later became a great fan of her jewellery. Her jewellery designing career began in Manhattan designing pieces for Halston. Famed for his minimalist fashion for whom she had been a fashion model and who later became a long-time friend.

  Bloomingdale New York opened a boutique exclusively selling the jewellery that she designed for women such as herself – bold strong and modern. Later she also created jewellery for Oscar de la Renta and Giorgio di Sant’Angelo.

  In 1974 she joined Tiffany heralding a new era in jewellery design. Her modern minimalistic organic designers causing a sensation in the jewellery world changing our conception of jewellery forever. Five years later she was the firms leading designer. Peretti’s work is still as popular today, her jewellery pieces have become icons in their own right. Elsa Peretti has designed over thirty statement pieces for Tiffany & Co.