{"title":"The Collection","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"versace-medusa-bracelet-gold-tone-link-1990s","title":"Gianni Versace Medusa Bracelet - Gold-Tone Link, 1990s","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eSeven Medusa medallions in high-relief gold-tone metal linked by Greek key connectors, the classical meander pattern that appears across Greek architecture and decorative arts as a symbol of continuity and eternal flow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eEach Medusa is individually cast with substantial depth. The face carries the expression characteristic of Gianni-era production, poised between confrontation and invitation, the hair rendered as dense writhing forms that fill the circular field to its edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eThe bracelet closes with a box clasp stamped VERSACE GIANNI, the signature used on Gianni Versace’s personal jewelry line during his lifetime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eCondition: Grade A. Clasp functions correctly. Plating shows warm provenance wear consistent with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/gianni-versace-medusa-link-bracelet-early-1990s\"\u003eRead the full archive entry --\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDesigner: Gianni Versace | Era: Early 1990s | Material: Gold-tone base metal | Form: Seven-medallion Medusa link bracelet with Greek key connectors | Closure: Box clasp | Signature: VERSACE GIANNI stamped on inner clasp | Condition: Grade A\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51802736460058,"sku":"PSV-","price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/IMG_9577_8bab325b-64fe-43f5-b579-fdec860e8cb6.jpg?v=1773013274"},{"product_id":"christian-lacroix-heart-brooch-hammered-gold-tone-1990s","title":"Christian Lacroix Heart Brooch — Hammered Gold-Tone, 1990s","description":"\u003cp style=\"background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222;\"\u003eChristian Lacroix opened his couture house in 1987 with the conviction that fashion had forgotten how to be excessive in the right way. Not excessive as vulgarity. Excessive as joy, as devotion, as the baroque visual language of Provence where he grew up, a culture that treated ornament as sincerity rather than display.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222;\"\u003eThe heart appeared in his earliest collections and remained one of his most persistent motifs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222;\"\u003eThis brooch expresses that vocabulary in concentrated form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222;\"\u003eAn oversized heart rendered in hammered gold-tone metal, the entire surface worked by hand to create subtle depth and light variation across the form. Ten volute terminals radiate from the perimeter in sculptural scrollwork recalling the ironwork and ecclesiastical ornament of southern French architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222;\"\u003eAt the center sits a raised double-heart motif, a heart nested inside a heart, which reads equally as romantic symbol or devotional object. For Lacroix those meanings were never separate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222;\"\u003eThe hammered surface is the detail that matters most. Early Lacroix jewelry was produced with craft standards that mirrored the ambitions of the couture house itself. Surfaces were hand-worked rather than machine stamped, producing irregular light variation and genuine sculptural mass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222;\"\u003eOver time the recessed areas of the hammered surface develop a warm patina that deepens the object rather than diminishing it. The metal was intended to age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222;\"\u003eLacroix’s house filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009 after years of financial difficulty. What disappeared was not the name but the conditions that produced the early jewelry. The pieces created during the first couture years were made by a designer who believed he was building a permanent house.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222;\"\u003eThese hearts were not trend objects. They were statements of identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222;\"\u003eThe house is gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222;\"\u003eThe heart remains.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222;\"\u003eCondition: Grade A. Pin functions correctly. Surface shows warm patina consistent with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive-1\/archive-notes\"\u003eRead the full archive entry →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christian Lacroix | Era: Early 1990s | Material: Hammered gold-tone base metal | Form: Oversized heart brooch with scrollwork border and double-heart center motif | Closure: Pin back | Signature: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSignature: CHRISTIAN LACROIX \/ CL monogram \/ Made in France — oval stamp on reverse | Condition: Grade A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51802754711834,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/LaCroixBrooch1.webp?v=1773014145"},{"product_id":"yves-saint-laurent-pave-door-knocker-earrings-crystal-and-gold-tone-1980s","title":"Yves Saint Laurent Pavé Door-Knocker Earrings, 1980s","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn 1961, Yves Saint Laurent commissioned A.M. Cassandre — one of the twentieth century's greatest graphic designers, the man behind the Normandie ocean liner poster and the Dubonnet advertisements — to design his house monogram. The interlocking YSL that Cassandre produced became one of the most recognized marks in fashion history. When it appears stamped on the interior clip mechanism of a pair of earrings, it is not a logo. It is a signature from a specific moment when the person whose initials those are was still deciding what those initials meant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThese door-knockers are the YSL jewelry vocabulary of the 1980s at its most fully realized. The form is architectural: a substantial pavé hoop suspended from a ribbed gold clip top via swivel attachment, allowing the hoop to move freely against the neck. The pavé crystals are hand-set across the entire hoop surface — dense, irregular, light-catching in the way that hand-setting produces and machine-setting cannot replicate. The ribbed clip top provides textural contrast that keeps the piece from reading as purely maximalist. There is structure underneath the sparkle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe door-knocker silhouette was the definitive earring of the power dressing era — substantial, kinetic, designed to be seen from across a room. What distinguished the YSL version from the versions that appeared at every price point during this period was exactly this: hand-set stones, a swivel mechanism with genuine engineering, and the Cassandre monogram on the hardware. The difference between a YSL door-knocker and a generic door-knocker is the difference between a decision and a copy of a decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eGrade A condition. Clip mechanism functions correctly on both earrings. All stones present. Original comfort backs included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/yves-saint-laurent-pave-door-knocker-earrings-1980s\"\u003eRead the full article in the PSV archive --\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDesigner: Yves Saint Laurent | Era: 1980s | Material: Gold-tone base metal, hand-set clear crystals | Form: Pavé door-knocker with swivel hoop | Closure: Clip-on with comfort backs | Signature: YSL Cassandre logo stamp on interior clip mechanism | Condition: Grade A\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51802768769306,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/YSLDoorknocker2.webp?v=1773014707"},{"product_id":"christian-lacroix-charm-bracelet-hearts-crosses-and-stars-gold-tone-1990s","title":"Christian Lacroix Charm Choker Necklace — Hearts, Crosses and Stars, Gold-Tone, 1990s","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eSix charms suspended from a heavy rolo chain in warm rose-gold tone metal: two puffed hearts, two equal-armed crosses, two eight-pointed stars. Each charm is cast with sculptural volume, giving the necklace presence without unnecessary scale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThe symbol vocabulary is unmistakably Lacroix. Hearts and crosses appeared repeatedly in his jewelry collections from the moment he opened his couture house on the Faubourg Saint-Honoré in 1987. Where many designers of the period leaned into rhinestones and spectacle, Lacroix often returned to elemental symbols rendered in polished metal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThe chain is substantial, with links large enough to carry the charms without losing structure. It sits at the collarbone, short enough to read as a choker while still moving freely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThe toggle clasp carries the CHRISTIAN LACROIX signature stamp, the primary authentication mark on charm pieces from this period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eA wearable, quietly iconic example of Lacroix’s house vocabulary in its most distilled form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eA documented example from the Per Se Vintage archive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/christian-lacroix-charm-choker-circa-1990\"\u003eRead the full article in the PSV archive --\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDesigner: Christian Lacroix Era: Circa 1990s Material: Rose gold-tone base metal Charms: Two hearts, two crosses, two eight-pointed stars Chain: Heavy rolo chain Closure: Toggle clasp, signed CHRISTIAN LACROIX  Condition: Excellent vintage condition; bright even plating throughout, all charms present and secure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51802780205338,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/LacroixCharmBracelet1.webp?v=1773015047"},{"product_id":"christian-lacroix-baroque-heart-earrings-velvet-center-gold-tone-early-1990s","title":"Christian Lacroix Baroque Heart Earrings — Velvet Center, Gold-Tone, Early 1990s","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"721\"\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"408\"\u003eBaroque heart earrings in sculpted gold-tone metal with raised scrollwork and bead detailing framing a black velvet center. The heart form sits within Lacroix’s characteristic ornamental vocabulary, drawing on the decorative language of French baroque design that ran throughout the house’s jewelry of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"1041\"\u003eThe contrast between the matte velvet heart and the polished gold frame creates depth and texture, allowing the sculptural border to read clearly even at a distance. The scale is substantial but balanced on the ear, reflecting the theatrical jewelry Lacroix designed during the height of the house’s early collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1137\"\u003eThe reverse clip mechanism carries the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003eCHRISTIAN LACROIX – Made in France\u003c\/strong\u003e signature stamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1137\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/christian-lacroix-baroque-velvet-heart-clip-earrings-early-1990s\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eRead the full article in the PSV archive  →\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1295\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1153\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grade A. Clip mechanisms function correctly on both earrings. Surfaces show light patina consistent with age. Original comfort backs present.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51803274805530,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/IMG_9728.jpg?v=1773035597"},{"product_id":"karl-lagerfeld-textured-cross-pendant-necklace-circa-1990s","title":"Karl Lagerfeld Textured Cross Pendant Necklace Circa 1990s","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eA bold sculptural cross pendant by Karl Lagerfeld, rendered in richly textured gold-tone metal with dense botanical relief across the entire surface.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThe equal-armed Greek cross gives the piece a strong architectural presence, while the tightly worked leaf texture softens the geometry and catches light at every angle. The effect is deliberate tension between structure and ornament, a formal language that appears frequently in Lagerfeld’s jewelry of the late 1980s and early 1990s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThe pendant hangs from a substantial rolo chain and is finished with an extender terminating in the signature KL monogram charm within a quatrefoil frame, one of Lagerfeld’s most recognizable jewelry signatures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThe reverse of the cross carries the KL medallion hallmark, confirming the piece as an authentic Karl Lagerfeld design from the period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eCross motifs appeared frequently in Lagerfeld’s costume jewelry collections during these years, when oversized pendants and symbolic forms became defining elements of statement fashion jewelry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eWearable, intentional, and unmistakably of its moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/karl-lagerfeld-cross-pendant-necklace-circa-1990\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eRead the full article in the PSV archive --\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDesigner: Karl Lagerfeld Era: 1980s–1990s Material: Gold-tone base metal Pendant: Greek cross with all-over botanical texture Chain: Rolo \/ cable chain Closure: Lobster clasp with extender Signature: KL medallion on reverse, KL monogram extender charm Condition: Excellent vintage condition with bright, even gold tone and minimal signs of wear\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51808189841690,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/IMG_9917.jpg?v=1773171566"},{"product_id":"celine-equestrian-motif-clip-earrings-made-in-italy-circa-late-1980s-early-1990s","title":"Céline Equestrian Motif Clip Earrings Made in Italy Circa late 1980s–early 1990s","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eA refined pair of vintage Céline clip earrings built around the house’s enduring equestrian vocabulary. Each earring centers on a sculptural horsebit rendered in pavé rhinestones, set within an open gold tone field and framed by a bold curb chain border with a twisted rope inner halo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThe layered construction creates four distinct visual planes. Chain border, rope halo, open ground, and pavé center are compressed into a form that sits flat against the ear while retaining unusual architectural depth for a button earring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThe design reflects the values established during the Céline Vipiana era. Precision, restraint, and quiet craftsmanship rather than overt display. The horsebit appears across Céline accessories from the 1960s onward, referencing the house’s longstanding dialogue with French equestrian culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eProduced in Italy during the late Vipiana period, prior to LVMH’s acquisition of the house in 1996.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eSigned CELINE \/ MADE IN ITALY on the reverse. Clip closure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eVery good vintage condition with minor oxidation in the pavé settings consistent with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/celine-equestrian-motif-clip-earrings-circa-late-1980s-early-1990s\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRead the full article in the PSV archives --\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDesigner: Céline Era: Late 1980s–early 1990s Material: Gold-tone base metal, pavé rhinestones Motif: Equestrian horsebit, pavé set Closure: Clip-on Signature: CELINE \/ MADE IN ITALY (stamped on reverse) Condition: Very good vintage condition; minor oxidation visible in crystal settings, does not affect wear\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51808228933914,"sku":null,"price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/IMG_9833.jpg?v=1773173230"},{"product_id":"lanvin-paris-two-tone-chevron-collar-necklace-circa-1980s","title":"Lanvin Paris Two-Tone Chevron Collar Necklace Circa 1980s","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA collar necklace of real structural confidence — fine engine-turned ribbing in warm gold-tone metal, interrupted at regular intervals by bold sculptural arcs in silver-tone that cross the surface in a repeating chevron. The contrast is precise and deliberate: the gold ground recedes into linear texture while the silver elements read as three-dimensional, almost woven, giving the piece an architectural depth that photographs don't fully capture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe collar sits close to the throat and widens at the front in a crescent form, designed to lie flush against the collarbone and move with the body. It is the kind of necklace that makes everything worn with it incidental.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eLanvin's jewelry of this period reflects the house's long commitment to structural elegance over decoration — a sensibility that runs from Jeanne Lanvin's founding vision through to the bold geometric forms the house favored in the 1970s and 1980s. Where other houses were adding rhinestones and color, Lanvin often worked in pure form and contrast, letting the metalwork speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSigned LANVIN PARIS on the reverse with the oval hallmark stamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWearable, architectural, and unmistakably French.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/lanvin-paris-two-tone-chevron-collar-necklace-circa-1980s\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead the full article in the archive --\u0026gt;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDesigner: Lanvin Paris Era: Circa 1980s Material: Gold-tone and silver-tone metal Style: Structured crescent collar Closure: Hook clasp Signature: LANVIN PARIS oval hallmark on reverse Condition: Very good vintage condition; bright plating throughout with light wear consistent with age\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51808239190298,"sku":null,"price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/IMG_9856.jpg?v=1773173841"},{"product_id":"christian-dior-rope-knot-clip-earrings-1980s","title":"Christian Dior Rope Knot Clip Earrings, 1980s","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eA sculptural rope knot rendered in warm gold-tone metal, each earring formed from braided strands that fold back into a dense circular knot. A channel of clear rhinestones runs through the center of the form, catching light from within the construction rather than sitting on top of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eThe twisted rope texture creates subtle shifts in reflection as the surface turns. It gives the piece a depth that reads closer to fine jewelry than to standard fashion accessories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eThis pair is New Old Stock, with no signs of wear and a bright original finish throughout. Vintage Dior earrings of this era typically show clip wear or plating loss at contact points. These show neither.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eSigned CHR. DIOR © on the clip mechanism, the authentication stamp used on Dior costume jewelry throughout the late \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/christian-dior-rope-knot-clip-earrings-1980s\"\u003eRead the full article in the PSV archive --\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDesigner: Christian Dior | Era: 1980s | Material: Gold-tone base metal, rhinestone pavé channel | Form: Rope knot clip earrings | Closure: Clip-on | Signature: CHR. DIOR © on clip mechanism | Condition: New Old Stock — unworn\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51808421511450,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/IMG_9572_d3a4b62e-9a26-40c8-87a1-d0711bee87de.heic?v=1773179245"},{"product_id":"christian-dior-textured-bar-clip-earrings-circa-late-1980s-early-1990s","title":"Christian Dior Textured Bar Clip Earrings Circa late 1980s–early 1990s","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"598\"\u003eA sculptural pair of vintage Christian Dior clip earrings defined by deep vertical ribbing and a curved half-hoop silhouette that sits cleanly against the ear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"887\"\u003eThe surface is heavily textured, almost bark-like or engine-turned, giving the gold-tone metal a tactile, light-catching finish. From the front the earrings read as compact architectural forms, while from the side their curved profile gives them more presence than a classic button clip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"1188\"\u003eThis is the kind of late-century Dior costume jewelry that works because of restraint. No stones, no overt logo on the face, just strong form, rich texture, and a confident silhouette. They feel polished and substantial on the ear, with enough scale for impact but still easy to wear day to evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1235\"\u003eSigned \u003cstrong data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1212\"\u003eChr. Dior ©\u003c\/strong\u003e on the clip mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1357\"\u003eA clean, timeless example of vintage Christian Dior jewelry from the house’s celebrated late-century accessories period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1357\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/christian-dior-textured-bar-clip-earrings-circa-late-1980s-early-1990s\"\u003eRead the full article in the PSV archive --\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1654\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1370\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1373\"\u003eDesigner: Christian Dior\u003cbr data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1400\"\u003eEra: Circa late 1980s–early 1990s\u003cbr data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1436\"\u003eMaterial: Gold-tone metal\u003cbr data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1464\"\u003eForm: Ribbed half-hoop clip earrings\u003cbr data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1503\"\u003eClosure: Clip-on\u003cbr data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1522\"\u003eSignature: Chr. Dior © stamp on clip\u003cbr data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1561\"\u003eCondition: Excellent vintage condition with bright plating and light wear consistent with age\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51809194344730,"sku":null,"price":385.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/IMG_9683.heic?v=1773181076"},{"product_id":"christian-dior-by-grosse-salamander-brooch-crystal-pave-and-black-enamel-circa-1960s-1970s","title":"Christian Dior by Grosse Salamander Brooch, Crystal Pavé and Black Enamel Circa 1960s–1970s","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA large naturalistic salamander in warm gold-tone metal, its body set along the dorsal spine with a continuous run of pavé clear rhinestones punctuated by scattered jet-black crystals — the spotted marking rendered in stone rather than paint. The four legs are cast in deeply textured gold, each foot splayed with articulated clawed toes. The long curved tail tapers to a fine point, the pavé continuing through to the tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe piece is genuinely sculptural — there is weight and dimension here, not the flat silhouette of a stamped costume brooch. The naturalistic animal form was a recurring motif in mid-century French couture jewelry, running from Schiaparelli's surrealist insects through to the reptiles and fauna that appeared across Dior, Givenchy, and Balenciaga accessories in the 1960s and 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis brooch belongs to a category that serious vintage collectors actively pursue. Grosse of Germany — Dior's licensed manufacturer throughout this era — produced pieces of fine jewelry quality in construction, and figural animal brooches from this period, particularly those with strong stone work and casting detail, have become increasingly difficult to find in this condition. The legs and feet here show the level of sculptural specificity that separates a Grosse-made Dior piece from generic costume production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSigned Grosse © on the reverse — the authentication mark of Henkel \u0026amp; Grosse, Dior's long-term German manufacturing partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/christian-dior-by-grosse-salamander-brooch-circa-1960s-1970s\"\u003eRead the full article in the archive --\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDesigner: Christian Dior, manufactured by Henkel \u0026amp; Grosse, Germany | Era: Circa 1960s–1970s | Material: Gold-tone metal, clear rhinestone pavé, black crystal accents | Form: Naturalistic salamander brooch | Closure: Safety-catch pin | Signature: Grosse © stamped on reverse | Condition: Very good vintage condition; bright pavé, strong gold tone, all stones present\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51809222918426,"sku":null,"price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/IMG_9607.heic?v=1773181981"},{"product_id":"lanvin-paris-disc-pendant-necklace-white-enamel-and-gold-tone-late-1970s-early-1980s","title":"Lanvin Paris Disc Pendant Necklace — White Enamel and Gold-Tone, Late 1970s–Early 1980s","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eA large circular disc in mirror-finish gold-tone metal, its face divided by a raised vertical rail into two asymmetric fields, each inlaid with white enamel. The geometry is spare and exact — this is a formal composition in the Bauhaus tradition, concerned with proportion and the relationship between positive and negative space rather than with decoration. The white enamel is pristine. The mirror finish is clean. The snake chain is original and matching: tightly coiled, smooth, the correct weight for a pendant of this scale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eThis is the third Lanvin piece in the PSV archive, and the one that clarifies the design argument of the other two. The chevron collar and the black-and-gold chevron pendant establish the house's commitment to geometric severity. This disc pendant establishes something else: that the same intelligence was capable of restraint as well as intensity. White enamel against mirror gold is not a simple choice. It requires the object to hold its formal argument without the drama of color contrast. This one does.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eAuthentication: LANVIN PARIS © — oval cartouche stamped directly into the metal on the reverse of the disc. Same mark as the chevron pendant, different application: here it is part of the object rather than attached on a separate hangtag, which is consistent with a more refined production standard for pieces conceived as self-contained formal objects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16.0pt;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/45awwxviwvoo8b87-98623652122.shopifypreview.com\/blogs\/archive\/articles?preview_key=998cde349180af9c63ead22ac826d52d\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eRead the full article in the PSV archive →\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 10.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #888888; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eDesigner:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #333333;\"\u003eLanvin Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eEra:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #333333;\"\u003eLate 1970s–early 1980s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eMaterial:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #333333;\"\u003eMirror-finish gold-tone metal, white enamel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eForm:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #333333;\"\u003eLarge circular disc pendant, vertical rail division, asymmetric white enamel fields, snake chain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eSignature:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #333333;\"\u003eLANVIN PARIS © — oval cartouche stamped on reverse of disc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eCondition:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #333333;\"\u003eLike new. White enamel pristine. Mirror finish clean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51821280592154,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/IMG_9738.jpg?v=1773342198"},{"product_id":"oscar-de-la-renta-emerald-filigree-pendant-necklace-maltese-cross-late-1980s-early-1990s","title":"Oscar de la Renta Emerald Filigree Pendant Necklace — Maltese Cross, Late 1980s–Early 1990s","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"551\" data-start=\"427\"\u003eA dramatic pendant necklace by Oscar de la Renta composed of three articulated elements suspended on a long gold-tone chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"900\" data-start=\"553\"\u003eAt the top sits a Maltese cross set densely with turquoise cabochons and pale green marquise crystals. Below it hangs an open filigree cross centered on a large emerald-tone rivoli crystal, surrounded by light-green navette stones. The final drop terminates in a filigree heart form set with two turquoise cabochons and a pear-cut emerald crystal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1153\" data-start=\"902\"\u003eEach section is distinct in structure and stone vocabulary, yet the three elements move together as a single sculptural composition. The articulated construction allows the pendants to shift subtly with the wearer rather than hanging rigidly in place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1435\" data-start=\"1155\"\u003eThe open wirework filigree used in the middle and lower sections reflects the ornamental language that appeared frequently in Oscar de la Renta’s jewelry during the late 1980s and early 1990s, drawing on the devotional scale and ecclesiastical motifs that run throughout his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1456\" data-start=\"1437\"\u003eNew in box, unworn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1599\" data-start=\"1458\"\u003eThe necklace carries the \u003cstrong data-end=\"1538\" data-start=\"1483\"\u003eOscar de la Renta script signature tag at the clasp\u003c\/strong\u003e, the standard mark for late-1980s to early-1990s production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNew in box, unworn. The Oscar de la Renta signature appears on a rectangular script tag at the clasp — the standard mark for late 1980s–early 1990s production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 16.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/oscar-de-la-renta-emerald-filigree-pendant-necklace-circa-late-1980s-early-1990s\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eRead the full article in the PSV archive  →\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #888888; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eDesigner:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #333333;\"\u003eOscar de la Renta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eEra:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #333333;\"\u003eLate 1980s–early 1990s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eMaterial:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #333333;\"\u003eGold-tone metal, turquoise cabochons, emerald and pale green crystals, open filigree wirework\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eForm:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #333333;\"\u003eThree articulating pendant elements on long chain: Maltese cross, filigree cross, filigree heart-drop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eSignature:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #333333;\"\u003eOscar de la Renta — script tag at clasp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eCondition:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: #333333;\"\u003eNew in box, unworn original stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51821301367066,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/IMG_9659.jpg?v=1773343534"},{"product_id":"christian-lacroix-crystal-flower-clip-earrings-early-1990s","title":"Christian Lacroix Crystal Flower Clip Earrings, Early 1990s","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eA flower form in gold-tone metal: one large round brilliant crystal at the center, eight marquise navette crystals radiating outward, each individually bezel-set in its own gold-tone frame. This is not pavé. Not channel. Not shared-setting construction. Each stone has its own housing, its own border of metal, its own relationship to the surrounding gold-tone field. The result is a surface that reads as continuous from any distance but reveals itself, close up, as a composition of nine distinct decisions about how a stone should sit in metal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe crystals are clear, cut to maximize light return — the round brilliant center catches and holds light differently from the faceted marquise navettes surrounding it, which reflect it directionally as the wearer moves. In the ear-worn shot, the earring occupies the earlobe fully and reads as a complete object: not small, not aggressive, exactly the scale a couture earring should be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eChristian Lacroix opened his couture house in Paris in 1987 — the first new couture house to open in twenty years. The jewelry he produced in the early years of the house was made in France, by the Paris ateliers that had been supplying couture houses since the postwar period. These were not costume manufacturers. They were jewelers working to couture standards, with couture timelines and couture expectations about what a finished piece should look like.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/christian-lacroix-crystal-flower-clip-earrings-early-1990s\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eRead the full article in the PSV archive --\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAuthentication: CHRISTIAN LACROIX \/ CL monogram \/ Made in France — oval stamp on reverse, matching exactly the mark on the heart brooch and charm choker in this archive. Clip back. Front pristine. Light oxidation on reverse consistent with age, not wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 40.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51821334921498,"sku":null,"price":445.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/IMG_9640.jpg?v=1773344460"},{"product_id":"givenchy-marquise-link-collar-necklace-1980s-1990s","title":"Givenchy Marquise Link Collar Necklace, Circa 1980s–1990s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sculptural collar necklace composed of marquise-shaped links in matte gold-tone metal, arranged in two staggered rows so the surface reads as a continuous braid across the collarbone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"939\"\u003eEach link is slightly domed, allowing the piece to catch light through form rather than reflection. The satin finish softens the surface, giving the collar a quiet glow instead of the high-polish shine typical of runway jewelry from the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"1198\"\u003eThe links widen gradually from the back of the neck toward the center front. This subtle graduation allows the collar to follow the curve of the body and lie flat against the skin, engineered with the same attention to proportion found in couture tailoring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1368\"\u003eProduced by Givenchy in the late years of Hubert de Givenchy’s tenure, when jewelry was designed as structural punctuation for clothing rather than decorative ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1470\"\u003eSigned with the Givenchy four-G monogram tag at the clasp and GIVENCHY © stamp on the extension tag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1536\"\u003eVery good vintage condition with minor wear consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16.0pt;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/blogs\/archive\/givenchy-marquise-link-collar-necklace-circa-1980s-1990s\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eRead the full article in the PSV archive →\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PerSeVintage ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51821362970906,"sku":null,"price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/2365\/2122\/files\/IMG_9617.jpg?v=1773345536"}],"url":"https:\/\/persevintage.com\/collections\/the-collection.oembed","provider":"PerSeVintage ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}