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✦ PROVENANCE & COLLECTOR NOTE
A stunning handcrafted statement necklace by designer Fran Ridell, signed by the artist. Ridell is known for marrying vintage and antique pieces with new components, giving treasured old elements a second life as wearable art. The centerpiece is a large antique hand-carved shell cameo brooch set in a gold bezel that acid tests 18K, paired with genuine pearls for a romantic, heirloom-feel design. Because each piece is built around found treasures, no two Fran Ridell designs are alike.✦ CONDITION
Vintage Excellent (Curated): Cameo crisp and detailed, pearls lustrous and secure, construction solid throughout. A beautiful, wearable piece.✦ DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
- Style: Handcrafted Statement Cameo and Pearl Necklace
- Centerpiece: Antique hand-carved shell cameo brooch
- Bezel: Gold, acid tests 18K; non-magnetic
- Cameo Size: Approx. 2 1/4" x 1 5/8"
- Pearls: Genuine pearls
- Length: Approx. 18.5 inches
- Weight: 60g (total necklace)
- Hallmarks / Signatures: Signed Fran Ridell
- Closure: Toggle clasp
- Material: Hand-carved shell cameo, 18K-testing gold bezel, genuine pearls, antique and new components
✦ GRACE NOTE
There is a wonderful, deeply romantic soul to this handcrafted piece. An antique cameo, carved by hand from shell and cradled in warm gold, now rests among soft, glowing pearls, feeling at once nostalgic and timelessly beautiful. It is a necklace that invites admiration and conversation. I think of it as a piece of wearable poetry, the kind of jewelry a woman reaches for when she wants to feel connected to something beautiful and lasting.
✦ PROVENANCE & COLLECTOR NOTE
A stunning handcrafted statement necklace by designer Fran Ridell, signed by the artist. Ridell is known for marrying vintage and antique pieces with new components, giving treasured old elements a second life as wearable art. The centerpiece is a large antique hand-carved shell cameo brooch set in a gold bezel that acid tests 18K, paired with genuine pearls for a romantic, heirloom-feel design. Because each piece is built around found treasures, no two Fran Ridell designs are alike.
✦ CONDITION
Vintage Excellent (Curated): Cameo crisp and detailed, pearls lustrous and secure, construction solid throughout. A beautiful, wearable piece.
✦ DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
- Style: Handcrafted Statement Cameo and Pearl Necklace
- Centerpiece: Antique hand-carved shell cameo brooch
- Bezel: Gold, acid tests 18K; non-magnetic
- Cameo Size: Approx. 2 1/4" x 1 5/8"
- Pearls: Genuine pearls
- Length: Approx. 18.5 inches
- Weight: 60g (total necklace)
- Hallmarks / Signatures: Signed Fran Ridell
- Closure: Toggle clasp
- Material: Hand-carved shell cameo, 18K-testing gold bezel, genuine pearls, antique and new components
✦ GRACE NOTE
There is a wonderful, deeply romantic soul to this handcrafted piece. An antique cameo, carved by hand from shell and cradled in warm gold, now rests among soft, glowing pearls, feeling at once nostalgic and timelessly beautiful. It is a necklace that invites admiration and conversation. I think of it as a piece of wearable poetry, the kind of jewelry a woman reaches for when she wants to feel connected to something beautiful and lasting.