Necklace

Necklace
Bulgari
about 1986
Gold (18 kt), pearl, tourmaline, citrine, peridot

The Italian jewelry house of Bulgari has an international celebrity clientele that has included Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor, and Sharon Stone, as well as European royalty. Its jewelry from the 1980s incorporates colorful stones that one Bulgari designer described as a "harmony" resulting from a careful study of color combinations. Often favoring bold pairings from opposite ends of the color spectrum as a complement for fashions of the period, Bulgari’s aesthetic in the 80s aimed for “volume, striking colors, clean shapes, stylized decorative motifs and awareness of antiquity.” This stunning necklace made in Italy with pearls, citrines, peridots, and pink and green tourmalines is an outstanding example of that style.

Gift of Bulgari
2010.597