In Honor of Elsa Peretti- Please Post Your Favorite Pieces

[BigAkoya]

[insert crazy happy, happy dance here]

There are exceptionally kind people on this board!!

Love my new beauty.

You found it! Looks great! But I am dense... how does it hold keys? Is there an open/close lock?

 

[BigAkoya]

This is my large, yellow gold, starfish pendant just resting on top of my white rubber cord that I wish could slip through the pendant’s hole! Its end caps are too big. When I have a white cord, I’d like to wear the pendant with my Faraone Mennella yellow gold/white ceramic earrings.

Years back there were limited (but still a few) pendant cord options, in various colors, available in the repairs dept at Tiffany. Now seems to have dwindled down to just black, and in 16” only (per customer service). I’m now on a mission to try to make a white cord that I could use with this pendant. Will be ordering some parts and pieces today!


Faraone Mennella Yellow Gold/White Ceramic Earrings and
Large Yellow Gold Starfish Pendant with Tiffany White Rubber Cord

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More starfish! The white looks great with it... so summery! You are so creative... can't wait to see your finished masterpiece!

 

[BigAkoya]

Inspirational photo for today...
I love the jug stacked with her CBTY... I can’t determine what earrings she is wearing though.

 

[A1aGypsy]

You found it! Looks great! But I am dense... how does it hold keys? Is there an open/close lock?

You put the keys on, pushing it far enough that it forms a loop at the outside. Then flip the bean through that loop. Voila!

 

[skyqueen]

Interesting........

Tiffany designer Elsa Peretti’s iconic cuff inspired by Italian church crypt

“There were 9,000 bones of monks. And she would take the little bones and put them in her purse.”

pagesix.com

 

[AntiqueShopper]

Inspirational photo for today...
I love the jug stacked with her CBTY... I can’t determine what earrings she is wearing though.


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Such a great picture! I love the green Cabachon in particular.

Are those the Comma earrings?

 

[AntiqueShopper]

Interesting........

Tiffany designer Elsa Peretti’s iconic cuff inspired by Italian church crypt

“There were 9,000 bones of monks. And she would take the little bones and put them in her purse.”

pagesix.com

Very interesting!

 

[limom]

Brave woman taking bones from an ossuary.

 

[BigAkoya]

Such a great picture! I love the green Cabachon in particular.

Are those the Comma earrings?

Wow... you are such a Peretti expert. I never heard of comma earrings.
They sure look like comma earrings, and I see the Tiffany website has a gold and silver pair, both are clip ons.

I wonder why there is not a full comma collection. Do you think the teardrop replace the comma?
You have good eye!

 

[BigAkoya]

Brave woman taking bones from an ossuary.

I know! Spooky to me. I would be too afraid to touch them, much less take one!

 

[AntiqueShopper]

Wow... you are such a Peretti expert. I never heard of comma earrings.
They sure look like comma earrings, and I see the Tiffany website has a gold and silver pair, both are clip ons.

I wonder why there is not a full comma collection. Do you think the teardrop replace the comma?
You have good eye!

I have no idea why there isn’t a bigger Comma collection. Maybe because people just didn’t gravitate towards it as much as other pieces?

 

[etoile de mer]

These look perfect together!

More starfish! The white looks great with it... so summery! You are so creative... can't wait to see your finished masterpiece!

Thanks so much, AntiqueShopper and BigAkoya! Regarding making a cord, not sure I'll end up with anything presentable, but will give it a try. Worst case, I'll end up with a mock-up to show my jeweler when I seek professional help!

 

[etoile de mer]

You found it! Looks great! But I am dense... how does it hold keys? Is there an open/close lock?

I wondered the same!

You put the keys on, pushing it far enough that it forms a loop at the outside. Then flip the bean through that loop. Voila!

So much easier than I imagined! I thought it required untying the knots, pulling out one end of the cord, slipping on the keys, etc...

 

[BigAkoya]

Good article with a great color photo of Elsa wearing her pieces...
A new insight from this article is the upcoming Netflix drama Halston. I would think the characters will wear a lot of Peretti pieces in the episodes.

‘A woman of almost awesome chic’ — the dazzling Elsa Peretti | Christie's

 

[Brennamom]

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