RARE Vintage VOLUPTE Art Deco Rhinestone Choker Necklace Prong Rhodium Plate

UP FOR AUCTION IS THIS GLAMOROUS ART DECO STYLE RHINESTONE CHOKER NECKLACE BY VOLUPTE. ABSOLUTELY STUNNING AND VERY RARE! THIS NECKLACE IS ADJUSTABLE IN LENGTH AND FEATURES 3 LAYERS OF RECTANGULAR AND SQUARE SHAPED RHINESTONES (PRONG SET), RHODIUM PLATING ON THE BACKSIDE, AND A HOOK CLASP. WEIGHT: 1.348 OZ LENGTH: ADJUSTABLE FROM 11 3/4" TO 15" WIDTH: 3/4" AT CENTER WEAR: EXCELLENT. LIKE NEW. ABOUT VOLUPTE FROM ITS FOUNDATION IN 1926 IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, UNTIL IT CEASED TRADING IN THE LATE 1950'S, VOLUPTÉ WAS BEST KNOWN FOR ITS ELEGANT POWDER COMPACTS, PURSES, AND CIGARETTE CASES. HOWEVER, IT ALSO PRODUCED A LIMITED QUANTITY OF COSTUME JEWELRY. MOST PIECES WERE INTRICATE DESIGNS OF ORIENTAL, ISLAMIC, OR ART DECO INFLUENCE, USUALLY WORK IN GOLD OR SILVER TONE METAL AND SOMETIMES EMBELLISHED WITH CRYSTAL RHINESTONES. MANY HAVE A SOLDERED TAG STAMPED "VOLUPTÉ".