Vintage 80's Rue De Paris Princess Grace Monoco Leopard Necklace

Beautiful long Princess Grace necklace has a gold-tone finish and sophisticated look of glass and stone hexagon stations. twisted marine link chain with alternating faceted, crystal beads and elongated hexagon stations designef to resemble broken glass and stone with no clasp. 18K gold plated, 6 8mm round cognac crystal faceted beads. 2 25x15mm and 4 approximately 18x10mm hexagon shaped animal print glass panels. Measures approximately 36″ long Bit of history: Coco Chanel could be counted on for exotic accessories found nowhere else—not just in design, but also in the use of materials. was well known for using unique materials accessories in her design. The original 1930s Chanel necklace used glass filled with stones made from the paving blocks from the streets of Paris in the hexagon panels when the street in front of her boutique was being torn up. The stones were hammered into smaller stones and then embedded in broken wine bottle glass. They were cooled and polished, then included in a very rare and exotic necklace. This necklace is inspired by that original, rare and extremely expensive design. Western southwest Y2K cottagecore fairy coquette dainty chunky gold silver rhodium hippie bohemian retro victorian coquette dainty chunky gold silver Swarovski Gypsy Art Deco Nouveau victorian estate tribal ethnic gemstone Barbie vintage antique