A Cartier inspired necklace by De Lillo
I'm listing today a beautiful De Lillo necklace which gives a nod, design wise, to the fabulous Mogul and Art Deco style that Cartier made so famous. It was Jeanne Toussaint, Cartier's mistress who upon her promotion to major jewelry revolutionized Cartier design and style. She created the panther motif and used precious gems in cabochon and polished non-faceted forms. Both amazingadornments.com and antiques.about.com describe De Lillo as a collaboration between Wm DeLillo and Robert Clark. Clark is notable for having served as head designer at Miriam Haskell starting in 1960. In addition, he worked at Tiffany's and Harry Winston. The firm De Lillo came into existence in 1967. In the mid 1970s the design team folded the company and moved to France to work for Schiapparelli and Nina Ricci.
And here is a photo of a diamond and emerald bead necklace from the 1930s from The Price Guide to Jewelry by Michael Poynder, Antique Collector's Club, London, 1985.
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