1960s Crown Trifari "Esplanade" Navette Rhinestone Floral Necklace & Earrings
United States · Navette and Baguette Crystal Rhinestone
$1,689.95
- Maker
- Crown Trifari
- Origin
- United States
- Era
- Crown Trifari · Esplanade · early to mid 1960s
- Materials
- Navette and Baguette Crystal Rhinestone
- Condition
- Excellent vintage, age wear to some baguettes
- Provenance
- All three pieces signed with the Crown Trifari mark and a copyright; the necklace also carries the iconic Trifari T charm. Trifari's holiday pieces were produced in very limited quantities and delivered to a small number of flagship department stores, where they were shown to the most loyal customers on velour Trifari trays. The Esplanade dangle earrings are extremely rare.
On this piece
Trifari's special pieces came out once a year, at Christmas, in very limited numbers and only to a handful of stores: Macy's flagship at Herald Square, Marshall Field's on State Street, where they were shown to the most loyal customers on velour Trifari trays. This Esplanade set is one of those. The pleasure of it is as much in the back as the front, in the open-backed construction, the angles, and above all the stone setting, where the thin crystal baguettes would have taken hours in only the most skilled hands. Photographs do not do it justice. The Esplanade dangle earrings are extremely rare, which makes the set considerably scarcer than the necklace alone. All three pieces are signed with the Crown Trifari mark and a copyright, and the necklace also carries the iconic Trifari T charm. The necklace is 16 inches long and 3/4 inch wide; the earrings are 3/4 inch wide and 2.25 inches tall. Excellent vintage condition, with age-appropriate wear to some of the crystal baguettes.