MAUBOUSSIN, Years 1940-1950 - Lot 103

MAUBOUSSIN, Years 1940-1950 Yellow gold 750‰ palm-mesh drapery necklace with godronné balls, embellished with a removable floral-decor pendant in yellow gold 750‰ and platinum 950‰ set with brilliant-cut diamonds. Godronné navette ratchet clasp and safety hook. The detachable pendant can also be worn as a lapel clip brooch. Yellow gold 750‰ pins and safety eight. Signed "Mauboussin" on the clasp and numbered "4875" on the brooch pin system. French work, Diamond hallmark of jewelry maker René-Sim LACAZE on the necklace and pendant. Length: 40cm. Mesh width: 4mm. Pendant dimensions: 2.5x2.5cm. P. Gross weight: 59.1g. (Minor bumps and dents). A great designer, René-Sim LACAZE (1901-2000) joined Van Cleef & Arpels in 1921. Under the direction of Renée Puissant - daughter of Alfred Van Cleef and Esther Arpels - Lacaze became a key player in the House, before himself becoming Creative Director at Van Cleef & Arpels. From the 1940s onwards, Lacaze became independent and began designing for Mauboussin, with whom he remained associated until the 1950s.