The Metropolitan Museum of Art Willow Catkins Pearl Bib Necklace and Drop Earrings Set
267.95 USD
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Our coordinating necklace and earrings set in 18K gold plate features luminous freshwater pearls. They celebrate a handsome ceramic vase in The Met collection decorated with a charming motif of willow catkins. Louis C. Tiffany was moved to produce ceramics after seeing examples of French art pottery at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Many of his pottery vases derived their forms from common wildflowers and water plants as seen in their natural habitats-ferns, lilies, cattails, jack-in-the-pulpits, and toadstools.
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Our coordinating necklace and earrings set in 18K gold plate features luminous freshwater pearls. They celebrate a handsome ceramic vase in The Met collection decorated with a charming motif of willow catkins. Louis C. Tiffany was moved to produce ceramics after seeing examples of French art pottery at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Many of his pottery vases derived their forms from common wildflowers and water plants as seen in their natural habitats-ferns, lilies, cattails, jack-in-the-pulpits, and toadstools.
EAN: 0885118834354
Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD
Availability: in stock
Delivery Time: 3-8 days
Condition: new
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