This beautiful silver necklace showcases the relationship between what we think of as traditional art deco and multicultural art forms. The artists of the avant-garde movement drew from all traditions and came from all over. This piece uses some traditional forms going back to the but these shapes could be at home around a flapper's neck in New York.

Each link is an inch long (please see the blue mat for measurements), and there are fifteen of them. They look very elegant indeed. Total weight is 58 grams.

As you can see, it is stamped with a maker's mark, but the mark is hard to make out. Some elements of it are similar to the Reveri hallmark, but it isn't that. Maybe it's a UT, maybe a UR? I cannot find it in directories--but I'm going to keep looking. There is no eagle, which means it was probably made before 1948, when the government introduced the eagle stamp for all silver artists.

Condition is vintage very good to excellent. There is a bit of patina; I did not want to clean it off all the way because age is part of the beauty to many people. Only the very slightest signs of wear, if any.

From a nonsmoking, pet-loving home.

This item is sold from a vintage boutique in Virginia.