Vintage Monet Navy Blue Hand-Knotted Beaded Necklace 31"

Description

View Vintage Monet Navy Blue Hand-Knotted Beaded Necklace 31" with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. The continuous strand has a classic, polished look with evenly spaced knots between the beads, giving the necklace both visual rhythm and added security. Martha Wobblebottom arrived wearing a strand of navy craft beads and announced that she had “always preferred the serious colors.”. Private estate-jewelry preview. Friday afternoon. The dealer notices the long strand of deep navy beads and assumes you are the sort of collector who buys understated pieces only after everyone else has exhausted themselves chasing rhinestones. Nobody challenges the theory. Your necklace is placed on its own velvet pad, somebody starts talking about “quiet luxury” with a straight face, and within minutes you are being asked whether the darker Monet pieces should be kept together because apparently restraint has become a curatorial category. This is a vintage Monet costume necklace featuring rich navy blue round beads individually hand-knotted on matching dark cord. The continuous strand has a classic, polished look with evenly spaced knots between the beads, giving the necklace both visual rhythm and added security. The deep navy color keeps the piece versatile while the long 31-inch length allows it to be worn as a single strand or styled with other necklaces. The overall look is clean, elegant, and timeless, with the kind of simple construction that lets the color and beadwork do the work. • Maker / brand: Monet • Item type: Beaded costume necklace • Length: Approx. 31" • Beads: Rich navy blue round beads • Construction: Individually hand-knotted • Cord: Matching dark/navy cord • Style: Classic / vintage costume jewelry • Color: Deep navy blue • Closure: Not clearly visible in provided image • Marks / hallmarks: Monet attribution provided; exact mark not confirmed from image • Bead material: Untested • Exact production date / era: Unconfirmed • Condition: Excellent Martha Wobblebottom arrived wearing a strand of navy craft beads and announced that she had “always preferred the serious colors.” She examined the hand-knotting, nodded like a conservator, and told the dealer each knot was probably placed according to “an old European spacing formula.” The dealer asked which country. Martha said whichever one invented navy. I needed to be somewhere else. Ships securely because thirty-one inches of hand-knotted beads should arrive elegantly coiled, not looking like a navy-blue garden hose that lost an argument with the postal system. Condition: Pre-owned - Excellent. Category: Jewelry & Watches › Vintage & Antique Jewelry › Necklaces & Pendants. Brand: Monet.

Pendant Shape

Knot

Signed

Yes

Color

Blue

Year Manufactured

1980-1989

Jewelry Department

Fashion

Necklace Length

31 in

Brand

Monet

Type

Necklace

Department

Women

Main Stone Shape

Round

Style

Beaded

Original/Reproduction

Original

Chain Type

Ball/Bead