Vintage Green Enamel Ribbon Egg Pendant Gold Snake Chain Necklace — 1980s

Fire enamel work like this takes real skill — the color is fused to the metal at high heat rather than painted on, giving it a depth and durability that cheaper enamel can't match. A ribbon bow set with diamond-cut Swarovski stones in a soft pink hue catches the light across the top of this teardrop pendant, finished below in rich green fire enamel over sterling silver. It hangs from a designer house gold-plated snake chain. The chain is designer house dead-stock — an unworn item stored for decades, sourced from a warehouse untouched since the '80s that supplied the likes of Liberty, Harrods, and Selfridges.

• Material: Gold-plated snake chain, 925 sterling silver pendant, green fire enamel, pink Swarovski crystal (diamond-cut)
• Design: Long snake chain with teardrop enamel egg pendant, pink Swarovski crystal ribbon bow detail
• Era: 1980s
• Measurements: Chain 60 cm
• Condition: Dead-stock, unused vintage.