Vintage Turquoise Glass Cabochon Square Panel Necklace, Gold Tone, c. 1960s

Eleven square gold-tone panels, each lightly textured and set with a vivid turquoise glass cabochon in a four-prong bezel — the whole necklace reading like a row of tiny windows onto a tropical sea. The stones have the smooth, opaque, robin's-egg blue of mid-century glass rather than natural turquoise, and are all the more consistent for it. The graduated panel sizing and extension chain suggest careful original construction. Unsigned but well-made — the kind of statement piece that photographs beautifully and wears with equal confidence.

Materials Gold-tone base metal; turquoise glass cabochons; extension chain with lobster clasp

Details

• Era: c. 1960s
  
• Style / design notes: Eleven square graduated panels with lightly textured gold-tone surface; single oval turquoise glass cabochon in four-prong setting per panel; hinged panel links; extension chain with lobster clasp and teardrop drop
• Stone notes: Turquoise glass cabochons, oval, opaque; mid-century glass — not natural turquoise
• Function: Collar/bib necklace
• Color: Gold tone, turquoise blue
• Condition: Great vintage condition, some gold tone loss on reverse

Measurement: Panel section 9.5"; left chain 4"; right chain with hook 3"; total approximately 16.5"

Collected by Mineral and Matter