Vintage Matisse Red Enamel Copper Fringe Necklace Signed Mid Century Collar

Description
A 1950s collar necklace by Matisse, the enamel line of Renoir of California, made of graduated copper bars fired in deep red enamel. The bars fan out from a copper box-link chain like the rays of a setting sun, longest at the center and tapering toward the clasp. The enamel has a soft, mottled depth, and the warm copper chain frames it like a thin line of light. A bold, sculptural piece of mid-century design that sits flat at the collarbone.

Materials
Copper, vitreous enamel

Details

• Era: 1950s
• Markings: Matisse in script on the clasp
• Style / design notes: Graduated fringe collar of enamel-fronted copper bars on a box-link chain
• Stone or material notes: Red fired enamel
• Function: Collar necklace with fold-over hook clasp
• Color: Deep red, copper
• Condition: Good vintage condition, with bright enamel on the front and spotting and patina on the copper backs
• Measurement: 15.5"

Collected by Mineral and Matter