Stunning Rousselet green and black Art Deco necklace

This amazing 1920s French necklace is attributed to Louis Rousselet. It is Art Deco era styling at its best and will instantly elevate any style of dress to the next level.

The necklace features mottled handmade glass beads in a wonderfully fresh shade of green. The larger central beads are flanked by geometric shaped black wooden beads that accentuate the Art Deco styling. Black glass beads and black and green rondels continue up the necklace, further accenting the luscious green beads. The large central bead measures 23 cm across.

Slightly longer than most necklaces dating from the era, this necklace is a comfortable 45 cm long. The beads are threaded onto a woven chain, and the closure is a signature Rousselet beehive screw clasp  stamped “Made in France”.

Louis Rousselet was a French beadmaker and jewellery designer who founded the Rousselet Company in Paris in the 1920s. He became one of the outstanding beadmakers of the twentieth century, employing around 800 people producing handmade, polished lampwork beads, often with baroque shapes to emphasize their individuality and always of exceptional quality. 

From 1920 to the early 1970s Louis Rousselet was one of France’s most revered jewellers. His designs were showcased by leading fashion houses including Coco Chanel, Jacques Fath and Pierre Balmain.