HELLO KITTY! BOLD RED PAVONE BAKELITE/GALALITH NECKLACE

Offered here for the SERIOUS Marie-Christine Pavone collector!
An extremely rare piece by Marie Christine.
Easily described as One of a Kind - you'll likely never find another!

A stunning beaded necklace with a large cat tile.
Everything a cat lover could ever want!
The large bold cat section is thick, heavy, bright Cherry Red Galalith.
The cat face is a classic & whimsical Pavone design. Large black bead eyes and painted facial details for a purrr-fect content expression.... The beads are all rare Galalith of light and darker cherry red with 4 elongated black beads
Definitely not for the shy or faint of heart!
 This item has never been worn and is in mint condition.
The large cat measures almost 3 inches across and is 5/16 inch thick! Length is 19 inches but it sits a bit higher than a regular strand of beads of the same length. It has a hidden barrel clasp bead.
The shimmering red Galalith has an incredible polish.
A colorful original French designer piece of jewelry that will garner compliments for many years to come.

If you like the style of Pavone's playful creatures & whimsical compositions, there are many more spectacular pieces offered here as separate store items.
Some are very rare pieces that will thrill any Pavone collector!

A little bit about Marie-Christine Pavone  &  Galalith

Marie-Christine Pavone is a highly regarded and very imaginative artist who lives & works at her flat in an exciting & very   mixed district of Paris. Her whimsical designs are created from very old stocks of early 1930's Galalith.
Her work is bright,  effervescent and always so very joyful to wear & share with others. Her pieces are substantial in weight and the quality is easily apparent when seen in person.
Sadly, she is also a very copied artist and most similar designs and many pieces claimed as genuine are counterfeit or poor copies. Ms. Pavone does make a few items in early Lucite/Plexiglas, but 98% are Galalith - if the item will not test positive as genuine Galalith, it is simply not her work.

Galalith is exceptional, often with complex & vivid internal color structures. It holds a very high & durable polish and has a weight similar to Bakelite. As with Bakelite, the material cannot be molded again and must be hand carved or machined to give it shape. Galalith was produced in the 1920's & 1930's in several European countries. Genuine Galalith is relatively rare here as it was not known to be produced in North America.  Galalith is easily hot water tested. Genuine Galalith gives a very unique sour milk odor that varies in intensity and can last several minutes and hot water testing does no harm.

This item is a GENUINE VINTAGE 1930's GALALITH artisan piece.
 Not one of the many modern fakes or modern resin items being untruthfully marketed as Galalith.

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