Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

A silver ‘Mesh Scarf’ necklace and earring suite by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co., of tapered woven mesh design, signed ‘PERETTI’ and ‘T&Co.’, London hallmark for 2010, both with maker’s suede pouch, necklace length 94cm, earring length 5cm. £600-£800

Elsa Peretti (1940-2021) was an Italian jewellery designer and fashion model. Having moved to New York in 1968, she originally started designing jewels for herself and soon after collaborated with fashion brands such as Halston. It was Roy Halston who introduced Peretti to Tiffany and in 1974 she debuted her first collection for them. The jewels sold out instantly and the following year she created the ‘Mesh’ collection, having sought out the old machines used to manufacture the precious metal mesh for purses and evening bags at the turn of the century. Peretti was one of the most successful jewellery designers to work at Tiffany and over the course of her career she went on to create over 30 collections for them, with many, including ‘Mesh’, still being sold at Tiffany today.