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Vintage Juliana Cast Collar Necklace

IIJJ#9833 • ROSE-4056

About This Piece

This choker or dog-collar style necklace is documented in the IsItJulianaJewelry database as IIJJ#9833. A sculptural gold-tone casting with sweeping openwork frames a molded and painted red oval cabochon. Multiple strands of textured gold-tone chain and the familiar dangling heart charm complete the design.

Reference and Historical Context

A slight variation appears on page 31 of Juliana Jewelry – The Last Generation by Karla Wacker and Paula Knutson. The illustrated necklace is related, not a photograph of this exact example.

In Memoirs of a Fashion Jewelry Manufacturer, Frank DeLizza describes the company's development of cast jewelry and high-domed cabochons in the late 1960s and around 1970, including the contributions of its design and model-making team. The open, sculptural metalwork of this necklace shows how differently DeLizza & Elster could interpret the jewelry of the period. This context is not an exact manufacture date for this individual necklace.

Measurements and Condition

Length: approximately 16.5 inches
Center casting: approximately 2.75 x 1.2 inches
Condition: nice vintage condition

Documentation prepared for the collector by Our Vintage Rose Jewelry. The actual jewelry is pictured. More research and Juliana history are available through The Juliana Collector.