I love wearing tassel necklaces and I will not confess to how many I own! Pearl tassel necklaces were very fashionable in the 1950s and 1960s. Most that were made in the 1960s or 1970s were not as nice in quality or craftsmanship like ones made in the 1950s.

The construction and composition of this necklace is unique. There's nothing more horrifying to a woman than watching a precious necklace get caught on something and all the beads go flying into the stratosphere of lost forever.

Note that all of the beads are not strung on cord but are individually strung on brass pin loops; a very time-consuming old method of construction. This method of construction is not made anymore. The principle reason in taking the time to construct a necklace this way was for longevity and protection of the beads.

Individual wire loops between every bead prevents the beads from rubbing against each other. In addition, should the necklace get caught on something and break, all of the beads will not go flying everywhere. You might loose one bead, but the necklace can easily be repaired. This old school method of necklace making came originally from the Japanese. Valuable pearl necklaces are strung on silk cotton cord and the cord is knotted between every bead on the strand. If the strand ever broke, the pearls would not go flying everywhere.

This fancy pink creation has round and baroque acrylic pearls in pale light pink. Some of the pearls have a luminous finish and some are satin. Along the strands are very nice Austrian box cut crystals in rose pink. The most elusive beads are the and handmade, mouth blown, pink and white cane glass beads finished with sugar texture that were most likely made in France and imported. The tassel has matching beads in smaller versions as well. (Yes, the Japanese imported beads from Europe just as the US did in the 1960s and 1970s.)

The necklace is finished with a hidden brass insert clasp, covered with a button pearl. This style of brass insert clasp is definitively from the early 1950s.

When clasped, the necklace is 28" or 71 cm long. The tassel is an additional 3" or 76 mm long. The necklace is in excellent clean condition with only microscopic hints of wear; nothing really visible to the naked eye. Some of the brass head pin loops have a darkened patina from age. The brass clasp is signed Japan.

Comes gift wrapped and shipped in a new luxury presentation necklace box.