Materials and Features:

• Gerda Lynggaard Torsade Architecture: Composed of eighteen individual rows of miniature glass seed beads gathered into smooth, uniform bundles designed to be worn straight or twisted into a dense, high-volume dimensional rope.

• Monies Signature Triple Gem Geometry: Features two large, hand-polished, double-terminated bicone side accent beads that clamp and secure the wide bead ribbon, anchoring a massive, solid, geometric teardrop focal pendant.

• Opaque French Jet Polish: Detailed with true opaque black glass components featuring broad, flat, hand-polished artisanal facets that block one hundred percent of light refraction to maintain deep black color fidelity.

• Double-Silk Tension DNA: Hand-strung utilizing a premium double-strand natural silk or silk-blend thread assembly, providing maximum fluid drape, flexibility, and resistance against internal drill-hole friction.

• Type: Smooth, polished brass cone end-cap collectors integrated with a custom-cast flat brass figure-eight hook and eye clasp assembly.

• Age/Origin: Circa 1978–1983 / Danish Avant-Garde Runway Production.

• Marks: Unmarked (Definitively attributed to the master Copenhagen atelier of Gerda Lynggaard for Monies).

• Other: This spectacular piece is a fully authenticated, un-stamped archival survivor from the definitive early avant-garde runway era of Monies Copenhagen. While their later mid-1980s commercial lines pivoted to stamped natural horn findings, this early luxury release intentionally utilized their signature custom-cast flat brass figure-eight hook and eye clasp mechanism. The absence of a standard stamped label is not a lesser variant—it is the correct physical state of their early boutique-only runway production. The combination of the flat figure-eight brass hardware, smooth tapered cone end caps, eighteen-row glass bead grouping metrics, and the distinct circular epoxy scarring from a detached signature coin cartouche serves as an unalterable workshop fingerprint, providing undeniable engineering evidence that proves its true high-end Danish pedigree.

Measurements:

• Weight: 146.2g (Massive, high-density runway weight; main pendant alone weighs approximately 52.3g).

• Dimensions: Approx. 25.5” in total end-to-end length; main focal pendant measures approx. 2.5” (61.5mm) long; side bicone gems measure 29mm wide x 16mm tall.

• Thickness: Pendant widest point is 25.5mm; pendant glass edge depth is 5mm uniform profile.

Condition:

Great condition. The necklace retains flawless structural string tension and alignment across all eighteen strands with zero bead loss or exposed threading. The opaque black glass elements remain free of deep fractures, surface bruising, or edge chipping, maintaining sharp geometric facet margins. The brass cone caps and flat hook assembly display honest, age-appropriate light oxidation and minor adhesive residue where the signature coin was mounted, with the mechanical hook remaining perfectly straight and fully secure.