Kenzo Enamel Flower Pendant Necklace, Gold-Tone Chain, Yellow, Pink, Blue and Orange Blooms, 38 cm

A gold-tone chain necklace from Kenzo with five flowers and daisies painted in yellow, raspberry, cobalt blue and vermilion, closing with a flower-shaped clasp that spells out the maker’s name. 38 cm long, in lightly worn condition.

The Piece

Kenzo was founded in Paris in 1970 by the Japanese designer Takada Kenzo, and the house has long drawn its energy from the meeting of Tokyo sensibility and Parisian ease. Flowers were its earliest and most enduring language, and this necklace makes a small garden of them: a cluster of five blooms arranged in a shallow curve at the front, each one a different colour and shape.

The flowers are modelled in relief with textured petals and a raised, golden centre, then coloured with enamel-like paint in sunny yellow, deep pink, cobalt, and orange-red. They hang from a fine golden cable chain, and the clasp is itself a small flower, its petals stamped with the letters K, E, N, Z and O. The reverse of each bloom is left gold, so the whole necklace can be worn with the flowers turned either way. It is a piece of costume jewellery with real charm, and it is bright enough to lift a plain knit or a white shirt.

Measured flat: chain length approx. 38 cm (15.0 in); pendant cluster approx. 3 cm across for the largest bloom (1.2 in). Every measurement is taken by hand, so please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 3 mm.

Details

• Maker: Kenzo
• Style: Floral cluster necklace
• Material: Gold-tone metal with painted colour
• Colour: Gold with yellow, pink, blue and orange
• Length: Approx. 38 cm (15.0 in)
• Largest flower: Approx. 3 x 3 cm (1.2 x 1.2 in)
• Clasp: Flower-shaped clasp lettered KENZO
• Included: The necklace only

Condition

• Some wearing of the gold colour and light scratches are present across the piece.
• No other conspicuous damage is recorded, and the necklace is entirely wearable.

Condition grade B (good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.

Authenticity & Care

The flower clasp lettered with the Kenzo name, the painted blooms and their reverse sides are all photographed in close view. Store the necklace flat in a soft pouch, wipe gently with a dry cloth after wearing, and keep it away from perfume, water and abrasive cleaners to protect the painted colour.

Delivery from Japan

Packed by hand in Tokyo and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything before you buy, and see our published policy.

Length and width are measured by hand, in centimetres, and a chain falls differently on every neck. Lay a chain you already wear along a tape measure and allow a little margin, the quiet safeguard on a final sale. Our necklace length chart shows each length from 40 to 75 cm as it is worn, and for anything it leaves open the curator team replies within one Tokyo business day.