Vintage Louis Rousselet Art Deco carved cream galalith large bead necklace, beehive clasp marked 'Made in France', foxtail chain, blue glass

Fantastic Louis Rousselet Art Deco moulded galalith, blue glass and gold tone bead necklace. The cream / ivory coloured galalith beads are large and beautifully shaped with a geometric floral design and tulip type shapes. They are separated with small, ornate gold tone beads and classic Rousselet disc beads in blue glass. The tulip shaped beads have gorgeous organic bead caps with leaf-like strands.

The beads have been strung on a slim, machine age foxtail chain, as is characteristic of Rousselet necklaces. There is a tiny bit of space to see the chain and to enable the wearer to run a cloth in between beads to keep it clean, but it is not loosely strung. It fastens with the classic Rousselet large rounded beehive screw clasp, which is stamped 'MADE IN FRANCE' (slightly worn) as shown in a couple of the photos.

This necklace has a length of about 17 inches and is in very good vintage condition. This is definitely one for the collectors and, as always, I will be sorry to see it go!