Vintage signed Exquisite pansy necklace, birthday flower series, pale gold tone, hand-painted enamel, month of May, good condition

Lovely example of the hard to find pansy design necklace produced and signed by Exquisite of Solihull (WAP Watson company) in the 1950s. It is hand-painted in shades of pinky purple, indigo, yellow and green cold enamel and is set in a light gold tone. It has the characteristic Exquisite hang tag / dangle in the shape of a bow.

The Exquisite maker produced a wide range of these pieces - whole sets of clip on earrings, brooches in two sizes, bracelets and necklaces - with different hand-painted flowers for each birthday month (see below for list of months and flowers). This one is for birthdays in the month of May - they are very collectable and each flower is hard to find in a necklace. They have become so collectable and scarce that prices have gone up drastically.

It has an adjustable length with a maximum of abut 17 inches, fastening with a simple hook clasp and curb chain. The necklace is in very good vintage condition - please examine photos carefully. There is some minor wear to the gold tone at some of the link joints.

January - snowdrop
February - primrose
March - violet
April - iris
May - pansy
June - rose
July - fuchsia
August - poppy
September - cornflower
October - carnation
November - chrysanthemum
December - Christmas rose or helleborus niger