Yves Saint Laurent Robert Goossens Interlocking Open Heart Link Necklace

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Yves Saint Laurent Robert Goossens Interlocking Open Heart Link Necklace featuring an oversized gold plated interlocking open heart chain link necklace by Robert Goossens with 17 s mooth gold plated open hearts with an 6cm extender finished with the iconic rectangular shaped hangtag stamped 'YSL' and 'Made In France' on the reverse. ‘E8’ is also stamped on the reverse of the necklace. This beautiful necklace by Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent has the distinctive YSL 'S' shaped hook closure and is 42cm long (excluding 6cm extender) and the largest heart measures 4.6cm tall and 4.6cm at its widest point. It comes in an authentic YSL box. A beautiful necklace with minimal wear between links and with a rich gold plated finish. The son of a foundry worker, Robert Goossens was born in Paris, France in 1927. He served a jewellery apprenticeship at a young age, and went on to become an exceptional jewellery designer, earning himself the moniker Monsieur Bijou during his career-defining collaboration with Coco Chanel. Goossens was well known for his work for Chanel, but he also worked regularly for Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Balenciaga as well as other prominent design houses. His love of paintings and artefacts in Paris museums heavily influenced his work, which was mostly inspired by Maltese, Byzantine and Renaissance design. Robert Goossens died in 2016 at the age of 88, and in many people's view, is arguably the greatest costume jewellery designer of all time. Show more