Vintage Sphinx amethyst purple glass riviere necklace & removable brooch / pendant, bezel set, open-backed rhinestones in ornate silver tone settings coin It could also be gently

It could also be gently bent to have it's shape slightly changed to sit in particular ways on the wrist to suit the wearer

but the rubbing is not visible when worn

The two flaws have been photographed in close-up - the shorter crack is shown in picture 7 and the longer one in picture 8

The cabochons and their settings have similarities with Max Neiger pieces

This company started manufacturing jewellery in 1907 and produced jewellery lines for Christian Dior

Vintage Sphinx amethyst purple glass riviere necklace & removable brooch / pendant, bezel set, open-backed rhinestones in ornate silver tone settings coin It could also be gentlyFabulous vintage amethyst purple crystal riviere necklace with matching brooch (convertible into a pendant and removable with a hook clasp) in a gorgeous rich purple colour, set in shiny silver tone. This is a style used by the Sphinx jewellery company in the UK, unsigned as usual but clearly a Sphinx piece. This necklace has the transparent coloured stones and they are particularly large crystals in this piece. These transparent ones catch the light