Ludwig’s Strawberry Flower Vase Pendant

What We Love
A one of a kind pendant, designed by Catbird using antique tourmaline from the collection of Vito Giallo – artist, antiques dealer, quintessential New Yorker.
Made in our Brooklyn studio using 100% recycled 14k gold, sapphires, mother of pearl and recycled diamonds.
Ludwig Bemelmans was an artist and writer who painted the murals under which Vito would have a nightly martini after he closed up his shop at 966 Madison Avenue – just across the street from the Bemelmans Bar in the Carlyle Hotel.
In honor of our collaboration with Vito, the Catbird Giving Fund is proud to have made a donation of $40,000 to SAGE, a national advocacy and services organization in their mission to look out for LGBTQ+ elders.
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Please note, these gems contain natural inclusions and imperfections which are consistent with their age and provenance. Each one was chosen by the Catbird team for their heritage and beauty.
Details
100% recycled solid 14k yellow gold
8 mm x 10 mm antique green emerald cut tourmaline
three 3 mm x 5 mm dark pink teardrop briolette faceted sapphires
three 4 mm mother of pearl flower beads
five 1.5 mm recycled white brilliant cut diamonds
four 1.2 – 1.3 mm recycled white brilliant cut diamonds
two 2.2 – 2.35 mm recycled white brilliant cut diamonds
two 1.95 – 2 mm recycled white brilliant cut diamonds
tcw: 0.25 ct
37.5 mm total chain length
Solid gold always,never platedHeirloom qualitymade to lastSustainablesince 2004Charitable giving year round
DesignerVito Giallo, artist, illustrator and antiques dealer, was Andy Warhol’s first apprentice and the first to give Warhol a show in 1954. Vito’s antiques shop across from the Carlyle at 966 Madison Avenue was a destination for Mark Rothko, André Leon Talley, Jackie Kennedy, and Andy – who visited every day. In 1969, Vito came into possession of a trunk full of gems, and other than selling a few to Andy, he saved them since then. 53 years later, we were so proud to present Catbird x Vito’s Gems.