Georges LENFANT [Jacques]. Circa 1950. Three-tone gold 750 ‰ sautoir necklace with navy, textured and interlaced mesh. Secure pin clasp. Master hallmark of the workshop. Weight: 167 g; length: 83 cm. In a Van Cleef & Arpels case. Expert : Emeric BUFFETAUD Georges (1872-1945) and Jacques (1904-1996) LENFANT, a century of perfection based on the twelve works of Jean-Jacques Richard available on his unique blog: www.richardjeanjacques.com From Cartier, for having been his official chain-maker before 1900 (Georges), to Lacloche, from Van Cleef & Arpels to Boucheron, and from the British Museum to the MAD in Paris, as well as the finest jewelry collections of the 20th century around the world, these two extraordinary technicians, father and son, son and grandson of jewellers (one of whom was a case-maker, a very delicate speciality...), escaped no success. Both with the same devouring energy to do well and a lot, to invent every time they don't know, to buy prestigious workshops, including that of Gustave-Roger and Gérard Sandoz in 1928 and, after the Second World War, forgive the pun, the house of Verger Frères (founded in 1872), giving them access to its legendary supplier of watch movements Vacheron-Constantin or to complication specialists like Jaccard (retrograde system). They trained in all the specialties of jewelry-making, so as to be able to design, manufacture and offer everything from every angle and texture, making the thirty even more glorious than expected... With patents as far away as the USA for Tiffany & Co... The chain we're presenting is an example of this, with meticulous regularity of entanglement, a mass and suppleness that you feel immediately on contact, all in three colors and a raw texture that is the hallmark of the atelier.