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Elizabeth Taylor for Avon boxed gilt metal & rhinestone hinged bangle

This lovely contemporary openwork gilt metal bangle is by Elizabeth Taylor for Avon. Part of the Treasured Vine Collection the abstract openwork has sections that are set with clear rhinestones. The width varies throughout the bangle but narrows at the back.The bangle is hinged.
The bangle is signed and has the original purple and goldl box and certificate/booklet.

Dimensions:
Weight unboxed: 3 1/4ozs - 91gms
Weight boxed: 5ozs - 141gms
Inner diameter: 2.5ins - 5.5cms
Width (at widest part): 2 7/8ins - 4.5cms

Avon brought out its first collection of jewellery in 1979. It later collaborated with a number of famous designers and personalities to produce ranges of jewellery. One of those was Elizabeth Taylor. Between 1993 & 1997 she designed various collections for Avon the most successful being those based on the films Cleopatra, Elephant Walk and The Taming of the Shrew. Elizabeth Taylor was famous for being meticulous & demanding and she supervised every detail of the design and fabrication of all the pieces that bore her name. All the pieces that she designed for Avon bore an “E”.
In 2005 Elizabeth founded her own costume jewellery company: “The House of Taylor”, with a shop in Beverly Hills.