I am obsessed with that necklace. Some day I will have one. The only thing I found was a Brighton one on eBay as it's an older style. It has the essence, but is not a copy. Here's an example.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/BRIGHTON-FIORE-FIORI-BELLI-Silver-White-NECKLACE-NWTag-/281960938164

A quick search on etsy brought up a lot of quatrefoil jewelry. Here is a custom mother of pearl (single), but I'm sure she or someone else there could make you want you're looking to purchase. More searching "clover."

I forgot to add that I tried buying a copy online and it was total junk. I think that necklace is so perfect, you just can't find something else. Now people do sell used ones on eBay all the time, but the ones from reputable sellers go for almost as much.

1929, I noticed that too… I actually saw a few used ones from different sources, none that I thought were really priced right.

so funny you're obsessed with it too. I never liked long necklaces, then someone gave me one, and I really like the way it looked.,now I have a few ,...but this is still the one that got away

What's really funny is that I'm not typically a jewelry person, but I go crazy for this in white gold and MOP.

That Brighton necklace needs to be almost twice as long to have the right look.

I have a gold and darker /almost black gold quatrefoil necklace that is more delicate and 24" long. It doesn't hang perfectly (the individual quatrefoils keep flipping over) so I haven't worn it in several years. If this shape is coming back I should take it to the jeweler to be fixed.

Just recently I've started wearing silver jewelry again, and it's fun to buy because it is so [relatively] inexpensive.!

Mine is 40" or so. Again, it's the "essence" and not the "thing". Enter sad face here.

I really like the jewelry in Sundance catalog. Proby too boho for your taste, but check them out anyway.

I love the Sundance jewelry, too!

Maybe something from 1928? I really like their stuff for costume jewelry.

This one is $45.

If ever in Dallas, a trip to Sam Moon is worth it for costume jewelry.

Charming Charlie always has a lot of quatrefoil jewelry at the total opposite end of the price spectrum!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/269082354/semi-precious-gemstone-beaded-necklace?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=gemstone%20bead%20necklace&ref=sr_gallery_9

Stella & Dot has a few nice pieces. I don't wear a lot of jewlery but like long necklaces. I pair the Zoe hematite necklace with the Rebel pendant necklace. I have the pair in gold and silver. I think they have some mother of pearl called Furtuna , Aurelia, Aria(?) and a few others. If you click on the pictures it shows it on a person and the different ways to be worn. I haven't had any problems with turning or pitting. The Zoe is a strong necklace that I sometimes tie and hang my glasses off. The Rebel is more dainty.

http://www.stelladot.com

I'll bet that you could get one of those Etsy sellers to make exactly what you want.

Often called 'diamonds by the yard' necklaces, these are actually called station necklaces- may help refine your search! Haven't seen a nice looking stone version come up in a quick search, but lots of all metal quatrefoil stations are available all over- Nordstrom has one under $100, Yurman makes them for around $1,000, Oversock has several in lots of price points.

. S v. (<---- my six month old is helping!)

Yes, Avistar, I am familiar with the term "station necklaces".

Still haven't found what I'm looking for . I did see the Yurman but it's not as delicate, w/o MOP.

The Etsy link is too funny; the seller is in Jaipur. India. I was just there in March! I did buy some jewelry but never thought about this quest. TBH, I would not trust someone on line to make this for me. Quality parameters are too subjective and we are still looking at a pricey item, eh even if I could get it down to, say, 1/3rd the cost of the original that is still over 5k, IYKWIM.

http://www.pursevalley.cn/jewelry/bvlgari.php

I think you are right about going the custom route- full disclosure, my family owns a jewelry store where we design and make everything we sell. This would be a serious piece to have handmade- we won't agree to copy another designers work verbatim, but something similar ( mother of pearl, 18k gold, 40 inches) would run in the $8,000-$10,000 range. Those quatrefoil bezels are insanely technically tricky, MOP is delicate to set and we'd probably choose to hand carve the pieces.

Honestly, if the VcA piece is the one you love and the price tag is something you could save for/ wait for a big anniversary I'd just get the real deal. It's exactly what you love and VcA holds its resell value very, very well. Sure, you pay for the name brand, but this is an iconic line and no copy will ever really be the same.

If you want the look in costume quality look for a silversmith who works with enamel, they might be able to recreate it for a very reasonable price! I feel like I've seen Swarovski have something similar but I can't find a picture at the moment.

Thanks aviastar, for your insight. Funnily, now that I have seen a "similar" one from LV for 24, 16 seems less unreasonable. I think marketers call that "framing". Maybe I will opt for just getting the VcA, but I personally don't believe much in "resale value" for used jewelry. Yes, I know that you can find VcA and Cartier and other brands selling on websites for pretty high valuations. And maybe that will persist, or maybe not. I had to liquidate jewelry for an elderly relative and it totally disabused me of the notion that jewelry holds value over most market cycles. Especially when we know the fantastic markups involved. So for me it comes down to spending that much for fashion and fun. On the fence...

Gilt has a lot of costume jewelry, the selection changes weekly. PM me if you need an invitation.

On the whole you are very right about resale; a signed piece from one of the 'big' houses will do better than most. Keep the original paperwork. But I always say buy the jewelry you love because you like the way it makes you feel- no second hand sale can ever recoup the original labor that goes into making a piece, so insure it, love, wear the hell out of it

Edited: I would never consider LV to be a big fine jewelry house; their price is outrageous and I don't think it will hold any sort of value like the VcA would. VcA still claims to handmake their pieces, I doubt LV ever has or ever will.

Aviastar, I actually bought a lot of that relative's jewelry rather than see a dealer get it so cheap (but it was fair mkt value). My daughters are already clamoring over my stuff and so I won't ever worry about resale ... I worry about them borrowing it and losing it, like I did with my Mom's!

I KNOW I have seen a knockoff of that necklace...I just wish I could remember where! Seems to me it might have been at a store like J. Crew or Banana Republic... if I come across it again, I'll report back!

No suggestions but I will share a few thoughts.. first, I adore the version with turquoise and mop. So very pretty! Second, little piggie that I am, I'd want TWO to wear together. Third, based on the little bit of looking that I have done, I don't imagine you'd be very happy with a knockoff. Custom? Certainly.. but as you've said, you will be inching close to the price of the VcA.

Freida RothmanLong Crystal & Mother-of-Pearl Clover Station Necklace

Mother of Pearl Clover Necklace

Mother Of Pearl Clover Necklace

They are called clover necklaces. I was lucky enough to find a sterling silver and mother of pearl short necklace at the Goodwill store.

OMG Lucy star! I think that looks super. Not so terribly cheap that it has to be very very poor quality and will probably break or lay wrong, but still quite cheap.

ONly question .... what is "Yellow gold tone sterling silver"

I was searching quatrefoil and got very little. Van Cleef and Arpel introduced the line in 1968 and call it Alhambra and that got more hits, but I actually forgot to search under "clover"

It is probably 18K gold over sterling silver, but you can email the company for more information.

Certainly a lovely piece, but the headline read 'costume jewelry'. For $16K that'd buy me one heckuva lot of costume baubles! I tend to think of that price as being 'fine jewelry'. But then, I think of costume jewelry as trendy, throw away stuff. Full disclosure-if someone wanted to gift me with that necklace I sure wouldn't pass it up!

Lucy's links don't work for me. But I did a quick search for "Mother of Pearl Clover Necklace" and found this one. It's the same on both sides, apparently, so the little clovers flipping over wouldn't be a problem.

Have you looked at Kendra Scott? Here is an example of a long necklace with stations.

I don’t know if they customize the long station necklaces or not. I have a couple of her long necklaces with pendants. The pendants were customizable in the store I went into.

Gorgeous necklaces @MtnRdRedux!

@aviastar 7A Virginia I am curious what is the official definition of costume vs fine jewelry? Is it materials or price? Dh gave me a David Yurman necklace with a pendant for Christmas. It is 18kt gold, so I assumed it was fine jewelry, but maybe not?

Here is one I found by just doing a quick Google search. I know nothing about the quality. It’s 14k, $550.

https://thelovery.co/products/large-mother-of-pearl-clover-necklace-1?variant=32905843146775&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=CjwKCAjwz5iMBhAEEiwAMEAwGGHnFvB3OWdeBlyuOVBcBZXsHtys8bzBG3W34JmOaZrldfOZuxxvHBoCQekQAvD_BwE

Well, shoot, i just realized this is a very old thread.

Ladies, this is from five years ago!

Oops. I wasn't paying attention.

😂 I am an idiot!

HAHA. A bunch of us fell for this one!!

Nini, not agreeing that you are an idiot. I have done the same. What cued me was Neetsipie. That name is not current.

In case Mtn hasn't found "the one" for herself yet, try following Briony Raymond NY on her IG account, and contacting to be on the lookout. She often gets estate/resell pieces of the VCA Alhambra. I've purchased several pieces of jewelry, and she quick to respond. She also sends the most delicious holiday gifts - two years ago it was a D&G Panettoni.

Btw, what is neetsiepie's current name?

Thanks, Allison, and others for your suggestions.

To clarify the question above, the Alhambra original is not costume jewelry, I was seeking a nice costume version.

I did buy one locally, that is similar. Turns out I never wear it; i don't like long necklaces on me. I think they look better on women who are somewhat flat-chested.

To clarify the question above, the Alhambra original is not costume jewelry, I was seeking a nice costume version.

Originally, yes, but then you said "Maybe I will opt for just getting the VcA."

Just trying to be an enabler.

Mtn - would you mind sharing a pic and info on the one you chose? I lust after this piece and jewelry really isnt my thing!

I'm at the beachhouse and I don't have it with me but it is essentially this IIRC. I wanted the long alhambra in gold and MOP. This is not the right shape, tho.

https://www.freidarothman.com/products/color-theory-stone-station-necklace-2?variant=29393633738846

Good news is, it is cheap enough that it won't hold you back if you ever decide tobuyt he real thing LOL

She is looking for findings, Sushipup. Please keep up.

OK, I'll delete my comment!