Call it Moby Dick in miniature. This striking black plastic pendant is unmistakably the great sperm cetacean silhouette — that distinctive rounded body, the narrow tapered head, the split tail fluke — outlined in a dense border of sparkling clear rhinestones and set against a mirrored silver-toned interior. It is large, dramatic, and completely committed to its subject. The pendant measures 4 to 5 inches long and wears as a genuine statement piece.
The chain is 40 inches of black plastic Byzantine-style links punctuated by three rhinestone ball stations along the length — a design detail that ties the chain to the pendant and makes this a fully coordinated set rather than a pendant dropped onto a random chain. The rhinestones throughout are high quality, intact, and bright. European vintage, most likely Danish, in the manner of Buch and Deichmann, whose bold plastic figural jewelry defined Scandinavian fashion jewelry from the 1970s into the 1980s. Unsigned.
Ocean collectors, nautical lovers, vintage plastic enthusiasts, and anyone who has ever read the book will want this one. The piece is rare — large figural sea creature pendants in rhinestone-bordered black plastic with a coordinating chain do not come around often.
Condition: Vintage very good. All rhinestones intact and bright. Chain and pendant in excellent shape consistent with age. Black plastic pendant, rhinestone accents, 40 inch Byzantine-style black plastic chain with 3 rhinestone ball stations. Pendant 4 to 5 inches long. European vintage 1970s to 1980s. Unsigned.
