Joan Rivers “Secret Of the Scroll” Faberge Egg Locket Necklace Vintage Joan Rivers© - Vintage - Classics Collection Faberge Style Aurora Borealis Egg Pendant with Chain, Tag and Extender - As NEW! 24 Carat Gold-Plated - Mint Condition - As New - U.S.A. These jewellery pieces are magnificent, beautifully designed and highly crafted as are all the Joan Rivers jewellery line. The egg is 24-carat gold-plated with 34 Austrian crystals with a beautiful dance of lights. So much more beautiful in person! The egg contains an enclosed scroll with a secret message! Open instructions: Push the scroll to one side of the golden band, slide the message out, unroll it and read the secret message! The necklace has a long gold-tone chain that closes with a "C" clasp and can be slipped over the head. This set is in excellent condition with the Joan Rivers© tag attached. This beautiful pendant/necklace is easy to combine and wear with most of your outfits during the entire year. Necklace comes in a gift box. Joan Rivers card is only for display. Not for sale. Dimensions: Chain Length: 78 cm Pendant Length: 1.39 in Pendant Width: 0.63 in Total Weight: 12.15 g A very beautiful jewellery set addition for the discerning fashionista and vintage Joan Rivers jewellery sophisticated collector! Shipped insured Tracking number provided Delivery: 15-30 business days approximately ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Joan Rivers Biography The American comedian and talk show host Joan Rivers (1933–2014) was a pioneer among women in entertainment, becoming the first woman to host a late-night television talk show. Brash and abrasive, Rivers adapted the outrageous comic style of her main inspiration, comedian Lenny Bruce, into material that discomfited audiences and, over her long career, almost always made them laugh. Comedienne Joan Rivers was known for her appearances on 'The Tonight Show,' creating a Grammy Award-nominated comedy album and launching a syndicated daytime talk show, among various other projects Joan Rivers adored jewelry. That much was obvious; whenever you think of her, you think of the bold glitzy statement necklaces or bejewelled fingers. Her former husband, Edgar Rosenberg, was a connoisseur of fine gemstones and throughout their marriage, indulged her passion. Joan’s personal collection included everything from a necklace of Fabergé eggs (which once belonged to Queen Marie of Romania), to a brooch (enormous red tourmaline encircled by a diamond snake) given by Edward VII to his mistress. In 1990, she launched the Joan Rivers Classics Collection on QVC, after finding herself outraged at the price of costume jewelry: “Does well-made costume jewellery have to be pricey? Isn’t there some way, without taking a second mortgage on her home, that a woman can own beautiful jewelry to wear, cherish, and pass along?” Her first line sold out in hours and thus began a successful 24 year collaboration with QVC. In 1995, Jewelry by Joan Rivers, was a best selling book. In it, she describes pieces that she has always admired, particularly those that have influenced her own designs; tells the fascinating stories of her favourite designers – from the Bulgari brothers to the magic of Van Cleef & Arpels – and takes the reader behind the scenes to show us how her jewelry is crafted from initial.