Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Malachite-Azurite Brutalist Gold-Tone Collar Necklace, Late 1970s-Early 1980s

Striking vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche brutalist-style collar necklace featuring sculptural gold-tone metalwork set with raw-cut malachite-azurite semiprecious stones. The necklace is constructed from layered, hand-formed organic looped gold-tone elements creating dimensional texture, finished with three irregular natural malachite-azurite stone focal elements across the front.

Exceptional signed Rive Gauche examples featuring natural semiprecious stones and sculptural hand-formed metalwork are increasingly scarce on the collector market, positioning this piece as both a wearable statement and a long-term archive-worthy acquisition.

The design reflects Yves Saint Laurent’s fascination with artisanal, tribal, and brutalist jewelry aesthetics during the late Rive Gauche era, when natural materials, raw stones, and sculptural metalwork were heavily incorporated into boutique and runway accessory design.

The clasp is signed Yves Saint Laurent, consistent with late 1970s through early 1980s Rive Gauche costume jewelry production.

Malachite-azurite is prized for its natural emerald green and cobalt blue mineral patterning, making each stone unique.

A rare and highly collectible example of early Yves Saint Laurent statement jewelry bridging high fashion with raw natural material expression.

Dimensions: 15 1/2"L x 1 3/4"W