1980s pewter tone textured hinged collar necklace with hook clasp. Marked "Alexis © Kirk." Measures: 5 1/2 inches long by 5 1/8 inches wide. Interior circumference is about 14 1/4 inches. Excellent condition.
 
Alexis Kirk was an American jewelry and fashion designer. He studied art at Harvard and the Rhode Island School of design. His first jewelry collection in 1970 won him a Coty’s American Fashion Critics award. His jewelry was inspired by cultures from around the world and incorporated unusual materials usually on a larger scale. He also won a Dallas fashion award in 1988. Some of his clients included Cher, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush and the Duchess of Windsor.