A necklace of vivid faceted gemstones arranged as repeating rainbows of colour, with a semi-circular pendant section at the front comprising a parrot whose sculpted plumage of patinated gold echoes the colour gradations of the necklace, his left wing outstretched and his right wing represented by an arc of ancient iridescent glass. The parrot's eye is a cabochon sapphire, his beak is of carved black mother-of-pearl and the perch he rests on is made of gold and patinated silver. The necklace fastens at the back from where four strands of gemstones descend, terminating with a drop of emerald, carnelian, amethyst or citrine. The neckpiece rests on a mount of gessoed wood painted to resemble a page from an old book. It is inscribed after Gustave Flaubert's handwriting with the opening paragraphs of Chapter Four of his short story 'Un Coeur Simple'. The page attaches to a grey wooden board edged with gold.