Art as Jewelry as Art
Art as Jewelry as Art
Bow Brooch/Pendant
Lot Closed
October 6, 06:20 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Gilbert Albert
1930 - 2019
Bow Brooch/Pendant
circa 1970s, signed Gilbert Albert, stamped 750
18k gold brooch with pin back in the form of a bow with trailing ribbons; assorted pearls and cluster of three diamonds at center of bow; semi-articulated with moving joint at top of ribbon and at two other points along each falling ribbon so that it becomes kinetic when worn
4½ by 1⅞ by ⅞ in.; 11.43 by 4.76 by 2.22 cm.
Private Collection, United States
Graham Hughes, Modern Jewelry: An International Survey: 1890-1963, Studio Books, London, 1963, pp. 142-3 for similar work