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Gilbert Albert

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