Art as Jewelry as Art
Art as Jewelry as Art
From an Important European Collection
Tapio Wirkkala
Hopeakuu (Silver Moon)
Lot Closed
October 6, 04:15 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
From an Important European Collection
Tapio Wirkkala
1915 - 1985
Hopeakuu (Silver Moon)
executed 1973, stamped NW U7 (for 1973), 925, Finnish hallmark for domestic silver
sterling silver pendant comprised of thirteen concentric rings maintained by a central axis which permits the pieces to oscillate depending on the movement of the body; limited edition pendant designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Nils Westerback, Helsinki, for
Kultakeskus Oy, Finland
Pendant: 4⅓ in.; 11 cm.
Chain: 20½ in.; 52.3 cm.
Piasa Auction House, Paris: Bijoux d’artistes, December 2, 2015 [Lot 13]
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Diane Venet, Bijoux d’artistes de Picasso à Jeff Koons, Skira Flammarion, Paris, 2011, p. 66-67 for 1970s version
Diane Venet, From Picasso to Jeff Koons: The Artist as Jeweler, Skira, Milan, 2011, p. 66 for 1970s version
Wirkkala’s Hopeakuu (Silver Moon) was first concieved in 1970. This
work from 1973 is modeled after the largest necklaces and earrings in the original 1970 collection. It was inspired by antique jewels and the modernity of the age, and because the circles are different widths, they oscillate when worn.