Art as Jewelry as Art
Art as Jewelry as Art
Property Created for Inaugural Art as Jewelry as Art Auction
Jean Boggio
L’île Magique...Cythère (The Magic Island Cythera) Ring
Lot Closed
October 6, 05:53 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property Created for Inaugural Art as Jewelry as Art Auction
Jean Boggio
b. 1963
L’île Magique...Cythère (The Magic Island Cythera) Ring
2022, unique, signed Jeanboggio
18k yellow gold, silver, and titanium ring set with precious and semi-precious stones that opens with a hinge on one side to reveal a secret compartment inset with an ancient-looking Roman-style floor
Approximately: 1⅝ by 2⅓ by 2⅓ in; 4 by 6 by 6 cm.
Ring size: 8¾ (US); 58,60 (EU)
Created by the artist expressly for the Sotheby’s inaugural 'Art as Jewelry as Art' Auction, 2022
The unique L'île magique...Cythère (Magic Island Cythera) Ring shown being made here is a piece of art, history, and places the wearer can only imagine, all fitted to a hand and specially created for Sotheby’s inaugural 'Art as Jewelry as Art' auction. Boggio hand-sculpted the design in his studio using the lost-wax method with inspiration from the Borromean islands that resulted in this fantastical miniature bridge and castle.