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Gilbert Albert

Pearl and Gold Earrings

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October 6, 06:19 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 USD

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Gilbert Albert

1930 - 2019

Pearl and Gold Earrings


circa 1970, one earring signed GA, 2620; other earring signed Gilbert Albert; stamped for 18k gold

pair of 18k gold and pearl earrings with omega post backs, pearls encased in a Brutalist style

2½ by 1 in.; 6.2 by 2.54 cm.

Private Collection, United States

Graham Hughes, Modern Jewelry: An International Survey: 1890-1963, Studio Books, London, 1963, pp. 142-3 for similar work

Johann Willsberger, Gilbert Albert, Jacques & Pierre Chaumet, Alexandre Grassy, Andrew Grima, René Kern, Harry Winston, Mosaik-Verlag, Munich, 1970s, pp. 12-15 & 18-19, 21-22, 25-26, 28-29 for similar work