Art as Jewelry as Art
Art as Jewelry as Art
From an Important European Collection
Georges Braque
Phaeton
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October 6, 05:29 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
From an Important European Collection
Georges Braque
1882 - 1963
Phaeton
1964, stamped and signed N°54, PHAETON, Heger de Lowenfeld, Mars 64 Autorisé par G Braque © with maker’s mark and French assay mark for 18k gold
18k yellow gold brooch depicting the chargers of Helios carrying off the luckless one on a mad journey he cannot control
3¾ by 2⅜ in.; 9.6 by 6 cm.
From an Important European Collection
Bijoux de Braque, réalisés par Henri Michel Heger de Löwenfeld, Musée de Nice, 1969
Artist Georges Braque was highly inspired by Greek mythology. This Phaeton brooch — one of his signature jeweled bird-forms — refers to the story of the chargers of Helios carrying the boy Phaëthon away on a mad journey he cannot control. Phaëthon, known sometimes as Jupiter, was the son of Helios the sun god and his tale is one of misplaced pride and arrogance. But there is none of that in this jewel, which in its subtle texturing is a simple and elegant example of the works of Braque.