Art as Jewelry as Art
Art as Jewelry as Art
From an Important European Collection
Arman
Two Accumulation Watch Movements
Lot Closed
October 6, 04:31 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
From an Important European Collection
Arman
1928 - 2005
Two Accumulation Watch Movements
circa 1970s
32A: signature and makers marks: diamond mark BD, mark A with circle around it, hallmark of Roman arch with windows
3⅛ by 2¾ by ⅜ in.; 8 by 7 by 1 cm.
32B: maker’s mark in diamond shape with BD, 750 on bottom right corner, signature Arman two 14k yellow gold and resin (Perspex) pendants containing assorted accumulations of small gold watch gears of various sizes (note that 32B has small crack in glass)
2⅜ by ¾ by ⅝ in.; 6 by 2 by 1.5 cm.
From an Important European Collection
During an illness, Arman began translating his theme of ‘accumulations’ in small objects starting with watch parts, as in the Two Accumulation Watch Movements above. This theme would recur throughout his work.