Contemporary Discoveries
Contemporary Discoveries
Property Sold to Benefit Instituto Terra
Prasi
PRASI | Custom Designed Saudade Ring
Lot Closed
October 3, 07:07 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 10,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property Sold to Benefit Instituto Terra
PRASI | Custom Designed Saudade Ring
Bid on the opportunity to create a custom-designed Saudade Ring by PRASI. This experience will include a private consultation where you will get to work with the designers to create a custom version of this signature ring. Alloy and setting with Indicolite Turmaline, Green Turmaline, or Rubellite from Cruzeiro Mine to be mutually agreed upon.
This piece will be made to order and production lead time is approximately 70 business days. Fabrication will occur within 150 days of sale.
The stones selected for this custom ring – Indicolite Turmaline, Green Turmaline, or Rubellite – are from the Cruzeiro Mine, located in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Helena Sicupira and Mariana Prates, who co-founded PRASI in 2019, share not only memories of growing up in Rio de Janeiro but also a passion for Brazilian modernist architecture, art and design. Their mission from the beginning was to incorporate the design heritage of their home country into their creations, aiming for a new kind of old luxury. Saudade, the name of their signature ring, is a word that exists only in Portuguese. It describes a deep emotional state of longing, desire, love, and nostalgia that speaks to the philosophy underpinning the conception of this modern timeless brand. PRASI's production is divided between Italy, Portugal and Brazil, each place designated according to its expertise.
The Consignor is donating 100% of the hammer price from the sale of this and other designated artworks, to be sold during Sotheby’s Contemporary Discoveries online sale held from September 23 – October 3, 2022, to Instituto Terra, a not-for-profit Brazilian organization devoted to conservation and reforestation. In addition, in relation to these designated artworks, Sotheby’s will donate 100% of its Overhead Premium to Instituto Terra and its Buyers Premium, after deducting expenses. No portion of the purchase price is tax-deductible. For more information about Instituto Terra, visit www.institutoterra.org.