Premium BONHAMS
118
-
118. ATTRIBUTED TO ALBERTO GIORGI: LAPIS LAZULI AND SAPPHIRE…
See original version (French)
118
-
118. ATTRIBUTED TO ALBERTO GIORGI: LAPIS LAZULI AND SAPPHIRE…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,500
Voluntary lot
Description
118. ATTRIBUTED TO ALBERTO GIORGI: LAPIS LAZULI AND SAPPHIRE NECKLACE, CIRCA 1970
Comprising two rows of lapis lazuli beads, held together by a geometric diamond-shaped clasp set with two cushion-cut sapphires, French import hallmark for 18-carat gold (750 ‰), clasp 4.4 x 2.1 cm, length 43 cm, gross weight 182.71 g.
Alberto Giorgi (born 1947), an Italian jeweller and goldsmith, trained under the sculptor Edgardo Mannucci and is regarded as one of the leading figures of the Fano School. Active from the 1960s onwards, at a time when kinetic art was revolutionising established forms, he made geometry his own language, creating jewellery that resembles moving constellations and celestial landscapes, where pivots and joints mimic the movement of the stars. His creations are held in the collections of the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like