Jewels 
2 December 2020
Jewels 
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Jean Després

Silver necklace


Of conforming hammered silver panels, extending to link chain
Silver
Signed J. Després with maker’s mark
Inner circ. 14 ins; Gross weight 65.0 dwts
estimate: $18,000–22,000
result: $81,250
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I love metal. You have no idea what pleasure it gives me to see the material bend under the anvil and hear it grate in the vice. I tame it, but without breaking it. The idea is to leave all its vitality and suppleness intact.

Jean Després

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