Jewels & Watches 
26 May 2021
Jewels & Watches 
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Jean Després

Silver necklace


Of conforming silver panels, extending to a link chain
Silver
Signed J. Després with maker’s mark
Inner circ. 15 ¼ ins; Gross weight 86.9 dwts
estimate: $30,000–40,000
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provenance: European Private Collection | Collection of Barlach Heuer

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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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