Jewels XOXO 
9 February 2022
Jewels XOXO 
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Jean Després

Black onyx and silver ring


Set with a rectangular black onyx; c. 1928
Silver
Ring size 7.25; Gross weight 11.3 dwts
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,500
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literature: Jean Després: Jeweler, Maker and Designer Of The Machine Age, Thames & Hudson, pg. 122 illustrates similar example

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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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