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Designed as nine graduated onions on a long chain; 2008
Silver and anodized copper
Signed with maker's mark for David Bielander
33 in; Gross weight 180.1 dwts
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,000
The Swiss contemporary jewelry artist (b. 1968) challenges the ideas of what jewelry can be. From onions to cardboard, the mundane becomes adornment and beauty. His work is held in many important museum collections, including his 'Four Onions' necklace at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
provenance: European private collection