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Jean Després

Lapis lazuli, gold, and silver ring


Set with alternating lapis lazuli arches and gold plaques; 1930s
Silver and yellow gold
Signed with maker’s mark for Jean Després
Ring size 6.25; Gross weight 13.4 dwts
estimate: $8,000–12,000
result: $17,500
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provenance: European Private Collection | Collection of Barlach Heuer

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

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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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