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Jean Després

Art Deco silver and lacquer disk ring


Or circular outline with black lacquer and vermeil; 1930s
Silver
Signed with maker's mark for Jean Després
Ring size 9; Gross weight 12.9 dwts
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $3,640
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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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