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The flexible collar necklace set with three gold granulation beads with various patterns
High karat and 14k yellow gold
16.50 in; Gross weight 7.7 dwts
Sold with Yaw Gallery box and pouch
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,142
Cornelia Roethel is regarded as one of the most skillful goldsmiths of the Twentieth century for her contribution to the rediscovery of granulation, an ancient technique where a surface is covered in spherules or granules of precious metal. Roethel is especially praised for providing the secret to working the round, a crucial element in contemporary jewelry.
provenance: Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI, 2005 I Private Collection
This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.