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Jean Després

Silver, gold, and enamel ring


Of barrel design, with black enamel stripes and gold overlay; 1930
Silver and yellow gold
Signed with maker’s mark for Jean Després
Ring size 7; Gross weight 13.8 dwts
estimate: $3,500–4,500
result: $3,528
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literature: Jean Després: Jeweler Maker and Designer of the Machine Age, Gabardi, pg. 107

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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