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An Art Deco silver and enamel bangle, 1925
$ 21,000.00
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Designed as a facetted annular silver bangle, with eight sides, each embellished with a geometric design in black and red enamel, circa 1925, French assay marks for silver and marker's...
Designed as a facetted annular silver bangle, with eight sides, each embellished with a geometric design in black and red enamel, circa 1925, French assay marks for silver and marker's mark, unsigned, Inner diameter 6.5cms.
This angular bangle's bold pallet is one of the Art Deco period's most iconic calling cards. Perhaps most perfectly espoused by one of Modernism's most devoted disciples Gérard Sandoz, as he employed it not only for his jewels and his objects but even for the exterior of his boutique, 10 rue Royale in Paris. Designed by René Crevel, the facade was clad in striking red and black block geometry and made quite a stir when it was first unveiled in 1928.
Apart from the inherently arresting contrast that lends itself so well to linear designs, this chromatic duo's appeal probably has its roots in the Chinoiserie trends of the 19th Century - an aesthetic movement that was inspired by the traditional works of art from Chinese and Japanese cultures (often mixed together irreverently, even adding Persian elements to the mix). The black and red lacquer work seen in Japanese furniture was an iconic element of the exported fare that reached European shores.
As we can chart in at least a few trends, the jewellery world embraced the influence later than the rest of the decorative arts world. Whilst these influences had all but faded elsewhere by the beginning of 20th century, many houses exhibited jewels and objects influenced by these tones and traditional Chinese and Japanese motifs around 1925.
The influence of these elements is felt only as a distant echo in this bangle, but none the less it uses the same techniques of lacquerwork and enamelling learnt from Japanese masters which were then applied in Paris by craftsmen from Indochina. Prolifically championed by artists such Jean Dunand in the form of metal decoration, this bracelet bears the mark of a workshop unknown to us but it's hard to imagine how many wonderful artists form the period have been lost to the sands of time.
This angular bangle's bold pallet is one of the Art Deco period's most iconic calling cards. Perhaps most perfectly espoused by one of Modernism's most devoted disciples Gérard Sandoz, as he employed it not only for his jewels and his objects but even for the exterior of his boutique, 10 rue Royale in Paris. Designed by René Crevel, the facade was clad in striking red and black block geometry and made quite a stir when it was first unveiled in 1928.
Apart from the inherently arresting contrast that lends itself so well to linear designs, this chromatic duo's appeal probably has its roots in the Chinoiserie trends of the 19th Century - an aesthetic movement that was inspired by the traditional works of art from Chinese and Japanese cultures (often mixed together irreverently, even adding Persian elements to the mix). The black and red lacquer work seen in Japanese furniture was an iconic element of the exported fare that reached European shores.
As we can chart in at least a few trends, the jewellery world embraced the influence later than the rest of the decorative arts world. Whilst these influences had all but faded elsewhere by the beginning of 20th century, many houses exhibited jewels and objects influenced by these tones and traditional Chinese and Japanese motifs around 1925.
The influence of these elements is felt only as a distant echo in this bangle, but none the less it uses the same techniques of lacquerwork and enamelling learnt from Japanese masters which were then applied in Paris by craftsmen from Indochina. Prolifically championed by artists such Jean Dunand in the form of metal decoration, this bracelet bears the mark of a workshop unknown to us but it's hard to imagine how many wonderful artists form the period have been lost to the sands of time.
