SUZANNE BELPERRON
An agate and pearl 'Tourbillon' ring,
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Designed as a single piece of carved cream-coloured chalcedony set to the centre with a natural pearl, size ring size 48, I 1/2. probably by lapidary Adrien Louart, 1930's Note:...
Designed as a single piece of carved cream-coloured chalcedony set to the centre with a natural pearl, size ring size 48, I 1/2.
probably by lapidary Adrien Louart, 1930's
Note: Much has been written about Suzanne Belperron in the last 10 years, including two official books By Olivier Barion and the Landrigans - who now own the Belperron name...And there is much to say as there is something beguilingly individual about Belperron's style that, whilst influencing many other designers over the years, remains instantly recognisable to this day. One of the secrets to this is that, whilst Belperron had many off-shoots, the main body of her work revolved around variations upon a few themes that she explored and reworked over her whole career...leading to her 'signature'. One of these such elements is her use of semi precious stone bases in which she inlaid diamonds, pearls, and other precious materials, often in a delicately complimentary colour palette - as seen in the pallor of this agate matched with the soft iridescence of the nacre of a white pearl. This daring juxtaposition of materials, married by colour and texture, was very much uniquely hers and, as can be seen in this ring, created something quite at odds with the platinum uniform seen in most other houses during the same period. The “Tourbillon” design seen here is also a recurring motif in Belperron's work, and is a great example of the segmented voluminous curves that Belperron reimagined and evolved into many of her iconic designs.
probably by lapidary Adrien Louart, 1930's
Note: Much has been written about Suzanne Belperron in the last 10 years, including two official books By Olivier Barion and the Landrigans - who now own the Belperron name...And there is much to say as there is something beguilingly individual about Belperron's style that, whilst influencing many other designers over the years, remains instantly recognisable to this day. One of the secrets to this is that, whilst Belperron had many off-shoots, the main body of her work revolved around variations upon a few themes that she explored and reworked over her whole career...leading to her 'signature'. One of these such elements is her use of semi precious stone bases in which she inlaid diamonds, pearls, and other precious materials, often in a delicately complimentary colour palette - as seen in the pallor of this agate matched with the soft iridescence of the nacre of a white pearl. This daring juxtaposition of materials, married by colour and texture, was very much uniquely hers and, as can be seen in this ring, created something quite at odds with the platinum uniform seen in most other houses during the same period. The “Tourbillon” design seen here is also a recurring motif in Belperron's work, and is a great example of the segmented voluminous curves that Belperron reimagined and evolved into many of her iconic designs.
