CLAUDE CHAVENT, PARIS VERY RARE OP-ART 18 KT YELLOW GOLD TROMPE L'OEIL PENDANT
EXCEPTIONAL OP-ART PENDANT DESIGNED BY CLAUDE CHAVENT.
A VERY RARE VINTAGE PIECE, CREATED IN PARIS AROUND THE 1980 BY THE ARTIST JEWELER C. CHAVENT. THIS SCULPTURAL PIECE OF JEWELRY IS CALLED, "THE OEUF" (The egg) AND IS TOTALLY HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS YELLOW GOLD. THIS SURFACE IS FINISHED WITH BRUSHED SATIN PATTERNS TO CREATE AN OPTICAL TRI-DIMENSIONAL TROMPE L'OEIL EFFECT (OP-ART).
THE PIECE IS VIRTUALLY FLAT AND IS SUITED WITH AN INVISIBLE LOOP TO HANG FROM THE BACK INTO A CHAIN OR NYLON CORD. WHEN THIS PENDANT IS IN EXHIBIT AND DISPLAYED IN THE CHEST, CREATE THE EFFECT OF A TRI-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRIC FIGURE THAT POP-UP AND FLOAT.
THE TOTAL WEIGHT IS 9.95 Grams AND HAVE A MEASURES OF 50 mm (1.97 Inches) BY 40 mm (1.58 Inches).
IS STAMPED AT THE REVERSE WITH THE FRENCH EAGLE HEAD POINCON FOR THE ASSAY OF THE GOLD, THE MAKER'S MAITRE CARTOUCHE, CC FOR CLAUDE CHAVENT AND THE SIGNATURE "CHAVENT .750".
AS A NOTE, PIECES LIKE THIS ARE UNIQUE EDITION, CAN BE EXHIBITED LIKE AN OBJETS DU VERTU AND ARE VERY HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.
INVENTORY REF: P0000MSEN/.2391
