BURLE MARX & BRUNO GUIDI 18 KT GOLD EARRING AND PENDANT SET WITH 45 Cts OF OPALS
STUNNING SET OF EARRINGS & PENDANT-BROOCH DESIGNED BY HAROLDO BURLE MARX (1911-1991) AND BRUNO GUIDI.
VERY RARE PIECES, CREATED IN BRAZIL BY THE ARTISTS JEWELERS HAROLDO BURLE MARX AND BRUNO GUIDI. THEY WAS MADE IN THE VERY EARLY OF THE 1970'S AND ARE TOTALLY HAND CRAFTED IN RICH SOLID 18 KARATS OF TEXTURED YELLOW GOLD. IS FINISHED WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC GUIDI'S-MARX'S FIORENTINE PATTERN.
EXCEPTIONAL AND WEARABLE SCULPTURAL PIECES FROM THE BRAZILIAN CONCRETISM ART MOVEMENT.
THE LARGER PIECE IS SUITED WITH A BALE TO WEAR AS A PENDANT, A HINGED DOUBLE STEM PINS WITH A TROMBONE LOCK TO WEAR AS A BROOCH AND AN OPTIONAL INVISIBLE LOOP TO WEAR IN A CHARM BRACELET. THE EARRINGS ARE SUITED WITH POST AND HINGUED OMEGA BACKS FOR FASTENING CLIPS.
IS EMBELLISHED WITH 3 NATURAL BLUE OPALS, WITH A COMBINED ESTIMATE WEIGHT OF 45 CARATS. THE OPALS ARE BEZEL SET IN A PLATFORM AND HAVE A PHENOMENAL QUALITY WITH TERRIFIC PLAY OF COLORS, GREAT SATURATION AND CLEAN TRANSLUCENT.
THIS PIECE HAVE AN OBVIOUS COLLABORATION BETWEEN THREE BIG NAMES OF THE BRAZILIAN ARTS; HAROLDO BURLE MARX (1911-1991) THE DESIGNER AND JEWELER WITH GALLERIES IN BRAZIL AND WASHINGTON DC., BRUNO GUIDI THE MASTER CHIEF GOLDSMITH AND LEAD DESIGNER OF BURLE MARX AND FINALLY ROBERTO BURLE MARX (1909-1994), HAROLDO'S BROTHER, DESIGNER AND A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
THE THREE PIECES HAVE AN ASYMMETRICAL SHAPE, BUT THE OVERALL PENDANT MEASURE IS 48 mm (1.89 Inches) BY 39.5 mm (1.56 Inches) AND THE EARRINGS ARE 27 mm (1.07 Inches) BY 21 mm (0.82 Inch).
THE COMBINED TOTAL WEIGHT IS 53.95 Grams AND THEY ARE STAMPED AT THE INSIDE BORDER WITH THE BURLE MARX ALCOMAR COMPANY LOGO AND THE HALL MARKS "(BM / BG) BURLE MARX BRUNO GUIDI 18 Kt BRAZIL (BRAS) GB 545".
PROVENANCE: THE ALTOMAR COLLECTION. / A PRIVATE COLLECTION FROM NEW YORK.
AS A NOTE, THIS PIECES ARE VERY RARE AND HARD TO LOCATE AS A SET.
INVENTORY REF: EP0000STRM/1.2968
