STERLE PARIS 18 KT & PLATINUM PARADISE BIRD BROOCH WITH 6.72 Ctw IN VVS DIAMONDS
A PARADISE BIRD BROOCH DESIGNED BY PIERRE STERLE (1905-1978).
AN IMPRESSIVE PIECE MADE AFTER THE WORLD WAR II, IN PARIS FRANCE, AROUND THE 1950'S. THIS BROOCH WAS DESIGNED BY PIERRE STERLE IN THE FORM OF A BIRD OF PARADISE, WITH STYLIZED FEATHERS. IT WAS CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF TEXTURED YELLOW GOLD AND .900/.999 PLATINUM. IT IS MOUNTED IN THE REVERSE WITH A HINGED VERTICAL DOUBLE PIN WITH A TROMBONE LOCK.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PIECE OF JEWELRY IS INDIVIDUALLY MADE AND EACH PIECE IS ASSEMBLED WITH SCREWS, NUTS AND PINS. THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION IS CHARACTERISTIC OF STERLE AND WAS THE REASON FOR HIS SUCCESS AS ONE OF THE BEST JEWELERS IN PARIS.
THE PLATINUM ELEMENTS ARE MOUNTED IN FULL WITH AN IMPECCABLE FRENCH PAVE SETTING OF 112 ROUND BRILLIANT CUTS OF CALIBRATED DIAMONDS. 6.72 CARATS, E/F COLOR, VVS-1 CLARITY.
THE EYES OF THE BIRD ARE EMBELLISHED WITH 2 ROUND CUTS OF NATURAL VIVID GREEN COLOMBIAN EMERALDS, (0.10 Carats).
HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 33.90 Grams AND A MEASURES OF 54 mm (2.13 Inches) BY 55 mm (2.17 Inches).
IS STAMPED WITH FRENCH HALLMARKS; THE EAGLE'S HEAD AND THE DOG'S HEAD FOR THE ASSAY AND GUARANTY OF THE 18 KT GOLD AND THE .900 PLATINUM, THE MAKER'S MAITRE CARTOUCHE AND SIGNED TWO TIMES, "STERLE PARIS".
PIERRE STERLE, WAS A FRENCH JEWELER, BORN IN 1905 AND WAS THE SON OF A FAMILY OF BANKERS. AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, HE WAS SENT TO LIVE WITH AN UNCLE, A JEWELER IN PARIS, WHO INTRODUCED HIM TO THE PROFESSION. IN 1934, HE STARTED HIS OWN ESTABLISHMENT. HE ENJOYED THE SUPPORT OF MANY LARGE JEWELLERY HOUSES, SUCH AS BOUCHERON, CHAUMET AND OSTERTAG, FOR WHOM HE WAS ALREADY DESIGNING JEWELRY.
IN 1939, HE PREMIERED A RANGE OF JEWELLERY SPECIFICALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS. THE WRITER COLETTE, FASCINATED BY HIS WORK, WAS ONE OF HIS FIRST CLIENTS. IN 1943 HE MOVED TO LARGER PREMISES AT 43 AVENUE DE L'OPERA, CLOSE TO PLACE VENDOME. APPROACHING THE WORLD OF HIGH FASHION, HE BEGAN A COLLABORATION WITH DESIGNER JACQUES FATH, BEGINNING TO CONSIDER HIMSELF AS A COUTURIER OF JEWELRY TO SOCIALITES. DURING HIS LIFE, HE WAS KNOWN AS THE 'COUTURIER OF JEWELLERY'. CONSIDERED DURING HIS LIFETIME TO HAVE BEEN AN INSPIRED INNOVATOR, HE REACHED HIS APOGEE IN THE 1940S AND 50'S. HIS WORK WITH PRECIOUS STONES AND METAL WAS INSPIRED BY NATURE.
THIS RARE PIECE IS IN PERFECT MINT CONDITION WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL PARTS AND GEMSTONES.
INVENTORY REF: P00003368/.8149
