CHRISTOFLE PARIS BY MICHELLE OKA DONER PALMACEAE BROOCH IN .925 STERLING SILVER

BROOCH DESIGNED BY MICHELLE OKA DONER (B-1945) FOR CHRISTOFLE.

AN ELUSIVE MODERNIST LARGE PIECE, HAND CRAFTED IN PARIS FRANCE IN SOLID .925/.999 STERLING SILVER. THE REVERSE IS SUITED WITH A HINGED HORIZONTAL PIN WITH A LOCK TO WEAR AS A PIN BROOCH. CAN BE ALSO WEARED AS A PENDANT, INTO A CHAIN OR A CORD.

THIS VINTAGE PIECE WAS DESIGNED BY THE AMERICAN ARTIST MICHELLE OKA DONER AND IS PART OF THE COLLECTION, CALLED PALMACEAE,

HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 58.5 Grams AND A MEASURES OF 68 mm BY 95 mm (2.68 BY 3.75 Inches).

STAMPED WITH FRENCH HALLMARKS; THE HEAD OF MINERVA FOR THE ASSAY AND THE GUARANTY OF THE SILVER, THE MAKER'S MAITRE CARTOUCHE JD AND SIGNED, "CHRISTOFLE STERLING .925 *325 AR".

MICHELE OKA DONER, WAS BORN IN 1945, IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES. IS AN AMERICAN ARTIST AND AUTHOR WHO WORKS IN A VARIETY OF MEDIA INCLUDING SCULPTURE, PRINTS, DRAWINGS, FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS AND VIDEO. SHE HAS ALSO WORKED IN COSTUME AND SET DESIGN AND HAS CREATED OVER 40 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PERMANENT ART INSTALLATIONS, INCLUDING “A WALK ON THE BEACH,” A ONE AND A QUARTER MILE LONG BRONZE AND TERRAZZO CONCOURSE AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THIS COLLECTOR'S PIECE, IS IN PERFECT BRAND NEW CONDITION AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE DESIGNER'S BOX AND THE CHRISTOFLE POUCH.

INVENTORY REF: P0000MONK/.1111