BURLE MARX 1960 BRAZIL 18 KT YELLOW GOLD EAR-CLIPS WITH 50 Ctw IN OPALS
STUNNING EAR-CLIPS DESIGNED BY HAROLDO BURLE MARX (1911-1991).
AN OVER SIZED, RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL!. A WEARABLE SCULPTURAL PIECES OF JEWELRY FROM THE BRAZILIAN CONCRETISM ART MOVEMENT. MADE IN THE LATE 1960'S BY THE ARTISTS-JEWELER HAROLDO BURLE MARX.
THEY ARE HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF TEXTURED YELLOW GOLD AND FINISHED WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC BURLE MARX'S RICH FIORENTINE PATTERNS. SUITED AT THE REVERSE WITH POSTS FOR PIERCED EARS (Removable) AND HINGED OMEGA BACKS FOR FASTENING CLIPS.
EMBELLISHED WITH A PAIR OF CUSHION CANOCHONS CUTS (15 X 25 X 5 mm) OF NATURAL BLUE-WHITE OPALS. BOTH GEMSTONES HAVE A COMBINED ESTIMATE WEIGHT OF ABOUT 50 CARATS. THE OPALS GEMSTONES ARE BEZEL SET ON A RAISED PLATFORMS AND HAVE A PHENOMENAL PLAY OF COLORS, EYE CLEAN WITH GREAT SATURATION AND TRANSLUCENCE.
THIS PAIR 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 THE BURLE MARX ATELIER AND FINALLY ROBERTO BURLE MARX (1909-1994), HAROLDO'S BROTHER, DESIGNER AND A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
THIS EARRINGS HAVE AN ASYMMETRIC SHAPE, WITH AN OVERALL MEASURES OF 33 mm (1.30 Inches) BY 21 mm (0.82 Inch).
THE TOTAL COMBINED WEIGHT IS 31.4 Grams.
THEY ARE STAMPED AT THE INSIDE BORDER WITH THE BURLE MARX LOGO AND THE HALL MARKS "BURLE MARX 18 Kt BRAZIL 545".
PROVENANCE: THE ALTOMAR COLLECTION. / A PRIVATE COLLECTION FROM NEW YORK.
THEY ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION AND ARE A GREAT COLLECTOR'S PIECES.
INVENTORY REF: E0000ACIR/.7548
