GEOMETRIC IBU EHRET PARIS FRENCH 1980 MODERNIST NECKLAGE SAUTOIR IN 18 KT YELLOW GOLD
VERSATIL GEOMETRIC NECKLACE DESIGNED BY IBU / EHRET PARIS.
A MINIMALIST VINTAGE PIECE MADE IN PARIS FRANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 1980'S. IS DESIGNED BY THE ARTIST IBU AND CREATED BY THE EXCLUSIVE PARISIAN ATELIER OF EHRET PARIS. IS VERY UNUSUAL AND SURELY, A ONE OF A KIND PIECE. IS HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 CARATS OF POLISHED YELLOW GOLD.
THE DESIGN HAVE A VERY BOLD LOOK, CONCEIVED AS A DOUBLE CHAINS, COMPOSED BY 20 OVERSIZED OVAL LINKS ATTACHED TOGUETER, TWO OF THEM ARE SUITED WITH AN INVISIBLE HINGED PUSH LOCKS.
THIS PIECES HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 189.7 Grams. AND HAVE A LENGHT OF 17.5 INCHES AND 35 INCHES IF USED AS A SAUTOIR.
STAMPED WITH NUMEROUS FRENCH HALLMARKS; FIVE TIMES WITH THE EAGLE HEAD FOR THE ASSAY AND GUARANTY OF THE 18 KT GOLD, 3 TIMES WITH THE MAKER'S MAITRE CARTOUCHE, Sc E FOR SUCCESORS OF EHRET, AND SIGNED THREE TIMES, "IBU EHRET".
THE IBU GALLERY IS DEDICATED TO IBU'S ARTWORKS AND HER PERSONAL ARTISTIC CHOICES. AN AMERICAN OF UKRAINIAN DESCENT, ARTIST AND ARCHITECT, IBU IDENTIFIED HERSELF BY HER INITIALS.
HER JEWELRY DESIGN AND BRONZE SCULPTURES FOCUS ON MATERIALS, AND CRAFTSMANSHIP. IBU DIED IN OCTOBER 2002, BUT HER WORK AND ARTISTIC VISION LIVE ON AT IBU GALLERY, LOCATED UNDER THE ARCADES OF THE PALAIS ROYAL GARDENS IN PARIS.
FOLLOWING HER FOOTSTEPS, IBU GALLERY ALSO SHOWS WORKS BY ARTISTS WHO SHARE COMMON SENSIBILITIES AND SOURCES OF INSPIRATION. JEWELRY DESIGNERS INCLUDE TED MUEHLING, AUDE LECHÈRE, JEAN GRISONI, VINCENT VAUCHER, ALINA ALAMORÉAN. LEE UFAN, LEE BAE, CHOI BYUNG SO, SHIM MOON SEUP, KIM CHUN HWAN, NAM TCHUN MO ARE PAINTERS FROM SOUTH KOREA IBU WAS FOND OF. PHOTOGRAPHERS SUCH AS ELLEN CAREY AND DON FREEMAN FROM THE J H B GALLERY NEW YORK ARE ALSO PRESENT. SCULPTORS AND FURNITURE DESIGNERS ERIC SCHMITT, HORACIO CARDOZO, ANTOINE TAROT, EMILE PERAUER, ANNICK TAPERNOUX HAVE ALSO TRUSTED US WITH THEIR WORK. EACH ARTIST WAS CHOSEN FOR THE DIALOGUE THEIR PIECES HAVE WITH IBU'S ARTWORK.
A VERY VERSATIL PIECE THAT CAN BE USED AS A DOUBLE, LONG OR 2 SINGLES NECKLACE. ALSO AS A MASSIVE BRACELET.
INVENTORY REF: N0000MASSN/4.560
