KURT AEPLI FOR TRUDEL OF ZURICH 18 KT GOLD PENDANT WITH DIAMONDS AND TOURMALINE
VERY RARE GEOMETRIC PENDANT DESIGNED BY KURT AEPLI (1914-2002) FOR TRUDEL.
A VINTAGE MODERNIST SCULPTURAL PIECE CREATED IN ZURICH, SWITZERLAND AROUND THE 1970. IS A ONE OF A KIND PENDANT, TOTALLY HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS YELLOW GOLD AND SUITED AT TOP WITH A MOVABLE LOOP TO BE USED INTO A CHAIN.
THE MAIN GEMSTONE IS A NON HEATED NATURAL DEEP PINK TOURMALINE FROM BRAZIL. IS AN OCTAGONAL SLICED CUT GEM WITH AN APPROXIMATE MEASURES OF 30 by 29 mm by 5mm AND A WEIGHT OF 24 CARATS.
THE GEOMETRY OF THIS PIECE IS EMBELLISHED WITH AN IMPECCABLE PAVEE SETTING OF 24 ROUND BRILLIANT CUT DIAMONDS, 0.72 Ctw, ALL ARE CALIBRATED F COLOR, VS-2 CLARITY.
KURT AEPLI BORN IN THE 1914, HE WAS A MASTER SWISS DESIGNER, TEACHER AND A GOLDSMITH. WAS THE CHIEF DESIGNER OF THE ZURICH FIRM MEINRAD BURCH, BETWEEN THE 1942 UNTIL 1967 AND THEM WHEN TRUDEL JUWELIER ACQUIRE THE FIRM, HE REMAINS AS THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR UNTIL 1980. HE ALSO MADE SOME DESIGN FOR OTHERS FIRMS LIKE GUBELIN AND PATEK PHILIPPE. WAS AN ACTIVE PROFESSOR AT THE ZURICH APPLIED ART SCHOOL BETWEEN THE 1945 UNTIL 1954.
THIS PIECE HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 17.3 Grams WITH AN OVERALL MEASURES OF 49 by 32 mm, INCLUDING THE TOP BALE. IS STAMPED AT THE REVERSE WITH THE HALLMARKS "TRUDEL 750".
THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THIS PIECE IS OUTSTANDING AND PERFECT WITH VERY SHARP ANGLES, A GREAT GEOMETRIC PIECE FROM THIS ICONIC PERIOD.
INVENTORY REF: P0000MNMN/.4158
