Art as Jewelry as Art
Art as Jewelry as Art
Claude Lalanne
'Collerette' Earrings
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October 6, 05:00 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Claude Lalanne
1925 - 2019
'Collerette' Earrings
circa 1980, signed C. Lalanne, Artcurial, and edition 27/50 (on the reverse of each)
pair of gilded bronze earrings in original Artcurial box
2 3⁄16 by 1⅞ in.; 5.5 by 4.4 cm.
Acquired directly from the artist via Editions Artcurial, Paris
Louisa Guinness Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2013
Madeleine Chapsal, Claude Lalanne: Bijoux, Sacs-Bijoux et la Montre-Oignon, Artcurial, Paris, 1996, 'Les Boucles d’Oreilles'
These gentle leaves and hanging seeds come from Claude Lalanne’s collaboration with Artcurial, a collection of editions based on individual leaves, flowers, and seeds to decorate the body. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns a similar pair of 'Collerette' Earrings once in the collection of New York City fashion icon Nan Kempner (MMA 2006.420.184a, b).