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Claude Lalanne
'Collier Cannabis' Necklace
Lot Closed
October 6, 04:53 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Claude Lalanne
1924 - 2019
'Collier Cannabis' Necklace
circa 1970, unsigned
unique patinated and gilded bronze cannabis leaves articulated on metal loop at center; hangs upside-down on neck via three pairs of bronze-colored chain with clasp at back of neck
8½ by 8 in.; 22 by 19.5 cm.
Leaf Lengths: 4 to 4¾ in.; 10 to 12 cm.
Fits up to 15 in. (38.1 cm.) neck
Christie's Online, Joaillerie Paris, December 14, 2021, lot 149
Acquired from above by present owner
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s): The Monograph, éd. Flammarion, Paris, 2008, p. 265 for another example
Dorothée Lalanne, Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne: exposition de mars à avril 2013, JGM Galerie, Paris, 2013, p. 9
Claude Lalanne’s ‘Collier Cannabis’ Necklace is at once a piece of delightful whimsy and serious controversy. Any way you wear it, you will be making a statement. Lalanne’s love for foliage and flora in any form led to her use of individual leaves and fronds in a variety of types of jewelry, but her patinated, electroplated copper and bronze pieces are each unique examples that draw the eye and ensure that one stands out from the crowd.