Art as Jewelry as Art
Art as Jewelry as Art
Giorgio Facchini
Spatialismo (Space Universe)
Lot Closed
October 6, 04:19 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Giorgio Facchini
b. 1947
Spatialismo (Space Universe)
1970, unique, signed Giorgio Facchini on pendant reverse, two partial 750 marks and a series of numbers and letters
18k yellow gold, rose gold, and white gold necklace with a pendant comprising a large, polished oval attached to long rectangular cuttlefish-bone case sections, overlaid by a geometric pattern of open circles and faceted rubies in raised cylindrical mounts that result in a cross motif
Pendant: 3½ by 3½ in.; 8.9 by 8.9 cm.
Chain: 26 in.; 66.4 cm.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Facchini, The Art of Jewelry: Sculptural Work by Giorgio Facchini, Collectors Gallery Brussels, October 2020, p. 2
Spatialismo by Giorgio Facchini is a precious-metal necklace with gemstone inserts, brilliant-cut rubies, and cabochons. According to the artist, 'the centre depicts the link through space to an unknown planet, the material touchdown of my thought-process, the voyage to an imagined but uncertain destination: life, space. And a fiery red rocket, launched towards unexplored worlds.'