Art as Jewelry as Art
Art as Jewelry as Art
Property of a Private Collector
Pol Bury
'Tiges sur un carré' Ring
Lot Closed
October 6, 04:11 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Private Collector
Pol Bury
1922 - 2005
'Tiges sur un carré' Ring
1974, signed Pol Bury, hallmarked and numbered
designed by Bury and made by Gennari for Galerie Maeght, Paris, edition 10/30
18k gold ring with a square table with moving rods mounted on a band, sold together with (Book) Edited by Gilles Marquenie, Pol Bury Time in Motion, Mercatorfonds - Bozar Books, 2017 (Book)
Approximately: 1 by 1 by ¼ in.; 2.5 by 2.5 by 0.6 cm
Size: 4.25 (US); I (UK)
Louisa Guinness Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Diane Venet, From Picasso to Jeff Koons: The Artist as Jeweler, Skira, Milan, 2011, p. 232 for bracelet version
Louisa Guinness, Art As Jewellery: From Calder to Kapoor, ACC Art Books, Suffolk, 2018, p. 133
With his signature rods, Pol Bury creates a delightful and sensually simple piece of moving sculpture. The curious articulations, sounds, and appearance of the work are only heightened by its function as jewelry and its ability to be worn. His Tiges sur un carré design, part of the first collection that Cartier showcased in 1971, is another tally mark in Bury’s catalogue raisonné and a testament to his creative kinetic sculpture.