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Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong
1 août 2009

Shopping of vintage broochs @ Primavera Gallery

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Charming David Webb Emerald and Diamond Shell Brooch, USA, ca. 1960s

width/length: 5.08 cm (2 in.) Price $16,500

The 1960’s was a time of imaginative jewelry designs capturing the beauty of the natural world. This shell brooch by David Webb is a charming example, using an actual shell, with cabochon- cut emeralds - a beautiful accent to the diamond- speckled textured gold leaves representing seaweed. This beautiful brooch was featured in the book "Brooches: Timeless Adornment" by Lori Ettlinger Gross on pp.166-167.

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Seaman Schepps Chalcedony and Multi-Gem Frog Brooch, USA, ca. 1960s

height: 5.08 cm (2 in.) width/length: 5.08 cm (2 in.) Price $9,500

This brooch by the American jewelry house of Seaman Schepps is simply delightful. You will be hard- pressed to find another one like it today. The cabochon cut emeralds, sapphires and rubies are set directly into the chalcedony torso of the frog. This is a much more complicated process than the way they are made nowadays, with the cabochons set in gold collets and the frog made of crystal as opposed to chalcedony.

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Highly Collectible Nardi Blackamoor, Italy, ca. 1950s

height: 5.08 cm (2 in.) width/length: 3.17 cm (1.3 in.) Price $8,500

Guilio Nardi, founder of the renowned Venetian jewelry house of the same name, first started to design blackamoors in the early 1920s. Since then these brooches, depicting a Moor’s head and shoulders, have become the house’s trademark. With an emerald in his gold and diamond turban and a ruby necklace embellishing his gold jacket, this is one is exceptionally beautiful. The Nardi brooches are as collectible today as the day that they were first produced.

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Arthur King Baroque Pearl Brooch, USA, ca. 1960s

height: 4.44 cm (1.8 in.) width/length: 3.81 cm (1.5 in.) Price $8,500

A highy unusual brooch by one of the most interesting American jewelers. The size of this pearl, +/- 30mm, is what makes this such a standout piece.

Primavera Gallery NY, 210 11th Ave at 25th Street. Suite 800, New York NY, 10001- Phone: 212-924-6600 - E-Mail: contact@primaveragallery.com

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