STERLÉ

CLIP "HARLEQUIN Blue and ochre enamel, round diamonds 18k (750) gold. Missing enamel Signed and numbered - Hallmark Circa 1960-In its case Height : 7 cm : 7 cm - Pb. 29.3 gr An enamel, diamond and gold clip, signed Sterlé Pierre Sterlé "Couturier des bijoux " (Jewelry designer) Pierre Sterlé (1905 - 1978) discovered jewelry at the Maynier and Pinçon workshop at 19 rue de Castiglione in Paris. This workshop fulfilled orders for the great houses of the Place Vendôme, and the young Sterlé developed his technique as well as his network. In his showroom opened in 1943 on the Avenue de l'Opéra, he designed jewelry in a very recognizable very recognizable style. These brooches, often representing birds, reflect a precise observation of nature. Perched or in flight, these birds are as if animated. This impression of movement is due to the chiseling of the gold that Pierre Sterlé applies to each plumage. He uses bangs of a very fine gold chain that fleshes out and gives relief to his creations. and gives relief to his creations, that will be worth to him the nickname of "couturier of the jewels". At the end of the 1960s, Sterlé liquidated his workshop-boutique and became a consultant for Chaumet. He was responsible for some of the designs that accompanied the new trend of "textured" gold and created the drawings for a series of brooches featuring card game characters, some with faces made of fine stones sculpted by Lemoine. On this theme, other characters are born: the Archer, The Joker, The Harlequin, The Indian and others. The brooch we are presenting for sale reminds us of these themes, it is a mask with a Venetian look whose face is surrounded by diamonds and large gold feathers freely worked and enamelled. "Jewel couturier" Pierre Sterlé (1905-1978) discovered jewelry at the Maynier and Pinçon workshop at 19 rue de Castiglione in Paris. This workshop fulfilled orders for the great houses of the Place Vendôme, and the young Sterlé developed his technique as well as his network. In the showroom which opened in 1943 on the Avenue de l'Opéra, he designed jewelry in a very recognizable style. These brooches, often representing birds, reflect a precise observation of Nature. Perched or in flight, these birds are as if animated. This impression of movement is due to the chasing of the gold that Pierre Sterlé applies to each plumage. He uses bangs of very fine gold chain to give texture and relief to his creations, earning him the nickname of "jewel couturier". At the end of the 1960s, Sterlé liquidated his boutique and became a consultant for Chaumet, he was at the origin of some of the designs accompanying the new trend that honored "textured" gold and creates the drawings of a series of figurative brooches of card game characters, some with faces made of fine stones sculpted by Lemoine. On this theme, other characters are born: the Archer, The Joker, The Harlequin, The Indian, and others. The brooch we are presenting for sale reminds us of these themes, it is a mask with a Venetian look whose face is surrounded by diamonds and large gold feathers freely worked and enamelled.