HERMES - 1970S RARE SCARAB CLIP The body formed by a coral cabochon encircled by small balls. An onyx suet drop cabochon. Mounted in 18K yellow gold. French work signed Hermès Paris. Master hallmark of Atelier Jean Bondt. Gross weight: 12.60 g. Dimensions: 6 x 2.6 cm. L'ATELIER JEAN BONDT Apart from Hermès, this workshop is renowned for its work for Boucheron and Sterlé. This insect, more humorous than naturalistic, is a discovery in the wide range of animal jewelry so popular in the 1960s and 1970s. A coral, onyx, 18K yellow gold, scarab clip by Hermès, circa 1970. Signed Hermès Paris. French assay mark, maker's mark of the Atelier Jean Bondt. Gross weight : 12,60 gr. Dimensions : 6 x 2,6 cm.

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