WITHOUT RESERVATION SOPHIA VARI (1940-2023) PALOMA" HALF-SET In yellow gold, in two geometric ebony wood motifs, each edged with yellow gold and a coral pearl, including a pair of ear clips and a ring. Signed, numbered. TDD: 54; US: 7 (not subject to change). An 18k gold, coral and wood "Paloma" set comprising a ring and a pair of ear clips, by Sophia Vari. No reserve. Bibliography: Philippe Garcia and Laurence Mouillefarine, Bijoux sculptés: Sophia Vari, La Martinière, Paris, 2010, p. 85. Note: Sophia Vari was a painter and sculptor. Only after her marriage to the artist Fernando Botero did she devote herself to making jewelry in her workshops in Paris and Belgium. RC : Clip height: approx. 5.5 cm. Clips numbered 1/EA. Ring numbered 3/8. Gross weight: 58.1 g (18k - 750).

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