118 - ATTRIBUTED TO ALBERTO GIORGI: LAPIS LAZULI AND SAPPHIRE NECKLACE, CIRCA 1970

ATTRIBUTED TO ALBERTO GIORGI: LAPIS LAZULI AND SAPPHIRE NECKLACE, CIRCA 1970 Composed of two rows of lapis lazuli beads, held together by a geometric diamond-shaped clasp set with two cushion-cut sapphires, French import hallmark for 18-karat gold (750 ‰), clasp 4.4 x 2.1 cm, length 43 cm, gross weight 182.71 g. ATTRIBUTED TO ALBERTO GIORGI: LAPIS LAZULI AND SAPPHIRE NECKLACE, CIRCA 1970 Composed of two rows of lapis lazuli beads with a geometric lozenge-shaped clasp set with two cushion-cut sapphires, French import hallmark for 18-karat gold, clasp measuring 4.4 x 2.1 cm, length 43 cm, gross weight 182.71 grams. Footnotes: Alberto Giorgi (born in 1947), an Italian jeweler and goldsmith, trained under the sculptor Edgardo Mannucci and is considered one of the leading figures of the Fano School. Active since the 1960s, at a time when kinetic art was revolutionizing established forms, he made geometry his own language, creating jewelry that resembles moving constellations and celestial landscapes, where pivots and joints mimic the movement of the stars. His creations are part of the collections at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York. Alberto Giorgi (born 1947), an Italian jeweler and goldsmith, trained under the sculptor Edgardo Mannucci and became a leading figure of the Fano School. Working from the 1960s onward, at a time when kinetic art was reshaping established forms, he made geometry his own language, crafting jewels that evoke mobile constellations and celestial landscapes, with their pivots and articulations echoing the movement of the stars. His work is held in the collections of the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York. For further information on this lot, please visit Bonhams.com