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86 - Jean DESPRÉS
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Jean DESPRÉS Rectangular brooch with rounded edges, made of 800-thousandths silver, featuring a textured design adorned with a crankshaft motif in relief, partially plated with 750-thousandths gold. It bears a hand-engraved “J.Després” signature and traces of a silversmith’s hallmark. Circa 1930. Gross weight: 27.10 g. Dimensions: 5.9 x 3.8 cm. A similar brooch was presented at the International Exhibition of Arts and Techniques in Modern Life in Paris in 1937, as well as at the exhibition “Ils donnent aux arts décoratifs” at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1979, and is reproduced on page 57 in the book “Jean Després, Jeweler and Goldsmith Between Art Deco and Modernity” by Melissa Gabardi, published by Norma, March 2009. Gifted directly by the artist and subsequently passed down through the family. Appraiser: Cabinet Vendôme Expertise, represented by Mr. Christian VION
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