Live Auction 2390Rare Jewels and Objets d'Art: A Superb Collection
Christie’s roundel
Lot 1114

AN ART DECO ROCK CRYSTAL, LABRADORITE AND GOLD GUITAR PENDANT NECKLACE, BY GERARD SANDOZ

Closed21 October 2009

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AN ART DECO ROCK CRYSTAL, LABRADORITE AND GOLD GUITAR PENDANT NECKLACE, BY GERARD SANDOZ
Suspending a ribbed 18k rose gold guitar, set with a central frosted rock crystal tubular panel with black enamel trim, to the cylindrical labradorite, black enamel and 18k white gold base, to the 18k white gold brick link top, from a double-strand black silk cord, circa 1925, 25 ins. adjustable, with French assay marks and maker's mark (partial)
Signed Gérard Sandoz

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Gerard Sandoz was an important modernist jeweler working in the 1920s who believed art was an integral part of daily life. He had a simple philosophy about making jewelry, "A piece of jewelry must be simple, clear and be made without any unnecessary embellishments."