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LALAOUNIS 18CT GOLD 'MINOAN & MYCENAEAN' NECKLACE
Composed of a series of hammered gold fluted spherical orbs and shaped bead spacers, the front suspending a similar fringe, inner circumference 400mm, gross weight approximately 101 grams, numbered A21, maker's mark for Ilias Lalaounis, signed Ilias Lalaounis.
LITERATURE
Ilias Lalaounis, Metamorphoses, Ilias Lalaounis, 1984, p. 52 (illustrated, another example)
CATALOGUE ESSAY
Born in 1920 into a 4th generation Greek goldsmithing family, in 1941 Ilias LaLaounis took over the management of the family firm. In 1969 he branched out on his own. His design aesthetic and fabrication techniques are informed by classical Greek design. In 1990 he became the only jeweller ever to be inducted into the Académie des Beaux-Arts for his contribution to the art of jewellery design.
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Composed of a series of hammered gold fluted spherical orbs and shaped bead spacers, the front suspending a similar fringe, inner circumference 400mm, gross weight approximately 101 grams, numbered A21, maker's mark for Ilias Lalaounis, signed Ilias Lalaounis.
LITERATURE
Ilias Lalaounis, Metamorphoses, Ilias Lalaounis, 1984, p. 52 (illustrated, another example)
CATALOGUE ESSAY
Born in 1920 into a 4th generation Greek goldsmithing family, in 1941 Ilias LaLaounis took over the management of the family firm. In 1969 he branched out on his own. His design aesthetic and fabrication techniques are informed by classical Greek design. In 1990 he became the only jeweller ever to be inducted into the Académie des Beaux-Arts for his contribution to the art of jewellery design.
Estimate $17,000 - $24,000
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AUCTION
Sale: LJ8662
6:00pm - 6 December 2022
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
MEL: Friday 25 - Sunday 27 November, 10am - 4pm
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC
SYD: Friday 2 - Sunday 4 December, 10am - 4pm
The Bond, 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra, NSW
CONTACT
Hamish Sharma
hamish.sharma@leonardjoel.com.au
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