Didier Ltd
Post-war jewelry by artists and designers
66b Kensington Church Street
London ,
W8 4BY
United Kingdom
+447973800415
+447961114680
info@didierltd.com
https://www.didierltd.com
Highlight
Unique sapphire and diamond bangle, 1960s
Bangle with a lost wax mass of gold encased in gold wires and set with sapphires and diamonds
Unique 18ct hinged gold bangle, the structure formed from eight gold wires, the top with a lost wax mass of gold imitating concrete, the material in which the Italian sculptor mainly worked, and six further gold wires set at right angles to form a grid filled with nine cabochon sapphires and a dozen randomly scattered brilliant cut diamonds. Designed by Uncini and produced in the gold workshop of Mario Masenza, Rome
Inscribed Uncini, MASENZA, ROMA
Top 5.0 x 5.5 cm; internal diameter 5.5 cm
SELECTED ARTWORKS
Don't Fall, gold and enamelled pendant, 1966
Lupins, unique necklace and bangle, 1972
Hélèna, gold, enamel and diamond bird brooch, 1962
The Oculist, Surrealist pendant brooch, 1971
Surreal brooch designed for Schiaparelli, 1937
Surreal spoon-shaped pendant/watch, 1959
Surreal silver snake bangle with glass eyes, 1950s
Unique silver and gold bug brooch, c. 1950
Unique welded beryllium bronze pendant, 1970s
Husch Husch, gold and hardstone necklace, 1985
Tête de Poète, gold and enamel necklace, 1977
Unique gold and enamel fleur de lys brooch, c. 1849
DESCRIPTION
Didier Ltd, run by Didier and Martine Haspeslagh, is a London-based gallery that is unique in specialising in jewels created by modern and contemporary painters, sculptors, architects and designers, acquired from the secondary art market. The gallery conducts extensive research on the subject of artist jewelry and together, Didier and Martine are considered among the world's leading experts in this niche field, and share this knowledge by producing annual catalogues and giving lectures. In addition to exhibiting in art, design and antique fairs in the United States and Europe, the gallery also has a very active lending programme to international exhibitions of artist jewellery or artist retrospectives.