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JEAN DESPRES (1889 - 1980)

‘Modernist’ Brooch

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JEAN DESPRES (1889 - 1980)

‘Modernist’ Brooch

Silver, partly gilded

Diameter  6.00cm (2.36 in)

Origin French, c. 1930
Marks 'JD’ in a lozenge twice. Engraved signature: ‘J. Despres’
Case Fitted Case

Literature
cf. Melissa Gabardi, Jean Després, Jeweler, Maker and Designer of The Machine Age, Thames & Hudson, 2009, p. 17,
Melissa Gabardi, Jean Despres, maestro orafo tra art deco e avanguardie, 1999, p. 88

Price Code

Ref No   4411

Sold

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