Gerard

GERARD ROSE CORAL EMERALD AND DIAMOND PARURE IN 18KT YELLOW GOLD

GERARD PARURE CON CORALLO ROSA SMERALDI E DIAMANTI

in oro giallo 18kt, composta da soutoir, bracciale, anello e paio di orecchini a clip pendenti. Collana e bracciale a tre fili di sfere in corallo rosa di mm 7 circa, parte terminale della collana smontabile e convertibile in spilla, realizzata insieme agli orecchini a forma di nappe con fili di boules in corallo digradanti di mm 9-4 circa. Impreziosita da smeraldi taglio cabochon per ct 18 circa, e diamanti taglio brillante per ct 37 circa, firmata "M GERARD", punzoni francesi dell'oro, marchio del fabbricante "André Vassort" e numeri seriali, lungh. collana cm 43, lungh. bracciale cm 16,5, dim. orecchini cm 2x6 circa, mis. anello 15/55, gr. 258 complessivi.

Little is known about the French jeweller André Vassort, which is so often the case with the craftsmen and workshops behind the famous Maisons of the Place Vendôme. One such building was 34 Rue Sainte Anne, where André Vassort set up his workshop, Atelier Vassort. All around Paris, skilled and highly creative master craftsmen work anonymously for their high profile clients. Vassort quickly became one of the most recognised and sought after manufacturers of high quality French jewellery in the mid 20th Century. Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Mauboussin trusted him not only with creating their own fine jewels but also with special commissions for clients. When Louis Gérard left Van Cleef & Arpels to start his own company M. Gérard in 1968, he chose to use Maison Vassort to create his jewellery. Over the next twenty years, Vassort would produce some spectacular jewels for Gérard whose pieces are often noted for their superb manufacture.