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Lot 79Ω

A fringe necklace,
by Burle Marx, circa 1970

4 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £10,687.50 inc. premium

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A fringe necklace, by Burle Marx, circa 1970

The geometric links of recessed matte finish with raised polished geometric pattern work, signed Burle Marx, length 37.2cm

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The Brazilian brothers Roberto and Haroldo Burle Marx are known for their multidisciplinary creations during the 1940s until the 1980s.

Roberto (1909-1994) was a landscape architect who became world famous for his designs of parks and gardens. Haroldo (1911-1991) was an avid promoter of Brazilian gemstones and trained in the gem-cutting capital of Idar-Oberstein in Germany before opening his own workshop in 1945 and opening an atelier in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro.

While Haroldo is credited as being the jeweller in the family, he often collaborated with his brother Roberto to create rich high-carat gold creations that explored the 'forma livre', or 'free form'.

Burle Marx produced commissions for a number of notable clientele, including the Empress Farah of Iran, Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, Nelson A. Rockefeller and Valentino.

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