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Koven Frères
Art Deco enamel, jadeite, and gold clock case
Art Deco enamel, jadeite, and gold clock case
Of black enamel and gold Greek key motifs, set with carved plaques of jadeite; 1920s
18k yellow gold
Signed Koven Frères
2.50 x 1.50 x 2 in; Gross weight 111.2 dwts
estimate: $6,000–8,000
result: $10,710
Marc Koven was born in Paris in 1903 to a family of jewelers and engravers. Forced to escape during the second world war, he migrated to New York where he founded his company, the Koven Frères jewelry atelier, on East 48th Street. Koven was regarded as an innovator in jewelry design and was the inventor of caged jewels. He won several prestigious jewelry design awards, and his creations were sold at Bergdorf Goodman and featured in Vogue, Town and Country, and Harper’s Bazaar.
This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.