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Jean Després

Bracelet

France, c. 1940
silver 7⅝ h × 1¼ w in (19 × 3 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
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Incised signature to verso ‘J. Després’ with stamped maker's mark.

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I love metal. You have no idea what pleasure it gives me to see the material bend under the anvil and hear it grate in the vice. I tame it, but without breaking it. The idea is to leave all its vitality and suppleness intact.

Jean Després

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