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DAVID WEBB
MONKEY" EARRINGS AND BROOCH-PENDANT SET
Cabochons of ruby, old-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds, white, black, ecru and green-shaded enamel
18k (750) gold and 850 platinum
Signed
L. : 3 cm - Total weight. : 101 gr
The "Gypsy Monkey" is a famous design by David Webb, available in several enamel colors, and has enjoyed great success. A regular visitor to New York museums, the designer may have drawn inspiration for this monkey's posture from pre-Columbian art. Webb interpreted the monkey motif and gave it a domestic look with his bohemian earrings.
The "Gypsy Monkey" is a famous design by David Webb, declined in several colors of enamel, it has been a great success. A regular visitor to New York museums, the designer may have found inspiration for the posture of this monkey from Mesoamerican art. Webb interpreted the monkey pattern and gave it a domestic look with bohemian earrings.
Ruby, diamond, enamel, gold and platinum earrings and pendant-brooch, signed David Webb
MONKEY" EARRINGS AND BROOCH-PENDANT SET
Cabochons of ruby, old-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds, white, black, ecru and green-shaded enamel
18k (750) gold and 850 platinum
Signed
L. : 3 cm - Total weight. : 101 gr
The "Gypsy Monkey" is a famous design by David Webb, available in several enamel colors, and has enjoyed great success. A regular visitor to New York museums, the designer may have drawn inspiration for this monkey's posture from pre-Columbian art. Webb interpreted the monkey motif and gave it a domestic look with his bohemian earrings.
The "Gypsy Monkey" is a famous design by David Webb, declined in several colors of enamel, it has been a great success. A regular visitor to New York museums, the designer may have found inspiration for the posture of this monkey from Mesoamerican art. Webb interpreted the monkey pattern and gave it a domestic look with bohemian earrings.
Ruby, diamond, enamel, gold and platinum earrings and pendant-brooch, signed David Webb
David Webb (1925 - 1975) était un joaillier américain qui a imprimé son empreinte sur la joaillerie des années 1960. Les créations audacieuses de David Webb, sans jamais être trop complexes ou surchargées, restent ainsi à la fois modernes et intemporelles. Connu pour sa grande maîtrise du travail de l'émail, Webb a développé un vaste bestiaire surprenant aux couleurs vives.
Il comptait parmi ses célèbres et fidèles clientes, la Duchesse de Windsor, l'actrice Elizabeth Taylor et la première dame des
États-Unis, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Cette dernière amena le joaillier jusqu'à la Maison Blanche pour laquelle il honora des commandes pour des cadeaux diplomatiques.