Sophia Vari
'Paloma' (Dove) Clip Earrings
Lot Closed
October 6, 04:32 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Sophia Vari
b. 1940
'Paloma' (Dove) Clip Earrings
circa 2000, French marks, stamped Vari, edition 1 of 8 for Artcurial and Vari
18k yellow gold, ebony, and coral sculptural pair of clip earrings composed of two geome🌳tric patterns in ebony, each decorated with one smooth border of yellow gold and a single spherical coral bead
Approximate: 2¼ by 1⅜ in.; 5.7 by 3.3 cm.
Acquired directly from the artist
Galerie MiniMasterpiece, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Philippe Garcia and Laurence Mouillefarine, Bijoux sculptés: Sophia Vari, La Martinière, Paris, 2010, p. 85
Paris, Artcurial, Bijoux Sculptés, 2010
Vari’s ‘Paloma’ is a female given name, derived 𝓀from Latin ‘palumbus’, which means ‘dov🍬e’, a symbol of peace. The name also can be understood as the Holy Spirit symbolized in this bird. From Vari herself: ‘The bird is a symbol of peace and freedom, and the contrast between the earth and the sky.’
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