Description
An amusing and unusual erotic pendant in 750°/°° (18k) yellow gold and silver, the coffin opening onto a skeleton still vigorous despite death. Traces of soldering. H: 2.1 x W x 0.8 cm. 2.49 g net. Paul TOUZET, a designer and jeweler active from the 1940s to the 1970s, worked in the family tradition for VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, BOUCHERON and STERLE. He is also said to have worked with Georges BRAQUE and Jean COCTEAU on their jewelry. His creations are typical of French and Parisian jewelry production during the Trente Glorieuses. Expert: Alexandre Léger.
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An amusing and unusual erotic pendant in 750°/°° (18k) yellow gold and silver, the coffin opening onto a skeleton still vigorous despite death. Traces of soldering. H: 2.1 x W x 0.8 cm. 2.49 g net. Paul TOUZET, a designer and jeweler active from the 1940s to the 1970s, worked in the family tradition for VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, BOUCHERON and STERLE. He is also said to have worked with Georges BRAQUE and Jean COCTEAU on their jewelry. His creations are typical of French and Parisian jewelry production during the Trente Glorieuses. Expert: Alexandre Léger.
