A kinetic aluminium "Ephémère" ring made by Henri Gargat. - image-1

Lot 412 Dα

A kinetic aluminium "Ephémère" ring made by Henri Gargat.

Auction 1048 - overview Cologne
15.05.2015, 14:00 - Jewellery, Furniture, Objects of Vertu, Boxes, Portrait Miniatures
Estimate: 500 €
Result: 372 € (incl. premium)

A kinetic aluminium "Ephémère" ring made by Henri Gargat.

The plexiglass capsule containing a drop of mercury. Stamped "GARGAT". Diameter top of ring 1.9 cm. Ring size 52. Weight 4.9 g.
Paris, 1970.

The artist and goldsmith Henri Gargat opened his own studio on the Île Saint-Louis in 1957, and was one of the pioneers of French 20th century avant-garde jewellery.

Literature

Cf. cat.: Henri Gargat-Bijou Contemporain, Espace Solidor, Cagnes-sur-Mer 2010.