09-09-201409-09-2014
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2746BBoston
September 9, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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18kt Gold, Ruby, and Cultured Pearl Lips Brooch, Henryk Kaston, Designed by Dali

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$12,300$10,000
Auction: Fine Jewelry - 2746BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 09, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

18kt Gold, Ruby, and Cultured Pearl Lips Brooch, Henryk Kaston, Designed by Dali, bead-set with circular-cut rubies, enclosing white pearl teeth, lg. 1 7/8 in., signed HK.

Note: Kaston, whose work has been exhibited at the Met, the Vatican, and the Smithsonian, is the only living jeweler to have worked with Dali. A person of many accomplishments, Kaston was also a sculptor, inventor, and violin bow maker. Dali said of this design: "Poets of the ages, of all lands, write of ruby lips and teeth of pearls. It remained for Dali to translate this poetic cliche into a true surrealistic object."
Estimate $6,000-8,000


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Keywords

Pearl Lips Brooch, Smithsonian, living jeweler