Description:
Art Moderne Silver Ring, Jean Despres, France, geometric form in various textures, centering a hammered sphere, size 7, maker's mark and guarantee stamps, signed.
Provenance: The Andy Warhol Collection, Sotheby's New York, April 27, 1988. Pictured in Jean Despres: Jeweler, Maker and Designer of the Machine Age, Melissa Gabardi, p. 107.
Estimate $6,000-8,000
Light surface wear. Tarnish.
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