$1,896
Mixed Metal and Diamond Ring and Earclips, Michael Zobel, c. 1996, each large concave disk of platinum and 18kt rose gold streaks, edged with full-cut diamonds, in platinum bezels, approx. total wt. 1.65 cts., ring with silver mount, size 8, dia. 1 3/4, earclips dia. 2 in., signed. Note: For a similar example, see Zobel: 30 Jahre Schmuck aus Lust und Leidenschaft by Dr. Johann-Peter Regelmann, no. 11. Michael Zobel was born in Tangier, Morocco, in 1941, and trained in Pforzheim, Germany, at the School for Arts & Crafts. His jewelry combines aspects of the wearable and the theatrical, as evidenced by the suite offered here. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, and several European institutions hold examples of his work.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-12-08
