ALBERTO GIORGI: GOLD BROOCH/PENDANT, CIRCA 1970 Rectangular openwork piece with...
ALBERTO GIORGI: GOLD BROOCH/PENDANT, CIRCA 1970
Rectangular openwork piece with an asymmetrical geometric design in yellow gold, signed 'A. Giorgi,' with import hallmarks for 18-karat gold (750 ‰), dimensions 4.0 x 3.0 cm, gross weight 21.57 g.
ALBERTO GIORGI: GOLD BROOCH/PENDANT, CIRCA 1970
Rectangular openwork design with an asymmetric geometric pattern in yellow gold, signed 'A. Giorgi', import marks for 18-karat gold, dimensions 4.0 x 3.0 cm, gross weight 21.57 grams.
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Alberto Giorgi (born in 1947), an Italian jeweler and goldsmith, trained under the sculptor Edgardo Mannucci and is considered one of the leading figures of the Fano School. Active since the 1960s, at a time when kinetic art was revolutionizing established forms, he made geometry his own language, creating jewelry that resembles moving constellations and celestial landscapes, where pivots and joints mimic the movement of the stars. His creations are part of the collections at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York.
Alberto Giorgi (born 1947), an Italian jeweler and goldsmith, trained under the sculptor Edgardo Mannucci and became a leading figure of the Fano School. Working from the 1960s onward, at a time when kinetic art was reshaping established forms, he made geometry his own language, crafting jewels that evoke mobile constellations and celestial landscapes, with their pivots and articulations echoing the movement of the stars. His work is held in the collections of the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York.
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ALBERTO GIORGI: GOLD BROOCH/PENDANT, CIRCA 1970
Rectangular openwork piece with an asymmetrical geometric design in yellow gold, signed 'A. Giorgi,' with import hallmarks for 18-karat gold (750 ‰), dimensions 4.0 x 3.0 cm, gross weight 21.57 g.
ALBERTO GIORGI: GOLD BROOCH/PENDANT, CIRCA 1970
Rectangular openwork design with an asymmetric geometric pattern in yellow gold, signed 'A. Giorgi', import marks for 18-karat gold, dimensions 4.0 x 3.0 cm, gross weight 21.57 grams.
Footnotes:
Alberto Giorgi (born in 1947), an Italian jeweler and goldsmith, trained under the sculptor Edgardo Mannucci and is considered one of the leading figures of the Fano School. Active since the 1960s, at a time when kinetic art was revolutionizing established forms, he made geometry his own language, creating jewelry that resembles moving constellations and celestial landscapes, where pivots and joints mimic the movement of the stars. His creations are part of the collections at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York.
Alberto Giorgi (born 1947), an Italian jeweler and goldsmith, trained under the sculptor Edgardo Mannucci and became a leading figure of the Fano School. Working from the 1960s onward, at a time when kinetic art was reshaping established forms, he made geometry his own language, crafting jewels that evoke mobile constellations and celestial landscapes, with their pivots and articulations echoing the movement of the stars. His work is held in the collections of the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York.
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