Necklace
1983-1984 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In 1982, the luxury art producer Cleto Munari, based in Vicenza, Italy, initiated a range of jewellery designed by prominent architects and designers to complement its existing collections of silver. This necklace with its matching ring was designed by Marco Zanini, best known for his glass and ceramics, who had worked with Etore Sottsass from the late 1970s and was a founder member of the Memphis group.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Yellow gold, white gold, coral, turquoise, chrysoprase and lapis lazuli |
| Brief description | Necklace, yellow and white gold, with coral, black onyx, turquoise and chrysoprase, designed by Marco Zanini for Cleto Munari, Vicenza, 1983-4. |
| Physical description | A rigid circlet of tubular gold with a stylised twig of white gold projecting from the front. The branched ends of the twig terminate in cylinders of coral, turquoise and chrysoprase, and a rectangular piece of lapis lazuli. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Unmarked |
| Summary | In 1982, the luxury art producer Cleto Munari, based in Vicenza, Italy, initiated a range of jewellery designed by prominent architects and designers to complement its existing collections of silver. This necklace with its matching ring was designed by Marco Zanini, best known for his glass and ceramics, who had worked with Etore Sottsass from the late 1970s and was a founder member of the Memphis group. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.27-2010 |
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| Record created | November 9, 2010 |
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