Earring
1955-1970 (made)
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These earrings evoke the beauty of ancient jewellery, through their worn gold patina and soft gleaming surface and also through their form with the stacked gold spheres reminiscent of some Etruscan earrings.
The influential French jewellery designer Suzanne Belperron came to prominence in the 1920s and '30s initially as a designer for Boivin. She went on to establish her own shop in the rue de Châteaudun, where according to American Vogue, 15th November 1937, her customers included the Duchess of Windsor.
The influential French jewellery designer Suzanne Belperron came to prominence in the 1920s and '30s initially as a designer for Boivin. She went on to establish her own shop in the rue de Châteaudun, where according to American Vogue, 15th November 1937, her customers included the Duchess of Windsor.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold |
| Brief description | Pair of earrings, gold, designed by Suzanne Belperron and made by Darde et Fils, Paris, 1950-60. |
| Physical description | Gold earrings with a worn patina and soft gleaming surface, of bulbous form with three large spheres and five smaller spheres above an urn-shaped base. |
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| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia Goldstein |
| Summary | These earrings evoke the beauty of ancient jewellery, through their worn gold patina and soft gleaming surface and also through their form with the stacked gold spheres reminiscent of some Etruscan earrings. The influential French jewellery designer Suzanne Belperron came to prominence in the 1920s and '30s initially as a designer for Boivin. She went on to establish her own shop in the rue de Châteaudun, where according to American Vogue, 15th November 1937, her customers included the Duchess of Windsor. |
| Other number | 147 - Goldstein Collection number |
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| Accession number | M.147:1, 2-2007 |
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| Record created | December 20, 2007 |
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