Bracelet
ca. 1970 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In the 1960s jewellery developed an abstract, sculptural character, with a wide range of visual effects. The traditionally polished surface of gold was no longer fashionable, and instead jewellers played with flame and heat to create new textures and surface finishes.
Gilbert Albert studied at the Ecole des Arts Industriels, in Geneva. He was designer at Patek Philippe from 1955 - 1962. Today Albert has shops in Zurich and Geneva. He is ten times winner of the Diamonds-International Award and has exhibited worldwide. In 1999 he founded the Geneva Jeweller's Museum (Musée des Cabotiniers Genevois).
Typical of his work in precious metals are the elaborately textured surfaces in asymmetric compositions, often inspired by nature and set with high quality gemstones.
Gilbert Albert studied at the Ecole des Arts Industriels, in Geneva. He was designer at Patek Philippe from 1955 - 1962. Today Albert has shops in Zurich and Geneva. He is ten times winner of the Diamonds-International Award and has exhibited worldwide. In 1999 he founded the Geneva Jeweller's Museum (Musée des Cabotiniers Genevois).
Typical of his work in precious metals are the elaborately textured surfaces in asymmetric compositions, often inspired by nature and set with high quality gemstones.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold |
| Brief description | Gold bracelet by Gilbert Albert for Bucherer, Switzerland, about 1970 |
| Physical description | A narrow band of undulating, textured gold resembling a length of crumpled gold foil. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | CB 750 |
| Credit line | Given by Joan Hurst through Art Fund |
| Production | Designed and made by Gilbert Albert for Bucherer |
| Summary | In the 1960s jewellery developed an abstract, sculptural character, with a wide range of visual effects. The traditionally polished surface of gold was no longer fashionable, and instead jewellers played with flame and heat to create new textures and surface finishes. Gilbert Albert studied at the Ecole des Arts Industriels, in Geneva. He was designer at Patek Philippe from 1955 - 1962. Today Albert has shops in Zurich and Geneva. He is ten times winner of the Diamonds-International Award and has exhibited worldwide. In 1999 he founded the Geneva Jeweller's Museum (Musée des Cabotiniers Genevois). Typical of his work in precious metals are the elaborately textured surfaces in asymmetric compositions, often inspired by nature and set with high quality gemstones. |
| Associated object | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.23-2006 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2008 |
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