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Gilbert Albert Blk Tourmaline, Ruby, Pearl & Diamond Necklace in 18k Yellow Gold

Name: Gilbert Albert Blk Tourmaline, Ruby, Pearl & Diamond Necklace in 18k Yellow Gold
Brand: Gilbert Albert
Price: 38000 USD
Availability: InStock

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Black Tourmaline, Ruby and Diamond Statement Necklace in 18k Yellow Gold by Gilbert Albert (Geneva) features Large Black Tourmaline Crystals set in textured 18k Yellow Gold with Ruby Cabochons, Diamonds and Black Tahitian Pearls 5.00 carats of Round Brilliant Diamonds 53.49 carats of Pearshaped Ruby Cabochons with mixed color intensity and 15 Black Tahitian Pearls from 8 mm to 10.5 mm Mixed tones of grey Necklace measures 17 inches around with the center front measuring 2.00 inches wide Necklace weighs 263.5 grams Necklace is marked Gilbert Albert, 750, 2820 About Gilbert Albert In 1955, at only 25 years of age he joined the Patek Philippe workshops and soon became the head of the creative department. At this time, Patek Philippe was under the adventurous guidance of Henri Stern, himself a talented artist who took something of a gamble nurturing the avant-garde design sensibility of the young jewelry designer Albert. By the turn of the 1960s, Gilbert Albert was focusing on his true love, jewelry. Here his creativity knew no bounds, he would see beauty where no one else would. He reveled in using unusual materials such as meteorites and fossils, contrasting these rough materials with highly polished or textured gold, with a sprinkling of more traditional gemstones such as rubies, emeralds and diamonds. As always, he drew inspiration from nature: he would see a shell and see something precious to be replicated in a watch. He would see textures and lines in a meteorite and treat them in the same way as a precious stone. He even used fur to create straps. Such inspiration fueled an extraordinary array of jeweled watches and pendants, and traditional pieces of jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets and rings. (HM2397PLSB843W)

Creator:

Gilbert Albert

Metal:

18k Gold,Yellow Gold

Stone:

Diamond,Black Pearl,Ruby,Tourmaline

Stone Cut:

Sugarloaf Cabochon

Weight:

263.5 g

Dimensions:

Length: 17 in (431.8 mm)

Period:

21st Century

Date of Manufacture:

Unknown

Condition:

Seller Location:

La Jolla, CA

Reference Number:

Seller: HM2397PLSB843W1stDibs: LU3305218438942

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Gilbert Albert

When it came to creating elegant jewelry out of unusual materials, Gilbert Albert was a master alchemist. Not only was he the first known jeweler to set meteorite fragments in fine jewelry, but he also crafted works from more earthly components such as sea-urchin skeletons, shark teeth, peacock feathers and fulgurites, which he placed in tubes of glass made from sand that had been struck by lightning.

Born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1930, Albert began training in jewelry design at the age of 15 while attending the city’s School of Industrial Arts. There, he became influenced by European abstract artists such as Piet Mondrian and Constantin Brâncusi. A decade later, luxury watchmaker Patek Philippe spotted Albert’s talents, and for the next seven years, he worked at the company as a designer, developing Patek’s signature asymmetrical timepieces.

In 1962, Albert opened his first atelier and pioneered a method for incorporating unconventional natural materials into his jewelry. Driven by a lifelong love of nature, Albert combined petrified plants, furs, feathers, dinosaur fossils and beetle exoskeletons with traditional precious metals and gemstones to make curious rings, brooches, bracelets and watches. Among his most well-known pieces are his sculptural gold clip-on earrings, pendant necklaces and interchangeable cocktail rings with removable beads.

Throughout his career, Albert’s creations have been exhibited at shows and fairs in Prague, Paris, London, Milan, Copenhagen, Antwerp, Brussels, New York, Vienna, Salzburg, Tokyo, Osaka, São Paulo, Lisbon and Dubai. He was also the first living artist since 1917 invited to display work at the Kremlin, in Moscow.

In addition to receiving numerous accolades for his jewelry designs — he won the Diamonds International Award 10 times — Albert has been recognized for his talents as an artist. In 1999, the Swiss government hired him to design the “Mass” of the Republic of Geneva. He also received the Ramsar Wetlands Conservation Award, and Geneva’s International Museum of the Reformation has one of his sculptures on permanent display.

Even after Albert’s death, in 2019, his artisanal jewelry remains highly coveted among collectors.

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