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15 mars 2024

Hemmerle necklace, 2023

 

Hemmerle necklace, 2023. intaglio, carnelian, copper, white gold, red gold. HEMMERLE at TEFAF 2024. © 2024 TEFAF
 
A one-of-a-kind contemporary creation by fourth-generation German jeweller Hemmerle. This necklace places a treasured artefact within a contemporary setting providing it with a renewed life. A 19th century intaglio carved in carnelian by the artist A.
Lalondre is set in copper and white gold, seamlessly floating over a knitted carnelian cord with a knot and a clasp crafted in copper, white gold and red gold. In 1996 Hemmerle revived this early 19th century, near-extinct Austrian technique of woven, knitted, precious gem beads. Each bead is hand-hewn and carved, hand-drilled, impeccably matched for colour, and often carefully calibrated and graduated to achieve a silky gem-mesh knitted in the round, on silk threads. This labour-and time-intensive process reflects the pursuit of artisanal excellence.
 
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