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Design for Bangle Bracelet, for Gebrüder Hemmerle

Object Details

Description
Drawing of ebony and dark snake wood bangle with gray navette diamond and brown navette diamond crafted out of plantimun and white gold. Represents an early example of an innovative pivoting mechanism. This bracelet was produced in 1996 on commission with one minor modification. Instead of snake wood Padoukholz was used.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Stefan Hemmerle, German, b. 1946
Date
1995–96
Credit Line
Gift of Hemmerle
Medium
Brush and black and brown ink, gouache, watercolor, and light shading under bracelet with glazing on tracing paper
Dimensions
30.7 x 22.2 cm (12 1/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
Type
jewelry
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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