$2,133
Mixed Metal and Opal Suite, Michael Zobel, c. 1993, comprising a brooch and earclips of geometric form bezel-set with opal tablets, sterling silver and gold mounts, lg. 3 5/8, 1 3/8 in., signed. Note: Michael Zobel was born in Tangier, Morocco, in 1941, and trained in Pforzheim, Germany, at the School for Arts & Crafts. His jewelry combines aspects of the wearable and the theatrical, as evidenced by the suite offered here. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, and several European institutions hold examples of his work.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-09-14