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THB1980s Arthur Koby Costume Jewelry Necklace Signed
Lot 197
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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**Originally Listed At $650**
AN UNDENIABLE HEAD-TURNER, an exceptional necklace created and signed by Arthur Koby (American, b. 1940), an artistic master known for jewelry that strays far from tradition. Instead, Koby hand-selected more offbeat elements acquired during his international travels to realize his visionary collages of wearable art. This dazzling necklace is comprised of a plethora of mesmerizing beads: 5 strands of blue and amber hued beads of various shapes (leaf-like, rounded, globular, ovoid, disc) and sizes - some impressed with stylized geometric motifs, some studded with rhinestones - meeting at an elaborate centerpiece that conjures peacock imagery. Koby created jewelry for noteworthy haute couture designers including Geoffrey Beene, Donna Karan, and Oscar de la Renta - and his jewelry has been worn by celebrities such as Barbara Walters, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Koby famously stated, 'You have to be a little daring; that's what adds excitement!' A breathtaking piece! Size: 22" L (55.9 cm) + 5" L x 2.75" W (12.7 cm x 7 cm) pendant
Director of Kent State University Museum Jean Druesedow, in the press release for Koby's retrospective exhibition entitled, "Arthur Koby Jewelry: The Creative Eye" at (October 25, 2013 - October 5, 2014), summarized Koby's artistic prowess perfectly: "Architect/sculptor/jeweler: all describe the work of Arthur Koby whom Vogue Magazine described as 'one of the masters of collage.' Designer Geoffrey Beene asked Koby to provide jewelry for his runway collections as did Oscar de la Renta and Donna Karan throughout the 1980s. He combines, manipulates and assembles unexpected materials, found in his worldwide travels, into necklaces that his clients can choose to wear in full evening dress or with jeans and T-shirts. The fantasy necklaces might be made of 'drawer hinges, Victorian shoe buckles, diamond-faceted stones made from melted-down beer bottles, hand-carved buffalo horn and shredded or solidified balloons' as the New York Times put it in 1987. 'You have to be a little daring; that’s what adds excitement!' said the designer."
Provenance: private Palm Springs, California, USA collection, acquired prior to 1965, original owner Marie Trott, then Veronica Austin
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#151228Excellent and wearable. Signed "Arthur Koby" on verso of centerpiece.Condition
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