Auction announcements
29th April 2014
Objects are regular taxed. Differential taxation is not possible.

18 carat yellow gold
France, 1960s
Sterlé Paris – established in 1905
With maker’s mark and French assayer’s mark
Diamonds with a total of approximately 0.75 carats
Natural shell
Height: 5.1 cm
Weight: 22.7 grams
Good condition

This sophisticated gold and diamond shell brooch was designed by Sterlé Paris in the 1960s. Built from a pearly white natural turbo shell, accentuated at the pointed top and around the body with jagged yellow gold and diamond segments this brooch is a truly decorative item of jewelry.



The brooch is in very good condition with one small crack in shell below pointed gold cap. It bares the maker's mark for Sterlé and French assay marks for 18 carat gold on the double pin back catch. It measures 5.1 cm in height and weighs 22.7 grams.



Pierre Sterlé (founded 1945)

French designer Pierre Sterlé, working in Paris, was a pivotal, award-winning designer notable for his innovative approach to jewelry design. His love of nature played out in his favorite motifs: birds, flowers, leaves and feathers. Sterlé’s jewelry epitomized the dynamic of 1950s and 60s design and were characterized by great movement and energy. Aside from the sheer beauty and grace of his work, Sterlé’s greatest contribution to the history of jewelry design was the invention of a fine gold braiding technique called “fil d’ange", allowing the creation of flexible rope-tassel fringes, horse manes, birds’ tails, and botanically correct floral accents. In the late 1960s Sterle designed for Chaumet, who soon thereafter purchased his company and archives.