JEAN VENDOME. Pair of "Bulles" earrings in yellow gold ( 750 - Lot 199

JEAN VENDOME. Pair of "Bulles" earrings in yellow gold ( 750 thousandths) featuring a bouquet of beads or bubbles each topped by a hexagonal slice of bicolored tourmaline known as "melon d'eau". Eagle head and master hallmarks. Work circa 1990. Racket/pincer system. Dim: 20.5 x 12 mm. PB: 7.3 g Tourmalines with scratches and cracks. Traces of glue. Accompanied by a certificate from Mr. Thierry VENDOME dated June 18, 2025. Ohan Tuhdarian aka Jean VENDOME (1930-2017), artist jeweler and pioneer of sculptural and contemporary jewelry, he used the strangest minerals, but also fossils, mollusks, baroque pearls, precious and fine or ornamental stones such as amethyst or calcedony flowers, rutile or ghost quartz, staurotides from Brittany .Her jewels are sought after by many collectors and museums. In 2020/2021, the Ecole des Arts Joailliers, with the support of VAN CLEEF & ARPELS in Place Vendôme, will be devoting an exhibition to him, featuring 130 pieces of jewelry and Roger Caillois's "épée de l'académicien".