GOUDJI. Silver necklace (925 thousandths) supporting an arti - Lot 247

GOUDJI. Silver necklace (925 thousandths) supporting an articulated pendant set with a coral plate. Finished with silver balls. Blackened silver parts. Work circa 1980. Two crab hallmarks. Visible diamond-shaped master mark with the initials "A" and "G" separated by two superimposed hammers. Trace of soldering. Pendant height: 85 cm Approx. length: 40.5 cm. PB: 85.6 g GOUDJI (Sculptor - Goldsmith). Born in 1941 in Bordjomi, Georgia, he first studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tbilisi, then rushed to Moscow. He began his career as a sculptor. In 1974, he moved to Paris with his wife Katherine Barsacq and realized his dream of creating jewelry and goldsmith's objects. He worked with numerous galleries around the world: Paris, Lausanne, New York, Zurich, but also created private commissions, swords for academics and objects of worship with religious communities, as well as for Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI. An accomplished goldsmith, he creates objects from the initial sketch to the finished product. Forging his own tools (anvils, horns, etc.) to make them, constructing and assembling the different parts of the precious metal, sometimes inlaying fine, ornamental stones or organic materials, each object takes shape and becomes a unique work of art. Her timeless style blends pure lines and the civilizations of the past.