A brooch and pin "Marokkanische Mondnacht" - image-1
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Lot 106 Dα

A brooch and pin "Marokkanische Mondnacht"

Auction 1139 - overview Cologne
14.11.2019, 16:00 - Jewellery & Boxes
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.500 €
Result: 9.920 € (incl. premium)
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A brooch and pin "Marokkanische Mondnacht"

One of a kind piece. 18k gold (the pin screw 14k). Designed as a gold songbird perched in an iron palm tree with a mobile coconut motif. Set with coloured zirconias, a ruby, a demandoid, and two rose-cut diamonds. The pin set with an antique-cut natural yellow zirconia (ca. 0.75 ct). Unsigned. H palm tree 6 cm. Pin 0.9 x 0.9 cm. Total weight 15.47 g.
Falko Marx, Cologne, ca. 1975.

In his works, the Cologne based artist and goldsmith Falko Marx often casually combined found objects, such as the pink sheet iron of the palm tree, with precious stones and metals. Morocco was his second home and a frequent source of inspiration for his idiosyncratic pieces.

Provenance

Private ownership, Cologne. Purchased from the artist.