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Sebastian Buescher
'Octocoralia' Necklace2008

Not on view
Long necklace laid flat in an oval shape, alternating red tubular beads and cream-mottled segments with small silvery spiky cluster elements at regular intervals
Double-strand necklace of elongated red and white coral tube beads alternating with clusters of small gray-green crystal or mineral fragments, photographed against a white background.
Artist or Maker
Sebastian Buescher
Germany, Cologne, born 1978
Title
'Octocoralia' Necklace
Date Made
2008
Medium
Ceramic, sea urchin spines, wool yarn, synthetic thread
Dimensions
17 × 10 × 1 in. (43.18 × 25.4 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2014.198.36
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers and Bobbye Tigerman. Beyond Bling: Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.