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Claus Bury
Brooch1973

Not on view
Polished brass-toned metal object with a square base plate, four rounded lobes, vertical fin ridges at top, and three cross-marked circular hubs at center
Close-up of a gold metal surface showing a maker's hallmark: a raised rectangular cartouche stamped with a hand symbol, the name "BURY," a small square mark, and the number "750."
Artist or Maker
Claus Bury
Germany, Glenhausen, born 1946
Title
Brooch
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1973
Medium
Varicolored gold
Dimensions
2 5/8 × 2 7/16 × 1/2 in. (6.67 × 6.19 × 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2014.198.38
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.
Copyright
© Claus Bury

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