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Otto Künzli
'Fragment' Necklace1986

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Pendant necklace with a thin steel wire loop suspending a horizontal fragment of carved architectural molding in cream, gold, and olive tones, capped at one end with warm-toned wood or metal
Pendant necklace with a thin steel cable suspending a horizontal fragment of ornate picture frame molding, showing aged white-painted plaster with red undertones, carved acanthus and dentil relief, and exposed warm-toned wood grain at one corner.
Artist or Maker
Otto Künzli
Switzerland, born 1948, active Germany
Title
'Fragment' Necklace
Date Made
1986
Medium
Wooden frame, stainless-steel wire
Dimensions
15 3/4 × 6 × 1 1/4 in. (40.01 × 15.24 × 3.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2015.252.40
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
© Otto Künzli / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn