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Sotheby's Debuts Extraordinary Jewelry of Alexandre Reza
Jul 25, 2013 1:32 PM
By Sandra Mardenfeld
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RAPAPORT... Some of the world's rarest gemstones are going on tour as part of Sotheby's
"The Extraordinary Jewelry of Alexandre Reza" public
exhibition that will travel to the auction house's global offices,
including stops in London, Doha and Beijing in 2014. It opens in New
York first from November 2 to 14, 2013.
Paris-based Reza built his reputation as a specialist of rare gems since the 1950s.
The
exhibition showcases approximately 25 historic and contemporary examples
of his work in the past 40 years. Viewers can see such items as the iconic
untreated Ceylon sapphire brooch (pictured) that features a 134-carat oval sapphire
mounted on a gold clip set with 14 round diamonds (17 carats in total), and a 1 carat pear-shaped diamond, along with yellow diamonds
and 14 pear-shaped sapphires (8 carats in total). .
New pieces
by Alexandre's son, Olivier, include earrings with old mine Colombian
emeralds set with baguette diamonds and in a perfect natural pearl necklace.
"My
family and I are honored to partner with Sotheby's and share both the
Alexandre Reza archives and new creations with jewelry collectors around
the world," said Olivier Reza in a press release. "Carefully curated,
this exhibition will showcase my father's legacy as a jeweler and the
work that we create today in his honor."
The New York exhibition
runs concurrently with Sotheby's "Contemporary and Impressionist &
Modern Art" auctions. David Bennett, the chairman of Sotheby's jewelry division, said, "Alexandre Reza's legacy forms an integral and
important part of the history of post-war jewelry."
Alexandre Reva's jewelry house, on the Place Vendome, is still family-owned.
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Tags:
Beijing, doha, exhibition, gemstones, london, paris, Reza, Sandra Mardenfeld, Sotheby's
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