PAUL BABLET (1889-1971), 1930s - Lot 191

PAUL BABLET (1889-1971), 1930s Modernist silver 800‰ and hammered yellow gold 750‰ barrette brooch stylizing a staple, the ends enhanced with twisted friezes. Metal pin. Signed "P.BABLET" and numbered "95". French work, diamond-shaped goldsmith's hallmark. Dimensions: 2.4x5.8cm. P. Gross weight: 10.6 g. A leading figure in avant-garde jewelry, Paul BABLET is a modernist, hand-crafting one-of-a-kind bespoke pieces or small editions. His pieces are made of silver, sometimes with added gold, often non-polished, and feature a "personal ornamental grammar inspired by revisited natural geometric elements". Bibliography: MOULLEFARINE, Laurence, POSSEME, Evelyne, Bijoux Art déco et avant-garde, Les Arts Décoratifs, Norma, 2009, pp. 70-73 for a biography by Hélène Andrieux.