Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. "Hands" Bracelet
First designed in 1986-1987, this vintage "Hands" bracelet by Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. is composed of 18K gold and approximately four carats of diamonds. The bombé form is designed as open polished wirework links, each composed of a double row of five curved strands interspersed with spheres and supporting a central line of round brilliant-cut diamonds. Dynamic and intriguing to the eye, this unusual bracelet of refined French make is an enduringly popular Schlumberger classic.
- Product Details
- Curator's Notes
Item #: BA-21582
Artist: Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co.
Country: France
Circa: 1980s-1990s
Dimensions: 7.00" length.
Materials: 54 round-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 4.00 carats); 18K Gold
Signed: TIFFAY SCHLUMBERGER MADE IN FRANCE
Schlumberger was modernist throughout his career from his very beginnings as a designer for Elsa Schiaparelli in Paris. His sculptural, intricate work often bears hints of surrealist touches, such as the highly stylized finger motifs here holding upthe central line of diamonds aloft like an offering.