Jennifer Tonkin
Co-Head of Department UK
Lot 6
ZOLOTAS: CHOKER/BRACELET AND EARCLIP SUITE, CIRCA 1972 (2)
22 September 2021, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £8,925 inc. premium
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Kate Flitcroft
Co-Head of Department UK
ZOLOTAS: CHOKER/BRACELET AND EARCLIP SUITE, CIRCA 1972
In the Archaeological Revival style, the choker, detachable to form a pair of bracelets, composed of pairs of hammered spheres with beadwork and foliate motifs at the centre, the earclips of matching design, maker's marks, length of each bracelet 17.4cm, Zolotas velvet pouch (2)
Footnotes
This suite was purchased by the owner's husband from Zolotas in 1972. The design is taken from ancient gold jewellery found at Mycenae.
Efthimios Zolotas established his business in 1895 with the ambition of fusing Greek traditions with Parisian craftsmanship. He achieved instant success. By the time of his marriage in 1904 and the birth of his son, Xenofon, the following year, his work was attracting an increasingly wealthy clientele amongst the Greek beau monde and in 1910, Zolotas created a series of jewels for the Greek Royal family to wear to the coronation of George V.
Xenofon Zolotas followed a different path, working for the University of Thessaloniki and the Bank of Greece, even serving briefly as Prime Minister, while maintaining an active interest in the family business. Under his leadership, Zolotas worked closely with Greek archaeological museums and produced jewellery of ancient inspiration from the early 1960s.
