Claude Lalanne
'Collier Cannabis' Necklace
Lot Closed
October 6, 04:53 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Claude Lalanne
1924 - 2019
'Collier Cannabis' Necklace
circa 1970, unsigned
unique patinated and gilded bronze cannabis leaves articulated on metal loop at center; hangs upside-down on neck via three pairs of bronze-colored chain with clasp at back of neck
8½ by 8 in.; 22 by 19.5 cm.
Leaf Lengths: 4 to 4¾ in.; 10 to 12 cm.
Fits up to 15 in. (38.1 cm.) neck
Christie's Online, Joaillerie Paris, December 14, 2021, lot 149
Acquired from above by present owner
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Christian Dior, couturier du rêve, July 5, 2017 – January 7, 2018
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s): The Monograph, éd. Flammarion, Paris, 2008, p. 265 for another example
Dorothée Lalanne, Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne: exposition de mars à avril 2013, JGM Galerie, Paris, 2013, p. 9
Claude Lalanne’s ‘Collier Cannabis’ Necklace is at once a piece of delightful whimsy and serious controversy. Any way you wear it, you will be making a statement. Lalanne’s love for foliage and flora in any form led to her use of individual leaves and fronds in a variety of types of jewelry, but her patinated, electroplated copper and bronze pieces are each unique examples that draw the eye and ensure that one stands out from the crowd.
