Designer: Demaret
Pendant

Massa Gioconda honours Moni Lisa with a unique and timeless collection from its heritage, signed by the great designer Demaret. In this jewel, the artist rethinks the religious motive from his typical abstract prospective, putting the coral near to the Australian opal as the man to the celestial vault.

Details

Being a handmade creation, features below may slightly vary.

Color: Red and light blue
Length: 6,5 cm
Materials: Mediterranean Coral “Corallium Rubrum”, 18 Kt Yellow Gold, light blue opal
Collection:Designer

3,450.00 €

In stock

Collection	Designer
Colors	light blue, red
Materials	blue opal, coral

Designer

FERNAND DEMARET

Belgian designer, he is considered one of the pioneers of modern jewellery. Demaret is distinguished by his abstract style that, by using the lost wax technique, enabled him to combine baroque and contemporary elements. Passed away in 2013, he will be always remembered for its valuable contribution to the art jewellery.

Materials

MEDITERRANEAN CORAL: “CORALLIUM RUBRUM”

According to the legend, the coral was born from the blood of the beheaded Medusa, that coloured and petrified the seaweeds upon which Perseus had placed her head, turning them into coral. However, science has another explanation: the coral is the calcareous secretion produced by little octopus communities, with support and protection function. These secretions, blending together, result in colonies.
In jewellery, the most appreciated corals, both for their value and beauty, are those from the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
The coral deriving from the Mediterranean Sea is the Corallium Rubrum. It is characterized by solid branches of little dimensions and with a uniform colour ranging from dark red to orange-red.
An exception is represented by the Sciacca coral, of volcanic origin, whose colour ranges from deep orange to salmon-pink.

OPAL

The name is derived from the ancient Indian word for “precious stone”. This gem is characterized by its opalescence, which indicates the stone’s ability to create play of colour and light reflections. An opal can be transparent, red as in fire opals, and even black, as for the rare black opal.

18 Kt GOLD

Pure gold, as present in nature, is a malleable material. So, in order to be used in jewellery, it must be alloyed with other metals. As a consequence, gold can have different colorations: yellow gold requires additional alloys like brass, zinc and silver; in white gold, on the other hand, are used alloys of brass (in reduced amount compared to yellow gold) and palladium.