COLLIER UNIQUE AVEC UN ÉLÉPHANT EN PLOMB D’ÉPOQUE ROMAINE
Référence :
Unique necklace with a lead elephant from Roman times, mounted on a modern soft silver torc. A real designer jewel signed Gabriela Sismann.
Length : 0 in / cm
Height : 18.9 in / 48 cm
Width : 22.44 in / 57 cm
Weigth : 1.32 lb / 0.6 kg
Category: Designer Jewelry
Artist : Gabriela Sismann
Origine : Epoque romaine Ie / IIe siècle ap. J.C.
Materials: Lead elephant and silver frame
Assembly: Silver set frame with claws, a ram and silver ring on a soft silver torc.
Inspiration: “There are very few representations of elephants in marble or bronze, in Roman animal art. In mosaic, more. This atypical object, neither in relief nor in round hump, has been authenticated as Roman by some specialists. A very elementary engraving draws the trunk, the eyes and the nose. Attracted by the strangeness of the play, Gabriela immediately imagined another mythical journey than Homer’s Odyssey: Hannibal’s Crossing the Alps. This motif of the elephant evokes him more personally his stay in India, a real initiatory and founding journey, a country in which this sacred animal brings good luck. A plate takes up the silhouette of the elephant like a Chinese shadow while a ring welded on the same plate presents a stick clasp chain. Once again, the designer focuses on the object and comes to sublimate it. She recalls that she does not want to permeate the montage: she tries to disappear to highlight the piece. She considers herself above all as a facilitator: as in the gallery, she discovers the work, comes to enrich it and highlights it.”
Size: H 4.8 cm; L; 5.7 cm
Authenticity: Sold with certificate of authenticity
Gabriela Sismann
FRANCE
Art historian specializing in Renaissance sculpture, and recognized art dealer more than 28 years, Gabriela Sismann has always collected antique goldsmith treasures. For some time, she began to divert brooches, plates and plates in silver, gold, vermeil and gold, to make jewelry. These unique pieces, chosen with rigor and an acute knowledge of their history, are thus revisited to become true modern ornaments. First imagined for her personal pleasure, Gabriela’s creations can now be worn by everyone.
Photographie ©Carla Van de Puttelaar
