Ilias Lalaounis Chimera
Late 20th Century Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Greek Modern Bangles
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Greek More Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
20th Century Greek More Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold
1990s Greek Bangles
18k Gold, Silver
20th Century Greek More Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
Vintage 1980s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
20th Century Greek More Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold
Vintage 1970s Bangles
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
20th Century Link Necklaces
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Hellenistic Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Greek Revival Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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20th Century Wrist Watches
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Artist Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s French Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Artisan Wrist Watches
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Rope Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek Fashion Rings
Ruby, Gold
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Gold
2010s American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century French Modern Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Onyx, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Greek Revival More Rings
22k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Etruscan Revival Pendant Necklaces
Moonstone, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Classical Greek Signet Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18...
Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Brooches
Diamond
Recent Sales
21st Century and Contemporary Bangles
Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Greek Necklace Enhancers
Late 20th Century Greek Cuff Bracelets
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Greek Cuff Bracelets
Ruby, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek Artisan Band Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Greek Bangles
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Greek Bangles
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Greek Band Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Gold
20th Century Greek Drop Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
20th Century Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Pearl, Yellow Gold
20th Century Greek Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek More Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Greek More Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Greek Bangles
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century Greek Bangles
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Bangles
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Bangles
Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Greek Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Bangles
Late 20th Century Greek Rope Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek More Necklaces
Agate, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Bangles
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Greek Bangles
Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Greek Classical Greek Bangles
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek Bangles
Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek More Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
20th Century Greek More Earrings
Gold
Vintage 1960s Greek Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Greek Chain Necklaces
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Greek Classical Greek Hoop Earrings
22k Gold
Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Greek Classical Greek Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Hellenistic Band Rings
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Greek Egyptian Revival Choker Necklaces
22k Gold
20th Century Greek More Necklaces
18k Gold
20th Century Greek More Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek More Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek More Necklaces
Crystal, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek More Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek More Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Greek More Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Greek Egyptian Revival More Necklaces
22k Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Fashion Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Greek More Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century Greek More Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century Greek More Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century More Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Greek More Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
Greek More Bracelets
Greek Cuff Bracelets
20th Century Greek More Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold
20th Century Greek More Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
Ilias Lalaounis Chimera For Sale on 1stDibs
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It’s fitting that Ilias Lalaounis (1920–2013) is the only jeweler ever inducted into the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts — the Greek jeweler’s creations, such as his decorative gold necklaces and rings, are less fashion adornment and more works of art.
Lalaounis was born in Athens in 1920 to a family of goldsmiths and watchmakers with origins in Delphi. Before turning to the family business, Lalaounis studied law, economics, business and music and trained with the painter Alexandros Alexandrakis. Such a well-rounded education laid the foundation for his unique approach to jewelry.
Lalaounis took the helm of his uncle’s jewelry company in 1940. The impact of the Second World War on Greece inspired the jeweler to celebrate his country’s history by reinterpreting its artifacts into new works of art. In 1957, Lalaounis founded the Greek Jewelers’ Association and exhibited at the Thessaloniki International Fair, showcasing the first of his “collections,” as he would come to define his phases of work. This, the Archaeological Collection, was informed by classical and Hellenistic history.
Lalaounis would go on to find new ways to render historic motifs in gold and gemstones after founding his namesake house in 1969. For his 1970s-era collection, Blow Up, he displayed gold pieces inspired by Minoan art on his models’ entire bodies; after opening a store in Tokyo, he presented a collection informed by Japanese art. Later, Lalaounis introduced a collection inspired by Native Americans at his Madison Avenue store in Manhattan. One of the jeweler’s most important commissions came in 1976, when he designed a collection that drew on Persian art for Empress Farah of Iran.
In 1984, Lalaounis explored his unique creative vision with a book, Metamorphoses. By the 1990s, he had stores across Europe as well as in Tokyo, Hong Kong and New York City, and his work had been exhibited at the National Museum of American History and the Penn Museum in Philadelphia, to name a few. In 1994, he founded his own eponymous museum in Athens, with a permanent collection of pieces from 45 of his collections. Lalaounis died in 2013.
Lalaounis’s research-driven approach to jewelry design gives his pieces a depth on par with any art form.
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