Gay Freres Bangles

An 18ct gold and wooden stallion’s head bangle by Gay Freres c.1970s, the open by-pass style bangle fashioned from smoothly carved and polished ebony wood with one tapering end and t...

Felines bangle bracelet designed by Gay Freres. Beautiful statement piece, created in Paris France during the late mid-century modern period, back in the late 1960. This terrific bangle bracelet was crafted at the jewelry atelier of Gay Freres in solid yellow gold of 18 karats. It is embellished with two carvings of natural black ebony wood and is fitted with a discrete round boxed push lock and a hinged safety figure 8 for extra security. The design is made up of two feline heads, which look at each other and are holding a three ring with their jaws and the heads are embellished with applications of black hot enamel to recreate the animal skin pattern. Rubies: The eyes are mounted, with 4 natural red rubies with 0.20 Carats. Weight: 87.65 Grams (56.18 Dwt). Wrist: 7.5 Inches (19 Cm). Measures: At the widest part is 18 mm (0.72 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks, the eagle's head for the assay and warranty of the gold, the maker's maitre cartouche GF associated to Gay Freres and signed, "GF FRANCE .750 18KT". Gay Freres The company of Gay Freres was founded in the 1835 by Jean Pierre Gay and Gaspard Tissot. Historically always in Geneva, today is owned by the Rolex company...