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Swedish 1990s Silver Signed Pia Wallen Black Wool Felt Discs Link Bracelet

$300
£227.80
€260.50
CA$419.14
A$466.18
CHF 243.42
MX$5,672.90
NOK 3,108.90
SEK 2,915.60
DKK 1,944.23
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Swedish artist Pia Wallen made this modern bold black overlapping-discs link bracelet from her signature thick 100%-wool felt, which is assembled with silver round hardware for interior snap closure at the one signed "PW". Like Surrealist-artist Meret Oppenheimer's famous use of fur on a bracelet interior for Elsa Schiaparelli, Wallen's snug sheep-hair cuff suggests warmth, while the use of soft textural wool here is primarily decorative. The Stockholm-based artist produced this bracelet in the 1990s when she rose to international acclaim for transforming traditional Swedish craft techniques and folk patterns into modern minimalist black-and-white and monotone jewelry. Wallen's work is collected by both Scandinavian and foreign museums. Notably, the original collector of this bracelet purchased it at the former New York City avant-garde concept store, Moss. Since it opened in 1994, the museum-like showroom in Manhattan's Soho was the go-to shop for modern-design aficionados for 18 years.
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    Height: 2.76 in (70 mm)Width: 1.97 in (50 mm)Depth: 0.2 in (5 mm)Diameter: 2.76 in (70 mm)Length: 7.49 in (190 mm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1990s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3244218511872

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