Modernistische hanger van Jean Deprés collection_colliers A beautiful antique jewelry box

A beautiful antique jewelry box made of wood

French gold hallmark

Antique silver apron or so-called “faaljehaak”

With French hallmarks for 18 carat and illegible maker's mark

usually gold

Modernistische hanger van Jean Deprés collection_colliers A beautiful antique jewelry boxMetal 'modernist' pendant by the French jewelry designer Jean Desprs. France, circa 1930 Jean Deprs (1889 1980) was a French jewelry designer known for his ingenious Art Deco jewelry made from gemstones, machine parts and enamel. His style is greatly influenced by his friendships with avant garde artists. Despres' father owned a jewelry shop and at the age of sixteen he sent his son to apprentice with a goldsmith in Paris. In the evenings he studied