Lot 162: Vintage Dominique Aurientis Braceket

The bracelet by very rare and precious designer Dominique Aurientis. Mixture of metal and wood.

Good vintage condition.

Dominique Aurientis is a French designer. Dominique had worked for Christian Dior, Chanel, Lanvin, Celine, and Ferragamo before she opened her brand in 1986. And surprisingly, it wasn't Paris, but her hometown Aix-en-Provence. Once she said: "If a style is popular in Provence, it will sell in Paris."

Her jewelry was called dramatic. Always prominent and notable, with stones, gold-washed metals, pearls, and a mixture of different materials. She became one of the most famous jewelry designers in the United States. Irving Penn photographed her earrings for Vogue, 1989: