CLETO MUNARI 1980 Cuff In 18Kt Lapis Lazuli

An Italian geometric sculptural bracelet designed by Cleto Munari. This is a fabulous sculptural geometric bracelet, created in Padova Italy by Cleto Munari, back in the 1980's. The unusual Paduan school bracelet has been crafted in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with high polished finish. The bracelet's design is very aerodynamic, made up with a solid planchette with curves cut with spherical terminals, which are topped with two carved lapis lazuli gems. Country: Padova, Italy Period: Modernism / Memphis style, 1980. Lapis Lazuli: Mounted in bezel settings, with 2 round cabochon cuts of 10 mm carved from natural blue lapis lazuli, with a total weight of about 10 carats. Birthstone: Lapis lazuli for the month of September. Weight: 36.95 Grams, (23.70 Dwt). Size: Fit a wrist up to 7.5 Inches, (19 Cm). Measurements: 24 mm by 75 mm (0.95 x 2.96 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with Italian control marks; the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the 18kt yellow gold and signed as follow, "CLETO .750 *250PD". Cleto Munari He is an Italian architect and in 1985 set up a workshop-studio for the manufacture of unique objects in collaboration with some of the greatest architects, designers, artists, and writers in the world, among them Mario Botta, Alessandro Mendini, Alvaro Siza Vieira, Mimmo Paladino, Sandro Chia, and Dario Fo. Munari has devoted a major part of his enterprise to producing glassware in Murano, assisted by some of the master glassblowe