Kinetic rock crystal  ‘Catena 2’ ring, Cleto Munari

A sculptural rock crystal hoop that playfully moves back and forth over a silver-gilt ovalesque shank.

Circa 1970.

Signed Cleto Munari.

Stamped 925 for silver.

UK size H1/2 (inner diameter 15mm)

Cleto Munari is an Italian designer and influential figure in contemporary jewellery and collectable design. He is particularly known for bringing together approximately 250 leading architects and artists allowing them to experiment with jewellery as wearable sculpture. Amongst those were Ettore Sotsass, Alejandro Mendini, Arata Isozaki and Michael Graves. Many of his designs are represented in the collections of institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.