1.0The French Jewelry Post by Sandrine Merlehttps://thefrenchjewelrypost.com/en/Smerlehttps://thefrenchjewelrypost.com/en/author/smerle/César's "Compression" pendants - The French Jewelry Post by Sandrine Merlerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="85TPHXFe6i"><a href="https://thefrenchjewelrypost.com/en/saviez-vous/cesars-compression-pendants/">César’s “Compression” pendants</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thefrenchjewelrypost.com/en/saviez-vous/cesars-compression-pendants/embed/#?secret=85TPHXFe6i" width="600" height="338" title="“César’s “Compression” pendants” — The French Jewelry Post by Sandrine Merle" data-secret="85TPHXFe6i" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://thefrenchjewelrypost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cesar-compression-pendentif-sandrine-merle-the-french-jewelry-post-home-1.jpg816724From the 1960s onward, the French sculptor César Baldaccini compacted cars and then went on to use all kinds of materials including paper, fabrics and even the family jewels. Women would bring him their love tokens, crosses and chains so that they could be reduced to a mini parallelepiped sculpture.