"Gold Makes you Blind" Bracelet

Designer Otto Künzli Swiss

1980

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Title: "Gold Makes you Blind" Bracelet
Designer: Otto Künzli (Swiss, born Zurich, 1948)
Date: 1980
Medium: Synthetic rubber and 18K gold
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Classification: Jewelry
Credit Line: Gift of Donna Schneier, 2007
Object Number: 2007.384.30
Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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