GERALD LAING ENAMEL BADGE/BROOCH,Made by Toye, Kenning and Spencer, London, 1969. Chrome on brass with inset blue champlevé enamel dots, pin fastening verso. Stamped "Badge - Brooch, Gerald Laing 1969, In an edition of 25 of which this is No. 13"
. - 2 1/4 in. x 2 1/4 in. Estimate $200-400
NOTE: British Pop artist Gerald Laing's career began in the 1960s. This brooch was produced during a period in which Laing was creating shaped abstract paintings and utilized techniques used in car manufacture, including lacquering and electroplating. Three works by Laing were included in "Primary Structures", an exhibit at the Jewish Museum of Art that is regarded as first and defining exhibition of Minimalist art.
