Pair of Ilias Lalaounis (Greece 1920-2013) Textured Gold Rectangular Plaque ‘Biosymols’ Earrings

26 mm x 16 mm, 1 in. x .50 in.

Ilias Lalaounis (4 October 1920 − 30 December 2013) was a pioneer of Greek jewelry and an internationally renowned goldsmith, he founded the Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum, the located under the Acropolis, in the center of Athens. The permanent exhibition displays jewelry and micro-sculptures from forty-five collections, designed by Lalaounis in the period 1940–1992. Some special commissions are also kept on permanent display, such as the Olympic torch, designed by Ilias Lalaounis, used to start the Olympic torch rally before every Olympic Games.