Iconic Jewels: Her Sense of Style
Georges Fouquet
Enamel, 𒈔seed pearl and diamond brooch, circa 1900 and later
Auction Closed
May 14, 05:29 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Depicting lotus flowers and reeds, applied with green and orange enamel and light blue plique-à-jour enamel further enhanced by flecks of multi-coloured foil, to an openwork border enhanced with seed pearls and rose diamonds, signed G. Fouquet, numbered, French assay and import marks for gold, case stamped G. Fouquet.
Accompanied by a diapositive of the original design drawing showing the jewel in its original form as a pendant.
Georges Fouquet
The three🌼 generations of the Parisian♊ Fouquet family, Alphonse (1828-1911), Georges (1862-1957) and Jean (1899-1984), each adopted and excelled at prevalent design trends of their respective eras: historicism, art nouveau and art deco. George Fouquet was a leading jeweller of the art nouveau style together with the likes of Lalique, Vever and Falize. The brooch presented here is characteristically art nouveau in its choice of materials, particularly the exquisitely applied plique-à-jour enamel with reflective foil.
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