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SILVER AND GOLD BRACELET, FROMENT-MEURICE, 1860s
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
Designed as a series of circular open work links, each alternating on a central motif depicting a bird or a flower head in relief, including a lily, rose and a poppy, each framed with an ivy wreath, length approximately 200mm, unsigned, French assay marks, case embossed to the exterior M.J., Froment-Meurice, 372 Rue St Honoré, Paris, clasp later extended.
Literature
Cf: Michael Koch, The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery 1850-1910, Thomas Heneage, London, 1990, page 95-96 where a bracelet designed by François-Désiré Froment-Meurice is illustrated and described.
Cf: Henri Vever, French Jewellery of the Nineteenth Century, Thames & Hudson, London, 2001, page 959 and 1077 for an example of a silver and gold bracelet by Auguste Ferni and designed by Samuel Waret for Emile Froment-Meurice.
Condition
Stamped with French assay marks for 18 carat gold to clasp and tongue. Bracelet does not lay flat. Original clasp closure fitting has been replaced and extended, tongue original to piece. Traces of solder to reverse of clasp. Tarnish to gold details and clasp could benefit from a careful professional clean. Please note this piece has been intensionally oxidised. Reverse of links with traces of dirt. In good condition.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Please note that colour, clarity and weight of gemstones are statements of opinion only and not statements of fact by Sotheby's. We do not guarantee, and are not responsible for any certificate from a gemological laboratory that may accompany the property. We do not guarantee that watches are in working order. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue, in particular to the Notice regarding the treatment and condition of gemstones and to the Notice regarding import of Burmese jadeite and rubies into the US.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."