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Pair of enamel bachelor buttons, Alexis Falize, 1870s
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Alexis Falize
- enamel, gold
Each circular disc decorated with polychrome cloisonné enamel depicting a hen and a cockerel to the obverse, the reverse decorated with turquoise enamel, French assay and maker's marks.
Literature
Cf; Katherine Purcell, Falize, A dynasty of jewellers, Thames and Hudson, 1999, pages 20, 202-205 for similar examples.
Cf; A. Kenneth Snowman Ed., The Master Jewellers, Thames and Hudson, 1990, page 65, for similar examples.
Cf; A. Kenneth Snowman Ed., The Master Jewellers, Thames and Hudson, 1990, page 65, for similar examples.
Condition
French assay marks for 18 carat gold. Maker's marks AF. Enamel in good condition, with very slight pitting and minimal discoloration towards edges. Some scratches to metal consistent with age and wear. Reverse enameled in turquoise. 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."
Catalogue Note
Alexis Falize's enthusiasm for the new movement Japonaiserie was fuelled by his discovery of a series of albums on Japanese art. Hokusai's fifteen-volume Magna, a pictorial encyclopaedia of Japanese life, was used frequently by Falize who reproduced the designs through Antoine Tard's vivid cloisonné enamels from brooches to perfume flasks, all presented in cases with Japanese silk coverings.