拍品 6
  • 6

OPAL, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND BROOCH, GEORGES FOUQUET, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

估價
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
招標截止

描述

  • Georges Fouquet
Designed as a female nude, her hands issuing a fruiting vine set with rose diamonds, her lower half composed of asymmetrical acanthus leaf scrolls, against a backdrop of radiating design set with sections of polished opal within borders of translucent dark red enamel, numbered, French assay marks and partial maker's mark for Georges Fouquet, fitted case stamped Asprey & Co.

Condition

Brooch clasp fitting stamped with French assay mark for 18 carat gold and partial maker's mark GF for Georges Fouquet, side of brooch numbered 3230. One opal black, opaque, possibly a later replacement - the rest translucent, some areas of minor chipping and cracking. Enamel with some very minor chips. Reverse of brooch with three screws holding front on, with some traces of solder. Pin possibly a later replacement. Overall dimensions approximately 37 x 37mm, gross weight approximately 19.2 grams. Overall in good condition. Fitted case stamped Asprey & Co.
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