Art Nouveau yellow gold brooch designed with a central aquamarine panel carrying an aquamarine drop in between two green tourmalines within enamelled ovals with diamonds, by Georges Fouquet, Paris. Exhibited by Hancocks.
To follow up on The Jewellery Editor‘s article on the upcoming Haughton International Fine Art & Antiques Show, which will take place from next October 17 to October 23 at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan, New York City, here are some highlights which are simply fascinating and full of reminiscences of times gone by – “sparkling nostalgia”, as I would call it, of unique, one-of-a kind extraordinary pieces.
A Belle Époque Tiffany & Co. platinum topped 18 karat yellow gold stomacher brooch. Circa 1900. Signed Tiffany & Co. The stomacher is of typical form, designed with scrolling and foliate diamond set pendant sides, centering a diamond set stylized ribbon tied bow.A magnificent Art Nouveau gold, diamond, enamel and glass ‚wood-anemone’ pendant by René Lalique, designed as glass wood-anemone flowers spiralling out from a hexagonal diamond, the branches applied with translucent blue enamel, on a rod and link blue enamel gold chain. Can also be worn as a brooch. Signed: Lalique. Paris, circa 1905. Provenance : Belgian private collection.An amusing gem-set bird brooch by Cartier designed as two birds perched on a branch. The bodies set with grey and white pearl, the diamond-set heads with emerald and ruby eyes, the textured feathers with diamond details, mounted in platinum and 18 karat gold. Signed ‘Cartier, Paris’ and numbered Paris, circa 1950Art Deco aquamarine briolette pendant set with diamonds, two fancy-cut sapphires as well as bands of black enamel set in platinum by Marzo, Paris, circa 1925. Exhibited by Hancocks.Rose gold bangle set with calibre-cut sapphires, with links decorated in brilliant-cut diamonds set in platinum and hung with two tassels set with brilliant-cut sapphires by Boucheron, Paris 1944/46. Exhibited by HancocksA Victorian sapphire and rose diamond gold coiled bracelet ending in a snake’s head with an open mouth and two rose-cut diamond eyes and a rose-cut diamond and pear-shaped sapphire head. Exhibited by Hancocks.
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