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**AN ART NOUVEAU IVORY, ENAMEL AND PEARL "BIRTH OF VENUS" PENDANT NECKLACE, BY GEORGES FOUQUET
The carved ivory Venus emerging from a sculpted, textured gold shell, against a backdrop of sculpted red enamel coral branches, within a blue and green enamel arched frame, decorated with pale green enamel seaweed motifs, suspending a drop-shaped pearl, from the fancy-link 18k gold chain, mounted in 18k gold, circa 1900, 33 ins., with French assay marks
Signed G. Fouquet for Georges Fouquet, no. 3221
The carved ivory Venus emerging from a sculpted, textured gold shell, against a backdrop of sculpted red enamel coral branches, within a blue and green enamel arched frame, decorated with pale green enamel seaweed motifs, suspending a drop-shaped pearl, from the fancy-link 18k gold chain, mounted in 18k gold, circa 1900, 33 ins., with French assay marks
Signed G. Fouquet for Georges Fouquet, no. 3221
Literature
Judith Price, Masterpieces of Twentieth Century French Jewelry from American Collections, Running Press, Philadelphia, 2006, page 46
Penny Proddow and Marion Fasel, Bejeweled: Great Designers, Celebrity Style, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2001, page 46
Penny Proddow and Marion Fasel, Bejeweled: Great Designers, Celebrity Style, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2001, page 46
Exhibited
The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery, 1850-1910, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, 1 December 1989 - 4 March 1990, exhibition catalogue, pages 297-300, no. 233
Bijoux Fouquet, 1860-1960, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 9 December 1983 - 15 April 1984; Museum Bellerive, Zurich, 23 May - 12 August 1984, exhibition catalogue, page 75
Bijoux Fouquet, 1860-1960, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 9 December 1983 - 15 April 1984; Museum Bellerive, Zurich, 23 May - 12 August 1984, exhibition catalogue, page 75
Special Notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.