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Details
A late 19th century gold brooch and necklace, by Jules Wiese
The brooch of Neo-Renaissance design, the openwork gold cartouche with central helmeted head within a scrolling foliate surround, circa 1880, 3.8cm wide, French gold mark; the necklace of Neo-Gothic design, alternately-set with openwork lozenge-shaped architectural links with central quatrefoil motif and acanthus scroll links between cable-link chain sections, circa 1880, 43.5cm long
Brooch signed Wiese and maker's mark JW for Jules Wiese, necklace signed Wiese (2)
The brooch of Neo-Renaissance design, the openwork gold cartouche with central helmeted head within a scrolling foliate surround, circa 1880, 3.8cm wide, French gold mark; the necklace of Neo-Gothic design, alternately-set with openwork lozenge-shaped architectural links with central quatrefoil motif and acanthus scroll links between cable-link chain sections, circa 1880, 43.5cm long
Brooch signed Wiese and maker's mark JW for Jules Wiese, necklace signed Wiese (2)
Further Details
An exactly similar brooch, however with the maker's mark of Jules Wiese's son Louis Wiese is illustrated and described in 'The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery 1850-1910', Koch et al, 1989, no. 29 and 'The Art of the Jeweller - A Catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum', Tait et al, 1984, no. 1023
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