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A UNIQUE BRACELET AND RING SET, BY JEAN FOUQUET
The bracelet of torc design in hammered silver, the front as a stylised face with a gold mask, the ring of similar design, circa 1937, bracelet inner circumference 16.5 cm, ring size 7, with French assay marks for silver and gold
Bracelet signed Jean Fouquet, ring with maker's mark for Charles Girard
Created after a drawing by Jean Lambert-Rucki (1888-1967)
The bracelet of torc design in hammered silver, the front as a stylised face with a gold mask, the ring of similar design, circa 1937, bracelet inner circumference 16.5 cm, ring size 7, with French assay marks for silver and gold
Bracelet signed Jean Fouquet, ring with maker's mark for Charles Girard
Created after a drawing by Jean Lambert-Rucki (1888-1967)
Provenance
Ring:
Madeleine Fouquet
Michel Perinet
Madeleine Fouquet
Michel Perinet
Literature
M.-N. de Gary, Les Fouquet, Bijoutiers & Joailliers à Paris 1860-1960, Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 1983, p. 123 for a photograph of the bangle
M. Gabardi, Art Deco Jewellery 1920-1949, 1920 – 1949, Woodbridge, The Antique Collector's Club, 1989, p. 43 for a photograph of the bangle
L. Mouillefarine & E. Possémé, Bijoux Art déco et avant-garde, Paris, Éditions Norma, 2009, p. 158 for a photograph of the Fouquet showcase at the 1937 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne, including this jewel on the top left
M. Gabardi, Art Deco Jewellery 1920-1949, 1920 – 1949, Woodbridge, The Antique Collector's Club, 1989, p. 43 for a photograph of the bangle
L. Mouillefarine & E. Possémé, Bijoux Art déco et avant-garde, Paris, Éditions Norma, 2009, p. 158 for a photograph of the Fouquet showcase at the 1937 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne, including this jewel on the top left
Exhibited
Paris, International Exposition of Art and Technology in Modern Life, 25 May - 25 November 1937
Special Notice
On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 8% on both the premium as well as the hammer price.