GEORGES FOUQUET ART DECO MULTI-GEM SAUTOIR

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GEORGES FOUQUET ART DECO MULTI-GEM SAUTOIR

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GEORGES FOUQUET ART DECO MULTI-GEM SAUTOIR
Frosted rock crystal, onyx, red enamel, coral, old-cut diamonds, platinum and 18k white gold (French marks), 1920s, signed G. Fouquet, maker's mark (Georges Fouquet), numbered

Size/Dimensions: 83.0 cm
Gross weight: 150.7 grams

Literature

Cf. M.N. de Gary, Les Fouquet, Bijoutiers et Joailliers à Paris 1860-1960, Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Flammarion, 1983, p.162

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.

Further Details

Please note that this lot incorporates material from endangered species which could result in export restrictions.

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Lot Essay

GEORGES FOUQUET
Succeeding his father’s business in 1895, Georges Fouquet was determined to be at the forefront of contemporary
jewellery design. Immersed in the development of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movement, the house is well-known for creating some
of the most powerful and iconic jewels of its time. Fouquets’ entire jewellery production is characterized by continuous alliances with different artists, such as the interior designer Eric Bagge and Jean Lambert Rucki, strongly influenced by Cubism and close to Modigliani and Soutine. Thanks to these synergies, in the 1920s, Georges Fouquet turned his interest to geometric shapes and colour
contrasts, using different gemstones, such as the frosted rock crystal, onyx and coral used in this beautiful sautoir.

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