Renaissance Revival Brooch by PAUL GRANDHOMME

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Renaissance Revival Brooch
Renaissance Revival Brooch ( France c. 1880 )
PAUL VICTOR GRANDHOMME (1851-1944)

Diameter

3.60cm diameter ( 1.42 inches in diameter)

Literature

cf. The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery 1850-1910
Thomas Heneage & Co Ltd, 1990, p. 124
Dictionary of Enamelling, History and Techniques

Erika Speel, 1997, p.69
Falize, A dynasty of jewelers, Katherine Purcell, 1999
p. 176, 177, 280, pl. 36, 86, 176, 255-59
Henri Vever, French Jewelry of the Nineteenth Century
translated from the French by Katherine Purcell, 2001

p. 810, 858, 956, 989, 996
Collections include: Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Description / Expertise

The polychrome bas relief is a fine example of Goldsmith repousse. Minor enamel repair