Pendant Locket in the Etruscan Style
Pendant Locket in the Etruscan Style
EUGENE FONTENAY (1823-1887)
France c. 1870
Gold, enamel & rose diamonds
Henri Vever, French Jewelry of the Nineteenth Century
Translated from the French by Katherine Purcell, 2001
p. 623 & 818
Collections include: Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Musee d'Orsay & The British Museum
France c. 1870
Gold, enamel & rose diamonds
Dimensions
3.80cm wide 5.60cm high (1.50 inches wide 2.20 inches high)
Diameter
3.50cm diameter ( 1.38 inches in diameter)
Literature
cf. The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery 1850-1910, Thomas Heneage & Co Ltd, 1990, p. 116-121Henri Vever, French Jewelry of the Nineteenth Century
Translated from the French by Katherine Purcell, 2001
p. 623 & 818
Collections include: Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Musee d'Orsay & The British Museum
Description / Expertise
The matt enamel plaque in the Pompeiian style is by the artist Eugene Richet
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London
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England
T +44 (0)20-7359 1055
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