FERDINAND ERHART (flourished circa 1900)
Vever Cloak Clasp
Parcel gilt silver
Length: 8.2cm  Width: 13cm
Marked: ‘Vever’ three times, & ‘FE’ monogram with rose
Numbered: ‘940’
French. 1899

Fitted case

Literature: cf. Art Nouveau Jewellery, Vivienne Becker, 1985, p.218

The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Jewellery, Volume I

Alastair Duncan, 1994, Buckle version illustrated p.222

La Bijouterie Francaise au XIX siecle Henri Vever, 1908, illustrated pl.35, p.545

All Photographs © David Newell-Smith