Parcel gilt silver, copper alloy

H  7.50cm (2.95 in)  |  W  7.50cm (2.95 in)

There are variants of this female head with an iris flower and star on its forehead. In the British Museum, London (inv. no. 2001,0305.1) the same motif appears three times on a silver-gilt set by Janvier Quercia with necklace and pendant, waist clasp and hair comb, a buckle with this female head is in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (wrongly attributed to Alfons Mucha). The identification was made possible by an article by Jean-Jacques Richard (https://www.richardjeanjacques.com/)
Original fitted case the silk lining marked: 'Gaujard Orleans'

Exhibitions
Maker & Muse Women and the Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry, The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, 2015, illustrated p. 12

Literature
llustrated in our book:
Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, p. 145
Jewellery, makers, Motifs, History, Techniques 1989, illustrated page 123
Joaillerie Le Livre, 1990, illustrated page 123 & back cover
The Decorative Arts Library: Jewellery, 1996, illustrated page 88

Collections
Acquired by The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, Chicago

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