Gold, partly gilded silver, enamel, garnets, glass

H  8.60cm (3.39 in)  |  W  5.20cm (2.05 in)

The case marked 'FROMENT MEURICE, ORFÈVRE JOAILLIER de la Ville de Paris.

Literature
Illustrated in our book:
Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, cat. no. 10
Fritz Falk, Serpentina - Snake Jewellery from around the World, Arnoldsche, 2011, illustrated fig. 99
Hellmuth, Silke. Jules Wièse und sein Atelier. Goldschmiedekunst des 19. Jahrhunderts in Paris, Nicolai-Verlag, Berlin 2014, pp. 217-8.
Fritz Falk, Schmuck Jewellery 1840-1940, Highlights Scmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Arnoldsche 2004, p.20, fig. 1

Collections
Acquired by The Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim

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