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Gold, diamonds, ruby & drop pearl

H  4.50cm (1.77 in)  |  W  4.50cm (1.77 in)

Origin	French, c. 1900
Marks	Bearing French assay mark & 'Depose"
Case	Fitted Case

Art Nouveau brooch/pendant the maidens profile , in the style of Alphonse Mucha, with diamond stars & a ruby, in her flowing tresses, with a pendant pearl. She wears a diadem of diamonds & stars.

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. 135
Maker & Muse Women and the Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry, The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, 2015, illustrated: p. 95
cf. Le Bijou 1900 - Modern Style-Juwelen, Exhibion 1965, Hotel Solvay, Brussels, plate 25, catalogue number 111, illustrates another example

Collections
Acquired by The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, Chicago

Ref No   10073

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