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JEAN COCTEAU (1889 - 1963)
‘Visage en V’ Surrealist Portrait Brooch
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JEAN COCTEAU (1889 - 1963)
‘Visage en V’ Surrealist Portrait Brooch
Gold
H 6.50cm (2.56 in) | W 5.00cm (1.97 in)
| Origin | French, 1962 |
| Marks | Stamped Jean Cocteau & numbered 2/50 |
| Case | Fitted Case |
Designed by the artist, in 1962, for Francois Hugo
Executed by Atelier Monique et Pierre Hugo, Aix en Provence
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. 653
Catalogue: Jean Cocteau, Bijoux, Atelier Monique et Pierre Hugo, Aix en Provence, 'Visage en V': Fig. 1490, illustrated
Jewelry & Metalwork in the Arts & Crafts Tradition Elyse Zorn Karlin, 1993, illustrated p. 250
Bijoux d'Artistes, Artist Jewels, Hommage à François Hugo, Les Cyprés Editeur, "Visage en V", Ref. 1490, p. 80
Price Code
Ref No 308
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