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GASTON LAFFITTE Attrib.
Beautiful Symbolist Pendant
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GASTON LAFFITTE Attrib.
Beautiful Symbolist Pendant
Gold, plique-à-jour, pearls, diamonds & enamel
H 4.80cm (1.89 in) | W 4.50cm (1.77 in) | L 57.00cm (22.44 in)
| Origin | France, c. 1900 |
| Marks | Numbered 38429 verso. No maker's mark - probably on the missing brooch fitting |
| Case | Fitted Case |
| Condition | Very good |
| Weight | 28.00 Grams |
This Water Nymph with her dragonfly wings illuminates the allegory of change from girl to woman - the emergence of a beautiful creature
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. 215
The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Jewellery, volume II, The Designers L-Z, page 10 more Fairy pendants
Price Code
Ref No 7523
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