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Gold, plique-à-jour enamel, pink & blue sapphires, diamonds, pearl

H  6.50cm (2.56 in)  |  W  7.00cm (2.76 in)

Origin	French, c. 1899
Marks	Signed verso: 'L. GAUTRAIT' bearing French assay mark. The chain, bearing maker's mark: 'LG' for Leon Gariod.
Case	Fitted Case

A fantastically creative version of an ancient Egyptian winged scarab amulet. The gold chain is intersperced with matching plique-à-jour lotus flowers. Designed by Leopold Gautrait & made by Leon Gariod.

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, cat. no. 447
The Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair, 1999, Handbook, Published in association with Harpers & Queen, Silver, Jewellery & Objects of Vertu, Tadema Gallery, Stand 21, illustrated p. 265.
Fritz Falk, Art Nouveau Jewellery, Arnoldsche & Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim 1999, p.52-62 about Gautrait
cf. The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery 1850-1910, Munich 1991, page 283-291 for other jewels by Gautrait.
Victor Arwas, Art Nouveau, The French Aesthetic, 2002, Illustrated p. 345

Collections
Acquired by The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, Chicago

Ref No   2847

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