GEORGES FOUQUET (1862 - 1957)
‘Les Trois Crabes’
GEORGES FOUQUET (1862 - 1957)
‘Les Trois Crabes’
Gold, with plique-a-jour & iridescent enamel, diamonds & pearl
H 7.00cm (2.76 in) | W 9.00cm (3.54 in)
Origin | French, c. 1900 |
Marks | Marked 'GF' twice, on brooch frame & pin |
Case | Fitted Case |
An Important Art Nouveau Brooch by Georges Fouquet
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. 448 & back cover
Victor Arwas, Art Nouveau, The French Aesthetic, 1992, illustrated p.360
The Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair, 2001, Handbook, Published in association with Harpers & Queen, Silver, Jewellery & Objects of Vertu, Tadema Gallery, Stand 21, illustrated p. 273.
Thank you to Professor Paul Paradis for the image of the original drawing
Credit: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris 'CD R545 12'
Ref No 3552
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