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EUGÈNE FONTENAY (1823 - 1887)
Pendant Locket in the Etruscan Style
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EUGÈNE FONTENAY (1823 - 1887)
Pendant Locket in the Etruscan Style
Gold, enamel & rose diamonds
H 5.60cm (2.20 in) | W 3.80cm (1.50 in) | Diameter 3.50cm (1.38 in)
| Origin | France, c. 1870 |
| Condition | Very good |
The matt enamel plaque in the Pompeiian style is by the artist Eugène Richet
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. 252
cf. The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery 1850-1910, Thomas Heneage & Co Ltd, 1990, p. 120-1, fig. 42
Collections
Collections include: Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Musee d'Orsay & The British Museum
Price Code
Ref No 4773
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