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AN IMPORTANT FRENCH GOLD REVIVALIST FRINGE NECKLACE AND BROOCH
The woven mesh necklace suspending flattened foliage links with beaded wire detail between husk-shaped drops, paterae above, the matching brooch with curved surmount (one husk drop from surmount loose, one missing), circa 1870, French assay marks, necklace 39.5cm. long, brooch 6.5cm. overall height
Signed by Eugene Fontenay with lozenge of initials
Eugene Fontenay (1823-1887) excelled in applied wire techniques. Many of his pieces were retailed by Boucheron and can be found in fitted Boucheron cases. Cf. E. Vever, La Bijouterie Française au XIX Siècle, 1908 reprint, p.375 and Christie's, 20 June 1990, lot 6
The woven mesh necklace suspending flattened foliage links with beaded wire detail between husk-shaped drops, paterae above, the matching brooch with curved surmount (one husk drop from surmount loose, one missing), circa 1870, French assay marks, necklace 39.5cm. long, brooch 6.5cm. overall height
Signed by Eugene Fontenay with lozenge of initials
Eugene Fontenay (1823-1887) excelled in applied wire techniques. Many of his pieces were retailed by Boucheron and can be found in fitted Boucheron cases. Cf. E. Vever, La Bijouterie Française au XIX Siècle, 1908 reprint, p.375 and Christie's, 20 June 1990, lot 6