AN ART NOUVEAU ENAMEL AND PEARL PENDANT, BY RENE FOY
AN ART NOUVEAU ENAMEL AND PEARL PENDANT, BY RENE FOY

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AN ART NOUVEAU ENAMEL AND PEARL PENDANT, BY RENE FOY
Depicting three green enamelled, sculpted peacocks, two in profile with interlacing feathers forming lattice, the tail feather "eyes" enhanced by translucent enamel, suspending a drop-shaped cultured pearl, measuring 9.40 x 13.60 mm, mounted in gold, circa 1900, 27¼ ins.
Signed René Foy
The pearl has not been tested for natural origin
Literature
Vivienne Becker, Art Nouveau Jewelry, E.P. Dutton, New York, 1985, plate 119

Michael Koch, The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery: 1850-1910, Thomas Heneage & Co. Limited, London, 1990, page 232-233

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