AN 18K YELLOW GOLD, CHRYSOPRASE AND CARNELIAN UMBRELLA BROOCH
CABINET DE CURIOSITÉ, A COLLECTION FORMED BY A PROMINENT NEW YORK STYLIST
AN 18K YELLOW GOLD, CHRYSOPRASE AND CARNELIAN UMBRELLA BROOCH

BY HERMES, MAKER'S MARK GEORGES L'ENFANT, PARIS, CIRCA 1960

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AN 18K YELLOW GOLD, CHRYSOPRASE AND CARNELIAN UMBRELLA BROOCH
BY HERMES, MAKER'S MARK GEORGES L'ENFANT, PARIS, CIRCA 1960
With French assay, and maker's mark
2 ¾ in. (6.7 cm.) long

Lot Essay

Georges L'Enfant was an important jeweler with manufacturing facilities producing pieces for some of the biggest French jewelry houses including Van Cleef & Arpels and Hermes. Most notable of all, L'Enfant was one of Cartier's master jewelers and was responsible for some of the most beautiful jewels made in the 20th century.

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