An oval gold-mounted intaglio brooch and a pair of studs

細節
An oval gold-mounted intaglio brooch and a pair of studs
The oval brooch set in the centre with a nicolo intaglio depicting the dancing figure of Terpsichore in elaborate beaded wirework border, circa 1870, 4.5cm. high, in fitted case with retailer's address Froment-Meurice, orfèvre, joaillier, bijoutier de la ville de Paris, 372 Rue St. Honoré, the lid with initials L.J.; and a pair of studs similar, the centres with nicolo intaglios depicting the profile heads of a satyr and Hercules each in wirework border, circa 1865, unmarked, in fitted case
The brooch signed with the lozenge mark of Eugène Fontenay (3)
來源
Lucie Dassier (1841-76) great grandmother of the present owner