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Details
A superb enamel and gem-set Cicada brooch, by Boucheron
The wings of green and blue plique-á-jour enamel with calibré-cut sapphire detail to the old-cut diamond set body and eyes of chrysoberyl cats-eye, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1890, 10.1 cm. wide
The wings of green and blue plique-á-jour enamel with calibré-cut sapphire detail to the old-cut diamond set body and eyes of chrysoberyl cats-eye, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1890, 10.1 cm. wide
Literature
G. Néret, Boucheron, Four Generations of a World-Renowned Jeweler, New York, 1988, pp. 24-26
H. Vever, French Jewelery of the Nineteenth Century, translation by K. Purcell, London, 2001, p. 898 (illus)
The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery 1850-1910, London, 1990, pp. 140-141, no. 69
H. Vever, French Jewelery of the Nineteenth Century, translation by K. Purcell, London, 2001, p. 898 (illus)
The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery 1850-1910, London, 1990, pp. 140-141, no. 69
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.