A CHARMING ANTIQUE BROOCH AND PAIR OF EARRINGS

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A CHARMING ANTIQUE BROOCH AND PAIR OF EARRINGS
The brooch designed as a pair of birds perched on a branch and a wirework nest holding three painted eggs, to the matching earrings, circa 1850, with French assay mark for gold, in original Mac Henry & Pardonneau 8 R. Royale St. Honoré, Paris blue velvet fitted case (3)

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

In 1893, the firm Mac Henry et Pardonneau was taken over by Raoul Foullé, whose father was an accomplished designer and craftsman working exclusively for Mellerio
Cf. H. Vever, French Jewelry of the Nineteenth Century, translated by K. Purcell, London, Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2001, p. 338
Cf. H. Tait, The Art of the Jeweller, London, British Museum Publications Ltd., 1984, p.115 (No. 754)

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