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A FRENCH YELLOW AND ROSE GOLD MOUNTED CUT-CRYSTAL CANE

MARK OF FROMENT-MEURICE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH YELLOW AND ROSE GOLD MOUNTED CUT-CRYSTAL CANE
MARK OF FROMENT-MEURICE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
With a cabochon cut-crystal above the tapering handle with gold beaded and leaf bands, the palmwood shaft associated
33¼ in. (84.5 cm.) high, the handle 2½ in. (6.2 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The renowned nineteenth-century firm of jewellers and silversmiths Froment-Meurice, was founded by François Désiré Froment-Meurice (1802-1855) and continued by his son Emile (1837-1913). The firm won several medals at the Paris expositions and their work was commissioned by the Emperor Napoleon III, the Duchess of Parma and the writer Honoré de Balzac. Froment-Meurice was located at 372 Rue St. Honoré from 1855-1867.

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