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THE EMPRESS EUGENIE BROOCH
AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND BOW BROOCH, BY KRAMER
Designed as an old mine and old European-cut diamond openwork sculpted bow, suspending two rose, old mine and old European-cut diamond tassels and five articulated graduated old mine-cut diamond cascades set en pampille, mounted in silver-topped gold, circa 1855, 9 x 4½ ins., with maker's mark, (pin detachable with screw back), in a red leather fitted case, inscribed "Diamants de La Couronne de France"
By François Kramer
AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND BOW BROOCH, BY KRAMER
Designed as an old mine and old European-cut diamond openwork sculpted bow, suspending two rose, old mine and old European-cut diamond tassels and five articulated graduated old mine-cut diamond cascades set en pampille, mounted in silver-topped gold, circa 1855, 9 x 4½ ins., with maker's mark, (pin detachable with screw back), in a red leather fitted case, inscribed "Diamants de La Couronne de France"
By François Kramer
Literature
Diamants, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, March 2001-15 July 2001, exhibition catalogue, page 284
Michael Koch, The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery: 1850-1910, Thomas Heneage & Co. Limited, London, 1990, page 185
Lord Twinning, A History of the Crown Jewels of Europe, London, B.T. Bastford Ltd., 1960, pages 272-288
John Loring, Tiffany Jewels, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1999, page 97
Bernard Morel, The French Crown Jewels, Antwerp: Fonds Mercator, 1988, page 340
Penny Proddow and Marion Fasel, Diamonds: A Century of Spectacular Jewels, Harry N. Abrams, 1996, New York, page 10
Henri Vever, La Bijouterie Francaise au XIX Siecle (1800-1900), New Edition, Thames & Hudson 2001, page 616
Michael Koch, The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery: 1850-1910, Thomas Heneage & Co. Limited, London, 1990, page 185
Lord Twinning, A History of the Crown Jewels of Europe, London, B.T. Bastford Ltd., 1960, pages 272-288
John Loring, Tiffany Jewels, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1999, page 97
Bernard Morel, The French Crown Jewels, Antwerp: Fonds Mercator, 1988, page 340
Penny Proddow and Marion Fasel, Diamonds: A Century of Spectacular Jewels, Harry N. Abrams, 1996, New York, page 10
Henri Vever, La Bijouterie Francaise au XIX Siecle (1800-1900), New Edition, Thames & Hudson 2001, page 616
Exhibited
Diamanti: Arte, Storia, Scienza, Scuederie del Quirinale, Rome, 28 February - 14 June 2002, exhibition catalogue, page 218
Precious Gems: Jewellery From Eight Centuries, Nationalmuseum Stockholm, 8 June - 15 October 2000, exhibition catalogue, page 110-111, no. 141
The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery, 1850-1910, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, 1 December 1989 - 4 March 1990, exhibition catalogue, page 184-185
Precious Gems: Jewellery From Eight Centuries, Nationalmuseum Stockholm, 8 June - 15 October 2000, exhibition catalogue, page 110-111, no. 141
The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery, 1850-1910, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, 1 December 1989 - 4 March 1990, exhibition catalogue, page 184-185