Lot 2141* - A151 Jewellery - Tuesday, 01. December 2009, 02.00 PM
ENAMEL AND DIAMOND PENDANT / BROOCH, attributed to ANTOINE BRICTEUX, ca. 1900. Yellow gold and silver. Fancy pendant designed as two, finely crafted pelicans, in between, on polychrome, translucent enamel, a scene depicting dawn over a pond with floating water lilies. A flower and the sun with diamond-cut roses set in silver. At the upper end, a triangle-cut diamond, on the lower end, a silver pendant with a drop-cut diamond. Unsigned, 6.3 x 5 cm. Mounted on a fine anchor chain with 2 decorative ornamental parts of fine ivy leaves. L 43 cm. Depicted in the exhibition catalogue, Art Nouveau Belgique, , Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles, 1980, page 442, figure 844. -an almost identical, signed piece of jewellery, Sotheby's New York 2004 lot 38, however, the end with pearls. 7 x 4.8 cm. - for comparative purposes: a similar, signed piece of jewellery with a pelican motif is depicted in the catalogue Europäischer Schmuck 1840-1940, Highlights Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Fritz Falk, 2004, page 67, no. 57.
- Abgebildet im Ausstellungskatalog, Art Nouveau Belgique, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles, 1980, S. 442, Abb. 844. -fast identisches, signiertes Stück, Sotheby's New York 2004 Lot 38, jedoch mit Perlen-Abschluss. 7 x 4.8 cm. -ein ähnliches, signiertes Vergleichstück mit Pelikanmotiv im Katalog Europäischer Schmuck 1840-1940, Highlights Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Fritz Falk, 2004, S67 No. 57.
CHF 18 000 / 28 000 | (€ 18 560 / 28 870)
Sold for CHF 26 400 (including buyer’s premium)
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