Important 'Deux Oiseaux' pendant designed as two long tailed love birds in pale irridescent enamel perched on a golden branch and surrounded by flowers and leaves in sapphires, emeralds, turquoise and diamonds with sa large pendant baroque pearl. Georges Fouquet, 1901.
House/Maker
Georges Fouquet, Paris
Period
Art Nouveau 1901
Origin
French
Gemstones
Large baroque pearl est 12.00ctRose diamonds est 1.05ct Tapered emeralds est 0.65ctSapphire est 1.6ctTourquoise est 1.3ctTallow topped amber 0.65ct
Dimensions
11.5 x 5.7 cms
Literature
'Les Fouquet Bijoutiers & Joaliers a Paris 1860-1960' by Musse des Art Decoratifs Flammarion pp157
Provenance
This piece was exhibited at the 1901 Paris Exposition by Fouquet.Design invoice CD2545 4 from Archives Fouquet
Directors Notes
The enamel work is likely to be by Etienne Tourette a student of Louis Houillon renowned for the quality of his irridescent translucent enamelOn page 157 of 'Les Fouquet' it is noted that the whereabouts of this piece is unknown. Its subsequent appearance on the open market is extremely exciting, especially considering the importance of this particular pendant.
