Eugene Fontenay (1823-1887) “Wisteria” brooch and fitted with original pendant attachment in 18k gold with extremely fine detailing, superb granulation and hanging pendant blossoms, marked: EF in a diamond poincon (the mark of Eugene Fontenay), French Eagle’s head touchmark for 18k gold (2x), c.1875

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Eugene Fontenay (1823-1887) “Wisteria” brooch and fitted with original pendant attachment in 18k gold with extremely fine detailing, superb granulation and hanging pendant blossoms, marked: EF in a diamond poincon (the mark of Eugene Fontenay), French Eagle’s head touchmark for 18k gold (2x), c.1875

Eugene Fontenay (1823-1887) “Wisteria” brooch and fitted with original pendant attachment in 18k gold with extremely fine detailing, superb granulation and hanging pendant blossoms, marked: EF in a diamond poincon (the mark of Eugene Fontenay), French Eagle’s head touchmark for 18k gold (2x), c.1875

Length of pendant: 3 and 3/8 inches x width: 1 and ½ inches

Weight: .60 Troy ounce / 18.6 grams / 11.9 pennyweights

Matching French open wirework long necklace in 18k gold with fine detailing and delicate beadwork details, marked: TM in a diamond poincon (maker’s mark and possibly that of Michel Tricaud), French eagle’s head touchmark for 18k gold (3x), c.1875

Length: 58 inches long x width: 3/8 inches

Weight: 2.01 Troy ounces / 62.7 grams / 40.3 pennyweights

Pendant and necklace combined weight: 2.61 Troy ounces / 81.2 grams / 52.3 pennyweights

Nineteenth century French goldsmith Eugène Fontenay (1823-1887) was born into the profession, with a family name long known for their skills as goldsmiths. Fontenay opened his own studio in 1847 after apprenticing with Marchand and working for the Parisian jeweler Dutreih. Influenced by the archeological revival style of the period, a response to the Campana Collection of classical jewels, brought to France in 1861. Fontenay became an author as well, and published books including “Les Bijoux Anciens et Modernes” in 1887, after selling his workshop.

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Eugene Fontenay (1823-1887) “Wisteria” brooch and fitted with original pendant attachment in 18k gold with extremely fine detailing, marked, c.1875, matching French open wirework long necklace in 18k gold

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FILIPPO TOMMASO MARINETTI (1876-1944) Italy

“Les Mots en Liberte Futuristes” 1919

Bound volume with folding plates
Edizioni Futuriste di “Poesia”
Published by Corso Venezia, 61, Milan

Dimensions:
Book: H: 8 15/8” x W: 5 1/16”
Custom leather box: H: 8 15/16” x W: 6 1/16” x D: 1 3/16”
Custom silk slipcase: H: 10” x W: 16 5/8” x D: 1 7/8”

With this fundamental book whose subject was the so-called “words-in-freedom,” F.T. Marinetti summarized about 15 years of research in the field of the renewal of poetic and literary language. This book features several typographic compositions spread in fold-out pages where the author shows his great creativity in typographic composition by using typefaces of very different style and size, as well as hand-designed typefaces and calligraphic writings. The results are of striking, impressive, visual effects that have since influenced many writers and poets.

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