Richly patinated handwrought boule vase with a double large triangle silver overlay motif, square palm wood attached base
For more information see: Art et Décoration Revue Mensuelle D’Art Moderne, Tome XLVII. (Paris: Librairie Centrale Des Beaux-Arts) p.217; Silver of a New Era: International Highlights of Precious Metalwork from 1880 to 1940, (Rotterdam: Museum Boymans van-Beuningen, 1992) p.68, cat.no. 61; La Dinanderie Française 1900-1950, Dominique Forest and Marie-Cécile Forest (Paris: Les Éditions de l’Amateur, 1995) p.231-233.
Edwardian Era elaborate pendant necklace with a large fancy round-cut natural gem Madeira citrine (approx. 30 carats TW dimensions 20mm x 20mm x 16mm, GIA certificate) in a fine milligrain platinum mount with stylized leaves and flower blossoms and a bow all set with 83 old European round-cut diamonds (approx. 4.65 carats TW) suspended from the matching and period platinum chain, c.1900
Silver-plate highly stylized classical ewer with various etched and applied floral details and an elegantly modeled double arch handle form
Marks: Heraldic Coat-of-Arms
H: 11″ x W: 8″ x D: 5″
This is a Rococo Revival inspired wine ewer that shows the design transition of the last quarter of the 19th Century and leading up to the curvaceous designs of the Art Nouveau Era. The classical form of this ewer has an ancient precedent as well.
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