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Seaman Schepps ring, large stepped cut citrine (approx. 125 carats) set in 14K yellow gold, signed, c. 1940’s
Seaman Schepps ring, large stepped cut citrine (approx. 125 carats) set in 14K yellow gold, signed, c. 1940’s
Paul-Auguste Gagné (Sculptor) France
Egyptian Revival garniture set, circa 1875
Gilt bronze and carved rouge marble mantle clock and candelabra in a high Egyptian Revival style
Marks: P.A. Gagne (elaborate incised scroll signature on the back of the portrait bust)
For more information on Gagné see: Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, vol. 4, E. Bénézit (Paris: Librairie Gründ, 1976) p. 579.
For other related Egyptian Revival garniture sets see: Egyptomania: Egypt in Western Art, 1730-1930 (Paris: Éditions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux and Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1994)
H: 20 3/4″ x D: 6 3/4″ x W: 14 1/2″
Clasp illustrated: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, Band XIV, April 1904-September 1904, p. 506 (see image attached)