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Theodore B. Starr (attr.) American Art Nouveau brooch, 18k gold with two large oval cabochon emeralds, one tear drop emerald with 144 old European round cut diamonds and six small cabochon emeralds, c. 1900
Theodore B. Starr (attr.) American Art Nouveau brooch, 18k gold with two large oval cabochon emeralds, one tear drop emerald with 144 old European round cut diamonds and six small cabochon emeralds, c. 1900
Weight: 6.88 Troy ounces / 214.2 grams
MARGARET DE PATTA (1903-1964) USA
Abstract brooch c. 1945
Sterling with both a smooth finish and a textured surface in a biomorphic design set with rondels of chrysoprase and carnelian
Marks: De Patta chevron insignia, STERLING
Illustrated: Design 1935 – 1965, What Modern Was: selections from the Liliane and David M. Stewart collection ed. Martin Eidelberg, (Montreal/New York: Le Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Montréal/Harry N. Abrams, 1991), p. 100, illus. 130.
Related designs illustrated: The Jewelry of Margaret de Patta: A Retrospective Exhibition, Oakes Gallery and The Oakland Museum (Oakland, Calif.: 1979); Messengers of Modernism: American Studio Jewelry 1940-1960, ed. Martin Eidelberg, (Montreal: The Lake St. Louis Historical Society, 1996).
L: 3 1/4”