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A cultured pearl necklace
Estimate €200–350
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A brooch/pendant, FRÉDÉRIC BOUCHERON (att.)
Estimate €3.500–5.000
Description
Gold (750/000) set with natural half-pearls and a cornelian agate cameo depicting a classical profile.
Detachable frame allowing the use as a brooch or as a pendant.
French assay mark, work of the 3rd quarter of the 19th century.
With the original fitted case, by Boucheron, in brown leather, lined in silk and velvet and with a back compartment for storing the fittings.
(minor signs of wear, case with some defects)
H.: 4.5 cm (as brooch); 6 cm (as pendant)
34 g
Notes
Frédéric Boucheron (1830–1902) was an exceptional French jeweller, founder of the house of Boucheron. In 1858 he opened his first shop in the arcades of the Palais-Royal in Paris. In 1893 he was the first of the great contemporary jewellers to open a boutique at Place Vendôme (number 26) - an address that remains emblematic of this world-renowned maison.
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