Deco (after Jean Fouquet) Gold Black Enamel and Multicolour Studded Gems Pair of Dress Clips
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Deco (after Jean Fouquet) Gold Black Enamel and Multicolour Studded Gems Pair of Dress Clips
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Description: gold plated base metal, faux emerald ruby and sapphire cabochons, enamelling
Marked: Pat 1801128 on clips
Reference: For the original Jean Fouquet design see Sylvie Raulet, Art Deco Jewelry (English transl., London, 1985) p 232 (reproduced below), dated c 1930. The matching bangle - see DEC616 - was pictured in Life Magazine, Jan 1938. Click thumbnail above to view, and see also V. Becker, Fabulous Costume Jewelry, p. 141. Patent is for dress clip mechanism, A E Waller of Providence RI, dated 1931, placing production in the 1930s and making European manufacture very unlikely. ••Reference Links - dec616
Condition: Excellent
Size: 1.45" x 1.25" x 0.45" proud
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