Lot no. 719
Set in silver vermeil 800°/°° comprising: a hinged reliquary pendant, opening at the back, with enamelled decoration of a Bresse woman in regional costume, carrying a basket of flowers. Surrounded by round Bresse enamels and filigree scrolls, topped by a clasp also decorated with oval enamel and filigree.
And a pair of clip earrings with the same motif and a curious reassembly of the fastenings (earrings for pierced ears transformed into clips, fastening system and non-original transparent rhinestones and small rubies).
Crab and swan hallmark
Bresse, late 19th century
H. earring: 4.9 cm - H. pendant: 6 cm - Total gross weight: 26.5 g
In its original case by Amédée Fornet, damaged and worn
To be compared with the pendant-brooch presented in the book: "Émaux de Bresse Joyaux du quotidien", Editions Snoeck, 2014, p.174 under inventory number n° 2012.22.04
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