Lalique
Enamel, peridot and diamond pendant
Session begins in
March 31, 08:30 AM GTNN
Estimate
35,000 - 60,000 EUR
Bid
28,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Of foliate and openwork design, depicting a woman charming a snake applied with enamel wrapped around the mounting, enhanced with an oval peridot and circular-cut diamonds.
- Dimensions approximatively 62 x 47 mm
- Signed Lalique
- French import assay mark for 18 carat gold
- Circa 1900 - 1902
- Gross weight 18.08 grams
A similar model of the flute player charming a snake can be found on the tiara kept at the Lambinet Museum in Versailles, created by René Lalique for Julia Bartet in the role of Bérénice.
Cf.: Sigrid Barten, René Lalique 1890-1910, Schmuck und Objets d'art, Prestel Verlag, München, 1977, page 331, illustrationno. 68for a drawing of this pendant dated 1900 - 1902