Fine Jewellery - 25th October 2023
Lot 419
Charles Rivaud, an Art Nouveau silver, gold and enamel pendant, France, circa 1900
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £252
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Description
Charles Rivaud, an Art Nouveau silver, gold and enamel pendant, France, circa 1900, the oval pendant with a depiction of the Madonna and Child in shallow relief in silver, within a foliate openwork mount applied with dark blue enamel, accented with half pearls, length 4.8cm, French assay mark for gold and partial French maker's mark for Charles Rivaud
Cf.: Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, p. 175, for a similar example