Sep Ancient Art & Paintings & Collectibles
Lot 290:
Description
Bracelet inner diameter 48-58-mm, suitable for wrist circumference within 13.5-16.5-cm Wt:60g
"Gold Bangle with Foliage-Motif, Diamond-Set Leaves and Emerald Fruits"Entirely hand-wrought in 18K gold. Three-dimensional chased-gold foliage is set with diamonds, accented by emerald-carved fruit forms. Featuring a principal old-cut diamond weighing approximately 1-ct, encircled by thirty-six emeralds nestled along chased-gold vinework. Held up to the light, it evokes the luminous glamour of 19th-century Parisian balls. Twisted gold forms sinuous vine contours, every turn imbued with the spirit of the Second Empire. Diamonds adorn the leaf veins like morning dew, a masterly illusion woven by the artisan through light and shadow. The weighty emerald-carved fruits hang down as if freshly plucked from the boughs of an imperial garden, still misted with the dawn haze of the Tuileries Palace. Complete with vintage French owl-head hallmarks.
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