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Lot 82 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
ART NOUVEAU OPAL, EMERALD, DIAMOND AND ENAMEL PENDANT/BROOCH, HENRI VEVER
Closed15 May 2019
Price Realised
CHF 35,000
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Specialist note
Identical pendant/brooches by Leopold Gautrait have been illustrated in several jewellery books and form part of the permanent collection at the V&A museum of London.
Lucien Léopold Gautrait was born in France in 1865. He worked in close collaboration with the jeweller Léon Gariod until the beginning of the 1920s. Being considered a talented jewel designer, Gautrait worked with numerous jewellers of the Art Nouveau period, including Henri Vever.
Lucien Léopold Gautrait was born in France in 1865. He worked in close collaboration with the jeweller Léon Gariod until the beginning of the 1920s. Being considered a talented jewel designer, Gautrait worked with numerous jewellers of the Art Nouveau period, including Henri Vever.