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SET OF BLACK OPAL, MULTI-GEM AND ENAMEL JEWELRY, LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY, TIFFANY & CO.
Lot 90PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION, WASHINGTON, D.C.

SET OF BLACK OPAL, MULTI-GEM AND ENAMEL JEWELRY, LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY, TIFFANY & CO.

Fermé29 July 2020

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SET OF BLACK OPAL, MULTI-GEM AND ENAMEL JEWELRY, LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY, TIFFANY & CO.
Circular, oval and triangular-shaped black opals, cushion and circular-cut demantoid garnets, oval and circular-cut sapphires and orange sapphires, variously colored enamel, 18k gold, necklace 14 ins., bracelet 7 ½ ins., circa 1915, each signed Tiffany & Co.

Note du spécialiste


Louis Comfort Tiffany was fascinated by unusual and unconventional stones. Sapphires from the Yogo Gulch Mine in Montana captured the color and brilliance that he was looking for in his materials. Similarly, the dynamic play-of-color in black opals, coupled with multi-colored enameling, is reminiscent of his earlier pioneering work in glass and windows. He was a master of combining vibrant colors to emulate the natural world. He was especially fond of combining blue and green and how the combination was evocative of peacocks, a recurring motif in his work.