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Source Description
This magnificent brooch is an outstanding example of Lalique's jewelry. Here, layered fern leaves, in opalescent cameo glass and green enamel, are connected by diamond-set "stalks." At the center a large cushion-shaped opal is mounted in a silver-gilt frame set with small diamonds of varying size. The lateral segments are hinged to the central unit to permit movement. Henry Walters bought this piece from Lalique in 1904 at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. The symmetrical design anticipates Lalique's future work. Within several years, the artist abandoned both jewelry and the Art Nouveau style to devote himself to the production of glass molded in the Art Deco style.
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23250
label
Fern Leaves Brooch
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object
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Source metadata
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23250
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title
Fern Leaves Brooch
description
This magnificent brooch is an outstanding example of Lalique's jewelry. Here, layered fern leaves, in opalescent cameo glass and green enamel, are connected by diamond-set "stalks." At the center a large cushion-shaped opal is mounted in a silver-gilt frame set with small diamonds of varying size. The lateral segments are hinged to the central unit to permit movement. Henry Walters bought this piece from Lalique in 1904 at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. The symmetrical design anticipates Lalique's future work. Within several years, the artist abandoned both jewelry and the Art Nouveau style to devote himself to the production of glass molded in the Art Deco style.
provenance
René Lalique exhibit, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904 [no. 34]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1904, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1903-1904
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CC0
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en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
brooches
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
7
height
13.4
dimensionsRaw
2 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (7 x 13.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Maker's mark stamped on edge of central setting for the opa]l: ""LALIQUE""[Inventory number written in black ink on hemi-circular paper label on back face of one plique-a-jour leaf]: No. 34
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Gilded silver, glass, enamel, diamonds, opal
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2972
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2054
2513
2704
3300
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1
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photo
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photo
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