1127508

Plique au Jour Butterfly Pin Diamonds in 14k #1127508

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Plique au Jour Butterfly Pin Diamonds in 14k #1127508
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Art Nouveau piece from 1910. 14k yellow gold and platinum plique au jour enamel butterfly accented with 1.00tcw of diamonds and a ruby. Art Nouveau styling at it's finest.

Plique à jour for most enamelers is a mystery, the tour de force of enlightenment, a man made jewel, a conquering of dynamic difference that traps the minds' imagination. To others a frustrating road to compromise and quick failure. The puzzle is how to capture enamel successfully within a filigree framework of silver or gold for a desirable objet d'art and not destruct along the way.

Just as the enamel can be captured, the viewer is captured, but it is the enamelist that must accomplish the task of capturing. This skill can lead to one of the most attracting of gems in the field of enamel. There have been few masters of the art of plique à jour, most notably, Fernand Thesmar, Gustave Gaudernack, Rene Lalique, and P. Ovchinnikov. There are no recognized masters of this technique in the United States and few practitioners.

Source :Yesterdays Technique Today
by Bill Helwig
from Vol. 11, No. 3, June 1992

Condition: Excellent
Stone: Diamond1.00tcw

Natural Ruby

Metal: 14K Yellow Gold

Measurements: 1.75" (H) x 3.25" (W)

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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1910</td></tr>






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<tr><td>Location:Greenwood, SC</td></tr>
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