1164986

Plique au Jour Diamond & Ruby 18k Y Gold Pin #1164986

Currency:USD Category:Jewelry / Vintage & Antique Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
Plique au Jour Diamond & Ruby 18k Y Gold Pin #1164986
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Beautifully crafted Plique au Jour Butterfly pin. 0.80tcw Old European Cut VS1 diamonds throughout with two nice red rubies in the body at 0.65tcw. These fine gems are mounted in 18k yellow gold. This pin measures 2.5 inches across the wing tips and 1.0 inches across head and body. This vintage piece is appraisal priced at $4,995.00.

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
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1900-1930</td></tr>






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