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18 Karat Gold, Freshwater Pearl and Enamel 'Iris' Bracelet, Lalique
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Lalique
- gold, pearl, enamel
The four rectangular openwork plaques featuring blooming irises, accented by leaves of pale mint-green enamel, spaced by 12 freshwater pearls, length 7 inches, signed Lalique, with French assay and maker's marks; circa 1900.
Condition
The enamelling is in very good condition, with only a few small chips at the corners of a few of the panels. The pearls are a creamy silver hue with waxy to good luster, slightly irregular shapes, with typical wrinkling of skins. Signed on the clasp and fitted with a safety chain.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. Illustrations in the catalogue may not be actual size. Prospective purchasers are reminded that, unless the catalogue description specifically states that a stone is natural, we have assumed that some form of treatment may have been used and that such treatment may not be permanent. Our presale estimates reflect this assumption.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. Illustrations in the catalogue may not be actual size. Prospective purchasers are reminded that, unless the catalogue description specifically states that a stone is natural, we have assumed that some form of treatment may have been used and that such treatment may not be permanent. Our presale estimates reflect this assumption.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For another bracelet of iris motif by Lalique see Rene Lalique Schmuck and Objets d'Art 1890-1910 by Sigrid Barten, page 447, plate 1239. Also see The Jewels of Lalique by Yvonne Brunhammer, pages 16-17.
In the Salon of 1897, Lalique exhibited two pieces of jewelry designed with irises, a buckle and bracelet of enameled irises and opal, which he again displayed in the Exposition Universelle in 1900. A symbol of the Virgin in Medieval art, the iris featured prominently in Japanese art and was a favored motif of the pre-Raphaelite artists who held fast to the concept of "memesis," i.e. the imitation of nature as the main goal of art.