A Jean Després silver brooch - image-1

Lot 118 Dα

A Jean Després silver brooch

Auction 1137 - overview Brussels
17.09.2019, 14:00 - The Modern Style
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.000 €

A Jean Després silver brooch

Silver and vermeil brooch, the central stone possibly onyx. Oblong geometric brooch. Engraved J. Després with dash, maker's mark and mark for mixed materials under 3% weight (Tardy, p. 203). A small chip to the central stone. L 7.5 cm, 37 g.

Literature

Cf. Gabardi, Jean Després maestro orafo tra art déco e avanguardie, Milan 1999, p. 41 and p. 48, for the marks p. 202.