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Lot 184 Dα

An 18k gold enamel and pearl “frog king“ brooch

Auction 1183 - overview Cologne
18.11.2021, 15:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.500 €
Result: 2.500 € (incl. premium)
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An 18k gold enamel and pearl “frog king“ brooch

Designed as a crouching frog picked out in emerald green transluscent enamel, set with 25 small 8/8-cut diamonds (in total ca. 0.22 ct), with two ruby cabochons for the eyes and holding a slightly baroque form South Sea pearl (diameter 13 mm). 3.5 x 4.5 cm. Weight 25.99 g.
Probably USA, around 1960s/1970s.

The finely executed, unsigned brooch is based on a model executed by Carvin French in New York, which the famous American jewellery designer Donald Clavin created for Tiffany & Co. In around 1966. Clavin became known for his colourful, original brooches based on characters from nursery rhymes and fairy tales.

Literature

Cf. Phillips (ed.), Bejewelled by Tiffany, 1837 - 1987, 2008, p. 285, no. 163. Here with an illustration of the frog brooch by Donald Claflin upon which this piece was based.