Description:
Art Nouveau 18kt Gold, Plique-a-Jour Enamel, and Diamond Pendant/Brooch, Henri Vever Paris, designed as a butterfly with plique-a-jour enamel wings and bezel-set old mine-cut diamonds, framed by foliate motifs set with old mine- and rose-cut diamonds, diamond-set bail, with removable findings for pendant or brooch conversion, and with original screwdriver, lg. 2 1/4 in., French import stamps, signed VEVER PARIS, in original fitted box for Vever, 14 rue de la Paix.
Estimate $20,000-25,000
The bail is also plique, with a small spot of damage to the center.
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