An art nouveau plique-à-jour enamel, diamond and opal ring, by Eugène Feuillâtre, circa 1905
The navette-shaped bezel with an opal cabochon to the centre, set vertically between two dragonflies with rose-cut diamond head and eyes, blue enamel body and outstretched blueish-green plique-à-jour enamel wings, to scrolled trifurcated shoulders and bevelled shank, signed Feuillâtre, with French assay marks, some enamel damage, ring size N
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£2,400
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Footnotes
- Eugène Feuillâtre (1870-1916) was an accomplished medallist, goldsmith and silversmith. He started his career in Lalique's workshop and is credited with experimenting with methods of enamelling on silver, which is more difficult than gold due to its lower melting point and pioneering the technigue of enamelling on platinum. He may have been responsible for Lalique's experiments in the art of plique-à-jour enamelling.
Cf. Becker, Vivienne, Art Nouveau Jewelry, London, 1985, p91
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