Description:
Whiteside & Blank Art Nouveau 18kt Gold, Plique-a-jour Enamel, Enamel, and Diamond Brooch, c. 1905-1910, designed as a woman with butterfly wings, set with old European-cut diamonds, 1 5/8 x 1 3/8 in., maker's mark.
Note: A similar example is pictured on the cover of The Glitter & The Gold: Fashioning America's Jewelry and is in the collection of The Newark Museum.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
Two spots of enamel loss to wings. Maker's mark, 18K.
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Kaitlin Shinnick
Director, Jewelry
617-874-4313
John Colasacco
Deputy Director, Jewelry
617-874-4313
Gloria Lieberman
Director Emerita
617-350-5400
Fine Jewelry
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