FROMENT-MEURICE (1873-1913) FROMENT-MEURICE (1873-1913)
An important fruit bowl …

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FROMENT-MEURICE (1873-1913)

FROMENT-MEURICE (1873-1913) An important fruit bowl with a silvered bronze base formed by four winged sphinxes linked by their tails and garlands of pomegranates. The base has an openwork hoop imitating wickerwork. A large sixteen-sided cut crystal bowl with wavy edges (reverse of bowl scratched). Base signed in all letters: "FROMENT-MEURICE". Total H 19.5 x D 43.5 cm

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FROMENT-MEURICE (1873-1913)

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Estim. 10 000 - 15 000 EUR

FRANÇOIS-DÉSIRÉ FROMENT-MEURICE - 1850S RARE CHERUBS, IVY LEAVES AND TULIPS BRACELET It features a very large oval onyx motif inlaid with interlaced initials in 18K yellow gold. It is surrounded by cherubs holding small pearls. Surrounded by green enameled ivy leaves and ruby-set tulips. The bracelet itself features a frieze of ivy leaves and small tulips and four cherubs with large wings. Gross weight: 90.70 g (very small enamel chips). Dimensions of central motif: 7.5 x 5.8 cm. Total bracelet length: 18.3 cm. Bracelet width: 2.9 cm. Dictionnaire des poinçons des fabricants d'ouvrage d'or et d'argent, Paris 1838-1875, Cahier de l'Inventaire, 1994. VEVER, Henri, La bijouterie Française au XIXème siècle, Floury edition, Paris 1906: it mentions the joint work of brothers Louis-Philibert-Honoré Audouard and François-Désiré Froment-Meurice. Archives of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. A RARE WORK BY FRANÇOIS-DÉSIRÉ FROMENT-MEURICE Romanticism combined with neo-Gothic style With great skill, this bracelet blends the most exaggerated romanticism, presenting the recipient with three small eggs in the form of pearls, probably a gift for a new-born baby. The wristband is decorated with arabesques symbolizing fidelity, freely inspired by the most refined Gothic style. When I came across an identical ivy-leaf bracelet by the same artist in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum ivy leaves, I was, as you will be, surprised by the modest prices charged to customers by this designer. The Museum's small bracelet was paid for by the Museum itself at the London World's Fair in 1851 at a cost of 18 pounds sterling. Today, we offer a "modern" work from 1851, which has become a major collector's item. Let's not forget the great success of another masterpiece by François-Désirée Froment-Meurice, sold at Tajan for 67,600 euros (including fees) for a large pink topaz pendant. pendant exhibited in Paris for the 1855 Universal Exhibition. Onyx, enamel, natural pearls, silver and 18K yellow gold cherubs bracelet by François-Désiré Froment-Meurice, circa 1850. Gross weight : 90,70 gr. (little lacks to the enamel) Central pattern dimensions : 7,5 x 5,8 cm. Total lentgh bracelet : 18,3 cm. Bracelet width : 2,9 cm.

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CHRISTOFLE, 19th century. Part of a fruit bowl in silver-plated bronze, the shaft decorated with flowers and foliage, supporting a tray designed to hold a cup. It stands on a tripod base. Hallmarks on the reverse: silversmith's hallmark and CHRISTOFLE, model number: 606112, monogram RB... H.: 17.5 cm (cup missing).

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