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Details
Plique-à-jour enamel, suspending a drop-shaped white pearl, 18k yellow gold (French mark), 1900s, signed L. Gautrait, maker’s mark, green fitted Boucheron case

Size/Dimensions: 42.0 cm
Gross weight: 32.8 grams

Please note that the pearl has not been tested for natural origin.
Provenance
Christie's, London, December 2012, lot 215
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A notable jeweller from the Art Nouveau movement, Lucien Gautrait is famous for the creation of pieces inspired by plants, animals and insects and in particular for his use of plique-à-jour enamelling which mimics stained glass.
After 1905, Gautrait began designing pieces in the Louis XVI style.

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