- Brosche in Form einer Chimäre
auction 387, Lot 1005
JEWELLERY
on 5 May 2020
Brosche in Form einer Chimäre
Differenzbesteuerung
A Brooch in the Form of a Chimera
Paris, circa 1880-1890, ALPHONSE FOUQUET
18K yellow gold (750/-), tested. Makers mark. 1 old-brilliant-cut diamond of circa 0.50 carat, 2 brilliant-cut diamonds.
Circa 6.8 x 5.3 cm. Circa 29.2 g.
Alphonse Fouquets (1828-1911) oeuvre includes pieces of jewellery in both the Renaissance and naturalistic styles. He was also interested in motifs from Greek mythology. This also includes the chimera depicted so skillfully in this brooch. The chimera is described in ancient literature as a hybrid. It is a manifestation of the dark and sinister and devastated its surroundings until it was killed by Bellerophon.
Literature: Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (ed.), Pariser Schmuck, Munich 1989, p. 122 ff.
