GEORGES FOUQUET 1862-1957
'Les Trois Crabes'
An Important Art Nouveau Brooch
French. Circa 1900
Gold, with plique-a-jour & translucent enamel, diamonds & pearl
Length: 7cm (2.76 in)  Width: 9cm (3.54 in)
Marked 'GF' twice, on brooch frame & pin
Minor repair to one plique window
Fitted case

Literature: cf. Die Fouquet, 1860-1960, Schmuck Kunstler in Paris,

Museum Bellerive, Zurich, 1984.
Schmuck Kunst im Jugendstil, Art Nouveau Jewellery,

Arnoldsche, 1999, p.33-50.
The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Jewellery, volume 1,

A-K, Alastair Duncan, 1994, p.247-260

Illustrated: Art Nouveau, The French Aesthetic,

Victor Arwas, 1992, p.360
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