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| HENRY
VAN DE VELDE 1863-1957 Exceptional Art Nouveau Brooch Gold, ruby & diamond Length: 1.9cm. Width: 3.8cm Marked verso: Van de Velde monogram Belgian. Circa 1898 Fitted case Jewellery by Van de Velde is extremely rare Literature:
cf. Schmuck in Deutschland und Oesterreich, 1895-1914, Prof. A.M. Hammacher, 1967, p.126, 127, 139, & 147. This brooch will be illustrated in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne Henry van de Velde, The Weimar Museum, Germany. |