JOE DESCOMPS 1872-1948
(EMMANUEL-JULES-JOSEPH)
Superb Art Nouveau Mermaid Pendant/Brooch
French. Circa 1900
Gold, plique-a- jour enamel, emerald & pearl
Signed verso with monogram ‘JD’ for Joe Descomps
The brooch pin marked LG flanking a horn for Leon Gariod
Length 7.8cm (3 in)  Width 5.1cm (2 in)
Fitted case
Literature: cf. Art Nouveau Jewelry,
Vivienne Becker, 1985, p. 217, pl. 85, 107, 115
The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Jewellery, Alastair Duncan, 1994,
Volume 1, The Designers A-K, P. 187-188
La Bijouterie Francaise au XIX Siecle, Volume III, Henri Vever. Henri Vever, French Jewelry of the Nineteenth Century
Translated from the French by Katherine Purcell, 2001
p. 1046 & 1112
Kunsthandwerk um 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Modern Style, Nieuwe Kunst, Catalogue of the Hessischen Landesmuseums, Darmstadt, 1965, p. 97, pl. 128