JOE DESCOMPS (EMMANUEL-JULES-JOSEPH) 1872-1948
Superb Art Nouveau Mermaid Pendant
Gold, plique-a- jour enamel, emerald & pearl
Marks: Eagle's head & designers mongram ‘JD’ for Joe Descomps
Maker's monogram: brooch pin marked LG flanking a horn for Leon Gariod
Length 7.8cm Width 5.1cm
French. Circa 1900
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
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