brooch;
pendant
- Museum number
- 1978,1002.637
- Description
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Cast and chased gold brooch-pendant in the form of a water-bird with a pearl in its beak. Warranty mark and maker's mark.
- Production date
- 1880-1890 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Width: 6.50 centimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Text from catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift (Gere et al 1984) no 1054:
The maker's mark on two of the water-birds (1054 and 1057) appear to conform to the description of a maker's mark, BF flanking a ring and a pearl, recorded at the Garantie des Métaux Précieux as the mark of Lucien Falize registered in 1892, but since the initials are BF it might also have been used in the preceding period, when Lucien Falize was in partnership with Germain Bapst, from 1880 to 1892; unfortunately, their mark does not appear to be recorded.
The shallow relief of these birds suggests that they are taken from the black and gold lacquerwork rather than from Japanese metalwork sources. The popularity of these water-birds lasted well into the twentieth century. They were still being produced in 1922 by the jewellers' syndicate 'Orla' (see Fig. 107, Plates p. 282) (Charlotte Gere)
- Location
- On display (G47/dc12)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2011 10-20 May, London, Wartski, Japonisme: From Falize to Fabergé
- Acquisition date
- 1978
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1978,1002.637
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: HG.637 (masterlist number)
