Brooch
1898 - 1901
Georges Fouquet
Gold, pearls, mother of pearl, pliqué à jour enamel
h. 10.0 cm
UEA 21149Georges Fouquet exhibited this orchid brooch, designed by his principal designer Charles Desrosiers, at the Salon des Artistes Français of 1898. The piece is based on a fully modelled paphiopedilum lawrenceanum orchid, with delicate pliqué à jour enamel work and a large central baroque pearl. Fouquet formed a close working relationship with Alphonse Mucha who designed the Fouquet shop which opened on the Rue Royale, Paris, in 1921.
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