Sale 09JL02 | Lot 492

Art Nouveau Double Sided Gold, Black Opal, Opal and Enamel Leaf Pendant, Tiffany & Co., by Louis Comfort Tiffany

Catalogue: Important Estate Jewelry
Art Nouveau Double Sided Gold, Black Opal, Opal and Enamel Leaf Pendant, Tiffany and Co., by Louis Comfort Tiffany

Lot Details

Lot 492
Art Nouveau Double Sided Gold, Black Opal, Opal and Enamel Leaf Pendant, Tiffany & Co., by Louis Comfort Tiffany
The reversible pendant centering 2 cushion-shaped black opals approximately 9.4 x 8.8 mm., within a textured gold border and openwork textured gold framework and pendant loops, suspending a stylized branch embellished by 20 opal beads, framed by four iridescent green enamel leaves, signed Tiffany & Co., circa 1905.
See Janet Zapata, The Jewelry and Enamels of Louis Comfort Tiffany, p. 83.

Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000
Sold for $31,250 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Black Opal: Some crazing, several faint white lines across stone visible, overall blue and green color, flashes of red on one side and faint flashes of red on other side.
Opal beads: Translucent, light blue and green, some red, 2 opals with hairline cracks.
Enamel good condition. 2 x 1 1/8".


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Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000
Sold for $31,250 (includes buyer's premium)

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Important Estate Jewelry

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