Sale 22IJ02 | Lot 75

Attributed to Marcus & Co. Art Nouveau Gold, Opal, Green and Brown Enamel Iris Pendant with Gold and Gray Enamel Chain Necklace

Catalogue: Important Jewelry
Attributed to Marcus and Co. Art Nouveau Gold, Opal, Green and Brown Enamel Iris Pendant with Gold and Gray Enamel Chain Necklace

Lot Details

Lot 75
Attributed to Marcus & Co. Art Nouveau Gold, Opal, Green and Brown Enamel Iris Pendant with Gold and Gray Enamel Chain Necklace
14 kt., one modified oval boulder opal ap. 32.0 x 16.2 mm., pendant with marks, enamel loss, attributed to Marcus & Co., chain not original, circa 1900, ap. 24 dwts. Length 22 5/8 inches.

Similar example: Maker & Muse, The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, The Monacelli Press, pg. 129.

Similar example: Jaques and Marcus (Firm), creator. "Brooches, Pendants, No. 3." Jewelry Design Books of Jaques and Marcus, 1890 to 1910, 1890. Digital by Dartmouth Library, doi.org/10.1349/ddlp.1946.

With thanks to Beth Wees and Sheila Smithie for their generosity in sharing their abundance of knowledge and research.


C The Estate of an American Family

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Sold for $17,640 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Opal: medium blue to light blue to powdery blue, rainbow play-of-color, pinkish and red flashes to right side, left side of blue and green flashes, faint crazing, scratch at top, reverse of boulder rock, good polish.

Some enamel loss to leaves.
2 1/8 x 1 inches.

Chain width 3/16 inch.


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Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Sold for $17,640 (includes buyer's premium)

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