Signed on reverse: "G. FOUQUET" (forged signature, though the piece is not by Fouquet); another signature removed
Gift of Sydney and Frances Lewis
A similar piece was displayed at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français, Paris 1902; A similar piece was displayed at the Exposition de la Parure Preciéuse de la Femme, Paris, 1908;
"Sarah Bernhardt and her Times," Wildenstein and Co., Inc., Nov 12 - Dec 28, 1984;
"L'Art de Vivre: Decorative Arts and Design in France, 1789-1989," Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY, Mar 30 - July 30, 1989
"Sarah Bernhardt and her Times," Wildenstein and Co., Inc., Nov 12 - Dec 28, 1984;
"L'Art de Vivre: Decorative Arts and Design in France, 1789-1989," Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY, Mar 30 - July 30, 1989
Michael Koch et al, The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery 1850-1910, Thomas Heneage & Co, London, 1990, p. 306;
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