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Art Nouveau brooch, attributed to Henri SOLIE.

Art Nouveau chased gold, adorned with pearls and translucent enamel, depicting a "Naïad", greek divinity of the fresh water (springs, rivers...). Very delicat carving, even at the back. The nose's tip is a little smooth...
High quality with heavy weight : 18.4 grs !
French work (warranty mark : eagle's head), circa 1900.
Unsigned, but attributed to Henri Solié.

SOLD

Henri-Auguste Solié, Parisian jeweller. Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salons, 1895-1914, Jewellery, t. II, p. 220-221. Vivienne Becker, Art Nouveau jewellery, London, 1985, p. 228.