Brooch
ca. 1889 (made)
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This brooch is very similar in design to that of a grapes brooch by the firm of Fonsèque and Olive. Olive, who had worked for the renowned Parisian goldsmith and jeweller, Lucien Falize, went into partnership with the jeweller M. Fonsèque in 1885. Olive's designs, such as the coffee bean brooch and the grapes brooch of 1889 were very popular for a number of years and it was his ingenuity in design which led to the firm's success.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, silver, rose cut diamonds and glass |
| Brief description | Brooch in the form of grapes; glass and rose-cut diamonds set in silver backed with gold; possibly by Fonsèque and Olive, Paris, ca. 1889. |
| Physical description | Brooch in the form of green glass grapes on a branch of silver backed in gold with rose-cut diamonds. |
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| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein |
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| Summary | This brooch is very similar in design to that of a grapes brooch by the firm of Fonsèque and Olive. Olive, who had worked for the renowned Parisian goldsmith and jeweller, Lucien Falize, went into partnership with the jeweller M. Fonsèque in 1885. Olive's designs, such as the coffee bean brooch and the grapes brooch of 1889 were very popular for a number of years and it was his ingenuity in design which led to the firm's success. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.88-2007 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2008 |
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