AN ART NOUVEAU BUCKLE AND A RING FORM FITTING (2)
The shaped oval Art Nouveau buckle designed as a girl with irises within a scrolled surround, probably French, early 20th century, indistinct mark BAVARO. Probably by Jean-Baptiste-Emile Dropsy (1858 - 1923) for Maison Savard et Cie. Together with an amethyst set bell pull ring, unmarked, diameter 4.2cm
An almost identical buckle attributed to Dropsy is held at the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: https://vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-7908768/ Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner-collection
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The shaped oval Art Nouveau buckle designed as a girl with irises within a scrolled surround, probably French, early 20th century, indistinct mark BAVARO. Probably by Jean-Baptiste-Emile Dropsy (1858 - 1923) for Maison Savard et Cie. Together with an amethyst set bell pull ring, unmarked, diameter 4.2cm
An almost identical buckle attributed to Dropsy is held at the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: https://vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-7908768/ Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner-collection
