FONTENAY, A LATE 19TH CENTURY JADEITE JADE, RUBY, DIAMOND, PEARL AND ENAMEL CRANE BROOCH CIRCA 1860

FONTENAY, A LATE 19TH CENTURY JADEITE JADE, RUBY, DIAMOND, PEARL AND ENAMEL CRANE BROOCH CIRCA 1860 The shaped jadeite panel with an applied crane, pavé set with rose cut diamonds, with pavé set ruby and black enamelled legs, standing amongst enamelled foliage, within a circular cut ruby and white, black and pink tipped enamel foliate border, suspending a silver tone pearl with a ruby and diamond accented cap, the reverse stamped FONTENAY FAB and F SAMPER & Co Size/dimensions: 7.6cm long, pearl 10.3mm wide Gross weight: 32.8 gramsPlease note the pearl is untested and unwarranted as natural pearl.Literature: Vever, Henri, 'French Jewellery Of The Nineteenth Century' (Tr. Purcell, Katherine), London 2001, P 645 for an illustration of this piece in its original form as a pendant Condition Report: One gem deficient on head of crane, one ruby deficient on pearl cap Three grass fronds deficient Some chipping to guilloché enamel foliage and some wear and chips to black and white enamelling Rubies of a mostly purplish red hue and fairly well matched. Some chips. Jade is of a mottled light green hue with a waxy lustre. Slightly loose in mount Pearl remains untested. Of a brownish silver hue with some pitting and circling Original pendant fitting deficient, later pin fitting soldered on, pin bent French eagle's head poincon, numbered 7715Condition Report Disclaimer