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Desbazeille Art Nouveau Champagne Diamond and Gold Cufflinks, Circa 1895

About the Item

A pair of French, Art Nouveau, champagne brown diamond and yellow gold floral cufflinks, for Maison G. Desbazeille, with old-cut pink toned dark champagne brown diamonds, in rub over settings, in the centre of engraved sunflower like flowers, with a twisted wire border, on chain links, mounted in gold, with French eagle head marks for 18ct gold and maker's mark G*D for Germain Desbazeille, circa 1895. Louis Desbazeille became partners with Ernest Derouen, circa 1872. In 1877 Louis Desbazeille started his own business. He specialised in carved gems, cameos, intaglios and engraved garnets and gentlemens jewellery, such as cufflinks, lockets, swivel seals, rings and stickpins. His son, Germain, joined the firm, in 1881. Louis Desbazeille retired in 1886. La Maison G. Desbazeille, broadened the range, to include plique-à-jour jewellery with Arabic, Persian and Japanese themes, hair combs, bookmarks and hatpins. Germain used pierced cameos (à jour) in an attempt to boost their popularity. By 1889 cameos and intaglios had become less fashionable. Germain Desbazeille concentrated on marketing medal jewellery accented with applied patinas and enamels. Medal jewels, imitating ancient Greek and Roman medals and coins, was a branch of the Art Nouveau jewellery movement. Master medal engravers and those adept at the use of the tour à réduire were in high demand and received important commissions from the top jewellers. Desbazeille commissioned some of the most excellent examples, including the 'Cleopatra', 'The Four Seasons', 'Women with Flowers' and 'Saint George' medals by Émile-Séraphin Vernier (1852-1927). From 1895 the firm also kept Oscar Roty (1846-1911) occupied with the creation of religious and irreligious medals. Roty was an expert in the use of the tour à réduire - a machine, inspired by a lathe, designed in Russia, in the 1700s, to reduce designs and etch metals. He studied at the Ecole de Beau Arts, Paris. In 1885 he was awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur. He won the Grand Prix for his medal jewellery in 1889. Germain Desbazeille, whose maker's mark is a G, a star and a D in a lozenge, had premises at 6 rue Monsigny, Paris.

Creator:

Desbazeille

Metal:

Gold

Stone:

Brown Diamond,Diamond

Stone Cut:

Round Cut

Weight:

16.2 g

Dimensions:

Diameter: 0.55 in (13.9 mm)

Style:

Art Nouveau

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

1890-1899

Date of Manufacture:

1895

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. There is an old crack in one of the diamonds, which is not obvious to the eye. This is part of the history of the cufflinks. It would harm the integrity of the setting to replace the stone.

Seller Location:

London, GB

Reference Number:

Seller: CL-880 / S28116CL21stDibs: LU389217110512

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