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Archibald Knox Art Nouveau Opal Enamel Gold Diadem Comb for Liberty & Co.

$63,093.74
£45,000
€53,467.21
CA$86,104.84
A$95,885.51
CHF 49,903.11
MX$1,182,256.76
NOK 635,554.26
SEK 597,359.39
DKK 398,931.73
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llustrated in our book: Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, cat. no. 490 An extremely beautiful unrecorded Diadem by Archibald Knox. The fiery central opal is set amongst gold entrelacs of flowers and foliage enriched with superb plique-à-jour enamel. The reverse is embossed with a butterfly motif. This is a metamorphic jewel being adjustable to both a diadem and a decorative comb. Exhibited: “Jewellery. materials craft art” at the National Museum Zurich from 19.05.2017 – 22.10.2017

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