Art Nouveau Necklace with Opal Scarab by Antoine Bricteux

This Louis Tiffany brooch dating from circa 1909 is composed of favrile glass scarabs and gold. The oval form is bezel-set with 10 glass scarabs with iridescent blue, indigo and green tones, within a delicate wire mount highlighted by gold spherules. A rare and collectible Louis Tiffany brooch of unusual materials, this brooch represents a classic innovation of the artist in the early to middle period of his work in the medium, when he was most engaged in the creation of experimental jewelry. Product Details: Item #: BO-21184 Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany & Co. Country: United States Circa: 1909 Dimensions: 1.75" length, 3" width Materials: Favrile Glass; Gold; With signed box Signed: Tiffany & Co., with scratched number, possibly A7820 Literature: Jewelry dating from the period 1909-1914 featuring iridescent glass scarabs is pictured in: Janet Zapata, The Jewelry and Enamels of Louis Comfort Tiffany, p. 103-105 Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: With their combination of simple naturalism and powerful symbolism of resurrection, favrile glass scarabs represent an important motif and medium in Louis Tiffany's work. In his decades-long career of experimentation in creating precious artistic objects, Tiffany drew inspiration across many cultures and media, with nature as his touchstone. Tiffany had an intense interest in Egyptian art and collected a number of ancient scarabs...

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