12 juillet 2014

Tankard, late 1600s, by Andreas Brachfeldt (Russian, 1661-1697), cut and seamed silver sheet, repoussé and chased ornament, cast handle and feet, partially gilded, Diameter - w:17.50 cm (w:6 7/8 inches)Overall - h:26.50 w:26.40 cm (h:10 3/8 w:10 3/8 inches). John L. Severance Fund 1971.266, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art.

Tankard, c. 1680, Germany, Augsburg, 17th century, silver, Diameter of mouth - w:11.50 cm (w:4 1/2 inches)Overall - h:16.55 cm (h:6 1/2 inches). Gift of Caesar A. and Thomas F. Grasselli, in memory of Mrs. Thomas S. Grasselli 1955.353, Cleveland Museum of Art  © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art.

A diamond set corsage ornament in the form of Cherry Blossom by Lalique for Vever. Photo courtesy Wartski London Exhibited: Japonisme: from Falize to Fabergé, the Goldsmith and Japan, Wartski, 2011, number 119.

A brooch in the form of a chrysanthemum set with Mississippi pearls by Tiffany, c.1904. Photo courtesy Wartski London  Exhibited: Japonisme: from Falize to Fabergé, the Goldsmith and Japan, Wartski, 2011, number 119.

A diamond set crab brooch. Photo courtesy Wartski London  finely depicted in platinum and pave-set with 5.90 carats of brilliant-cut diamonds, by Wartski London. Width at widest point 5.5 cm

A diamond serpent necklace, Paris, circa 1919. Photo courtesy Wartski London  in the form of a snake, the platinum body finely set with old brilliant cut diamonds in a bombé scale pattern, its body entwined to form the neck. Attributed to the Lavabre workshop. Lavabre supplied Cartier Paris with diamond set jewels and a necklace of identical design made by Lavabre for Cartier is held in the Cartier Collection. See Cartier 1900-1939, Judy , British Museum Press, 1997, number 201.

A pair of platinum mounted gem-set brooches by Boucheron, Paris. c.1920. Photo courtesy Wartski London in the form of cascading cherry blossom, the stems enamelled black bearing brilliant-cut diamond and cabochon ruby-set flowers.  Exhibited: Japonisme: from Falize to Fabergé, the Goldsmith and Japan, Wartski, 2011, number 119.

Beaker, before 1720, manufacturer Meissen Porcelain Factory, porcelain, interior gilded, Diameter - w:5.50 cm (w:2 1/8 inches)Overall - h:9.10 w:6.85 cm (h:3 9/16 w:2 11/16 inches). Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of his wife, Florence Ellsworth Wilson 1952.452, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art.

Saucer, c. 1723, manufacturer Meissen Porcelain Factory, porcelain, Overall - h:2.15 w:12.30 cm (h:13/16 w:4 13/16 inches). Gift of Rev. Alfred Duane Pell 1919.186, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art.

Covered Vase, c. 1728-1730, manufacturer Meissen Porcelain Factory, porcelain, Overall - h:37.50 w:23.80 cm (h:14 3/4 w:9 5/16 inches). Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1986.10, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art.