Lot 46. Silver and Lacquer Pendant-Necklace, Jean Fouquet, France, 1928-1929. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

The circular pendant with two bombé columns, one applied with black lacquer and the other applied with mint green lacquer, suspending a black silk tassel and completed by a black silk cord, length 29 inches, signed Jean Fouquet, with French assay mark; 1928-1929.

Provenance: Formerly From the Collection of Karl Lagerfeld.

Exhibited: Bijoux Art Déco et Avant-Garde, Paris Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 19 March - 12 July 2009.

Literature: Understanding Jewellery by David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti, page 318.

Bijoux Art Déco et Avant-Garde by Laurence Mouillefarine and Évelyne Possémé, page 152.

Note: A pendant of similar design from the Félix Marcilhac Collection is illustrated in Les Fouquet by Marie-Noël de Gary, page 168.

Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels Including the Legendary Stotesbury Emerald, New York, 25 Apr 2017, 10:00 AM