Gold, opal and enamel ring, Georges Fouquet, circa 1900-1910. Photo Sotheby's

Set in the center with a fancy-shaped opal, within a frame of foliate design applied with bluish-green enamel, size 7, signed G. Fouquet, numbered 9730, maker's marks, French assay mark. Lot 198. Estimation10,000-15,000 USD

PROVENANCE: Formerly from the Collection of Mildred Anna Milton Williams, San Francisco

NOTE DE CATALOGUE: For examples of other rings by Georges Fouquet from this period see Les Fouquet: Bijoutiers & Joailliers à Paris 1860-1960, by Marie-Noël de Gary, p. 89

Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels. New York | 18 avr. 2012, 10:00 AM www.sothebys.com