Opal, enamel and diamond pendant necklace, La Nuit, attributed to, Alfonse Mucha, circa 1905 - Sothebys

The whimsical design depicting an allegory of the night scene, the face of a woman peeking through a polished opal crescent moon atop billowing clouds applied with plique-à-jour enamel, circular- and single-cut diamonds, the clouds suspending a gold fringe of burning oil lamps, the pendant suspended from a fancy link chain, length approximately 800mm, unsigned, French assay marks. Estimation: 50,000 - 80,000 CHF

FROM THE NEUMANN FOUNDATION COLLECTION 

LITTERATURE: Cf: Georges de Bartha, L'Art 1900: La Collection Neumann, 1994, page 130 for an illustration of the necklace.

Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels. Genève | 14 mai 2013 www.sothebys.com