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Neo Gothic Cathedral Style Bracelet

( c. 1845) France




Neo Gothic Cathedral Style Bracelet

Medium / Material

Gold, enamel, aquamarine, opal & ruby


Dimensions

7.00cm wide   19.50cm high (2.76 inches wide  7.68 inches high)


Description

Neo Gothic
Cathedral Style Bracelet
Length: 19.5 cm (7.5 in) Width: 7 cm (2.7 in)
Marks: Ram's head & maker's mark a comet flanked by F R
Aquamarine 13.50 cts approx
Paris. Circa 1845
Original fitted case
A sumptuous & rare museum quality example of a Neo-Gothic polychromatic gold & gem set bracelet
Felix Rousselot is recorded working from 1822. His shop "La Parure" was at 129 rue Saint Honoré, Paris
Literature: cf. La Collection de Bijoux du Musée des Arts Décoratifs à Paris, 2004, ref: XIX century, catalogue number 5 illustrates a similar bracelet from the museum collection