Art Nouveau 18ct Gold & Diamond Tie Pin Of A Lady By Comte Prosper D’ Epinay

A beautiful French 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold Art NouveauA movement within the arts, particularly jewellery, evolving out of a response to mass production and the industrial revolution (1890-1915). Jewellery of this period was heavily influenced by nature and femininity, with its sweeping lines and organic motifs. tie pin of a lady with upswept hair and garlands. Around her neck are set three rose diamonds. It is by the French jeweller Comte prosper d’Epinay de Briort. He was a french medallist based in Paris from 1836 to 1914 and once worked for the well known famous jeweller BoucheronThe House of Boucheron was founded by Frédéric Boucheron in 1858, with his first salon at the Palais Royal.  The firm quickly became one of the premier French jewellers and gained deserved international acclaim, having exhibited at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial, the 1889 and 1900 Paris Expositions Universelles, the 1893 World’s Colombian Exp…. It was made circa 1900-1910.