California Jewelry

René -Jules Lalique was considered  a leader in jewellery design in the Art Nouveau style. His fascination lies in 3 central themes- fauna, floral, and the female form. Lalique incorporated an array of materials – gold, semi-precious stones, enamel and glass. One such Art Nouveau gold, opal and Plique-à-Jour enamel ring by René Lalique will be showcased at the upcoming ‘California Jewelry’ auction at .

Featured in the sale is a vintage Louis Aucoc designed 18 kt. gold, diamond, moonstone and pearl pendant depicting a female face against the backdrop of multicolored plique-à-jour enamel dragonfly wings. Another featured item is an important Art Moderne jabot by French jewelry designer Jean Fouquet. Fashioned from 18 kt. gold, silver, black onyx and diamonds, the circa–1935 jabot has a rare 3 dimensional design of overlapping layers of gold, onyx, silver circles & semi-circles with elongated triangular slices. The jabot has 29 old European, rose & single-cut diamonds. Also on the auction block are fine jewelry and accessories. Among other notable lots are watches by Rolex, Piaget, and Patek Philippe, which might pique buyers. Browse the entire collection and register to bid on Invaluable