$593
Group of Antique Jewelry Items, two micromosaic brooches, one depiciting the temple of the vestal virgins, the other the pyramid of Caius Cestius, pietra dura earpendants and a brooch (losses, cracks), an 18kt gold ruby and rose-cut diamond ring, (missing center ruby), an 18kt gold and freshwater pearl bracelet, French guarantee stamp, (requiring repair), a 14kt gold band, a 14kt gold enamel flower charm, a flower still life pin with marcasites, and a gilt onyx pin, and a seed pearl and rose-cut diamond stickpin, French guarantee stamp. Provenance: Descendants of the Belle Epoque actress Rejane. Rejane (1865-1920) was a great actress of the Belle Epoque, and an early international celebrity. She was a star of the popular theater, the queen of French comedy, vaudeville and light drama. Her personality and intelligence also inspired the admiration of contemporary artists and intellectuals. She was the ideal Parisienne, a woman of inexplicable charm, elegance, and wit, and a leader of fashion. A muse of the great Parisian couturier Doucet, Rejane was one of the best dressed women in Paris. Aubrey Beardsley sketched her at least six times in his brief career, and no less than three portraits by her friend, the celebrity portraitist Giovanni Boldini, survive. Albert Besnard's 1900 Salon portrait of Rejane, in a flowing pink gown, was considered 'epoch making' by contemporary writers, and was 'continually surrounded by groups of worshippers and detractors'. Her likeness was Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-16
