AUDOUARD - Lot 724

AUDOUARD Oval-shaped 18K (750‰) yellow gold brooch centered with a large cameo on amethyst depicting a bust of a Woman à l'antique, the surround set with a line of probably fine pearls. Watch or tassel clasp on back. Circa 1855. Bears the hallmark of Maître-Orfèvre de la maison "A.A" on the brooch attachment. Dimensions: approx. 57 x 45 mm - Gross weight: 54.7 g. In an antique sabot-shaped case bearing a BOSSON Paris et Marseille label. The Louis and Philibert-Honoré AUDOUARD brothers are renowned for their "sure hand" and their high-quality creations, notably combining enamel and chasing. Active in Paris under Napoleon III, they collaborated on numerous occasions with the famous FROMENT-MEURICE house. See : Henri VEVER "La bijouterie Française au XIX° siècle", pages 119 and 124.