AN IMPORTANT FRENCH NEO-RENAISSANCE JEWEL BY WIÈSE, the jewelled gold and enamelled pendant formed as a mermaid with baroque pearl body and upturned twisted tail supporting a small putto proffering a flowerspray, the figures enamelled in opaque white, with three rows of rectangular-cut diamonds and translucent red, blue and green enamel detail to her tail, a wreath around her head and cabochon ruby at her neck, the reverse of the jewel finely chased with the mermaid's flowing tresses and suspended from a gold neckchain with diamond-set link enamelled en suite and pearl drop, circa 1890 , the design probably by Jules Wièse in original fitted case with address Wièse, 90 Rue de Richelieu Pendant 8.5cm. overall height Chain 54.0cm. long INDENT By Louis Wièse, signed three times in full and twice with lozenge maker's mark
AN IMPORTANT FRENCH NEO-RENAISSANCE JEWEL BY WIÈSE, the jewelled gold and enamelled pendant formed as a mermaid with baroque pearl body and upturned twisted tail supporting a small putto proffering a flowerspray, the figures enamelled in opaque white, with three rows of rectangular-cut diamonds and translucent red, blue and green enamel detail to her tail, a wreath around her head and cabochon ruby at her neck, the reverse of the jewel finely chased with the mermaid's flowing tresses and suspended from a gold neckchain with diamond-set link enamelled en suite and pearl drop, circa 1890 , the design probably by Jules Wièse in original fitted case with address Wièse, 90 Rue de Richelieu Pendant 8.5cm. overall height Chain 54.0cm. long INDENT By Louis Wièse, signed three times in full and twice with lozenge maker's mark
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