-Boucheron Paris Textured Porcupine Necklace In 18Kt Yellow Gold With Two Rubies
Hans, The Hedgehog necklace designed by Boucheron.
Beautiful chain necklace, created in Paris France by the jewelry house of Boucheron. The model of Hans, The Hedgehog was an original design by Solange Azagury, is very rare and very popular. The main piece was carefully crafted, with three-dimensional textured spiky patterns in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with polished finish. Very delicate and playful, Hans, the hedgehog represented in this chain necklace is both rounded and spiky. The eyes are embellished with rubies and the nose with a round spiky piece carved from black jade
Rubies: The eyes are accented in bezel settings, with 2 round brilliant cut of natural Burmese red rubies of .02 carats.
Weight: 13.30 grams, (8.53 Dwt).
Size: The lenght of the chain is 16 Inches (40.64 Cm).
Measurements: The animal is16 mm by 18.5 mm by 16.3 (0.63 x 0.73 x 0.64 Inches)
Note: This model was produced in white, pink and yellow gold in large and small size. This is the larger size in yellow gold.
Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks: the head of the eagle for the assay and warranty of the 18kt gold, the maker's maitre cartouche inside a lozange mark, the serial numbers and signed, "BOUCHERON AU 0.750 E86197".
Solange Azagury-Partridge
She is a British designer, famous for the use of silver, gold and precious gemstones to create covetable high jewelry. Her pieces are featured in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as well as the Musee Des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. She designed many models for the French house of Boucheron and was the creative director of this Parisian jewelry Maison.
Boucheron
Frédéric Boucheron founded the Maison Boucheron in Paris in 1858. To this day, the Boucheron jewelry house is known for its intricate, free spirited style. Boucheron designs are always creative and display outstanding French craftsmanship and characterful stones. He quickly became well known for the exceptional quality of his precious stones. Around 1880, he was the first modern jeweler bold enough to engrave diamonds with flowers or arabesques, reviving an engraving technique that had been forgotten since ancient times. Always avant-garde and seeking modernity, in 1879 the jeweler devised the Question Mark necklace, which, for the first time ever, would be worn asymmetrically and would not have a clasp. Far from entrapping the jewel and those who wore it in some stranglehold, Boucheron liberated both the jewelry and the women, without resorting to ideology. He became the jeweler of free and independent women. In 1893, Frédéric Boucheron was the first of the great contemporary jewelers to open a boutique on place Vendôme. It was this move that gave meaning to the beginnings and to what followed. In this case, that of four generations of Boucheron, who, in the space of 160 years, built a style, a reputation, a know-how. This balance between perfect technical mastery and limitless artistic talent lies at the origin of each creation. Just as one sees the qualities of a stone before it is cut, or senses the radiance of a jewel before it is shaped, so Boucheron conceived of French jewelry before it existed.
Literature: Sotheby's, London, March 19 2019, Fine Jewels Lot-1 Boucheron, Hans, The Hedgehog for a similar model illustrated.
Collateral: Thin necklace is accompanied by a presentation jewelry box.
Condition: The overall condition of this necklace is excellent, with no trace of wear, there is absolutely no damage to the gold. The gemstones are secured in the settings. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: N041023AONM/.3197
