CHAUMET PARIS 1920 PLATINUM NAIL HEAD JABOT WITH 1.68 Ctw OF DIAMONDS AND ONYX
BEAUTIFUL JEWELED JABOT PIN DESIGNED BY JOSEPH CHAUMET (1852-1928) FOR CHAUMET.
A FABULOUS PIECE FROM THE FRENCH ART DECO PERIOD, CIRCA 1920. MADE IN PARIS FRANCE WITH THE SHAPE OF AN EQUESTRIAN NAIL HEAD. IS HAND CRAFTED IN .900/1000 PLATINUM AND SUITED WITH A HINGED STEAM PIN WITH A TROMBONE LOCK.
SET WITH A GORGEOUS FRENCH PAVE OF 47 ROUND EUROPEAN CUT DIAMONDS, 1.41 CATARS, F/G COLOR, VSS/VS CLARITY. IN ADITTION, IS ACCENTED WITH 9 RECTANGULAR CABOCHON CUTS OF NATURAL BLACK ONYX, 0.27 Ctw. ALL GEMSTONES SETTINGS ARE TEXTURED WITH MILGRAIN FINISH.
THIS PIECE HAVE A WEIGHT OF 5.3 Grams AND HAVE A MEASURES OF 49.5 mm (1.95 Inches) BY 12.2 mm (0.50 Inch).
STAMPED WITH FRENCH HALLMARKS, THE DOG HEAD FOR THE ASSAY AND GUARANTY OF THE .900 PLATINUM, THE MAKER'S MAITRE CARTOUCHE AND ENGRAVED WITH THE SIGNATURE, "J. CHAUMET PARIS-LONDRES-NEW YORK MADE IN FRANCE".
THE FRENCH BORN JEWELER, MARIE-ETIENNE NINOT BEGAN HIS CAREER AS AN ASSISTANT COURT-JEWELER TO THE QUEEN MARIE ANTOINETTE. IN 1780, HE MOVED TO PARIS AND FOUNDED THE HOUSE OF CHAUMET, AND WAS APPOINTED AS JEWELER TO EMPEROR NAPOLEON IN 1802. DURING THIS PERIOD, NINOT BECAME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR JEWELERS IN EUROPE, ESTABLISHING A LOYAL AND CONTINUOUS PRESTIGIOUS CLIENTELE. TODAY THE HOUSE REMAINS AS A LUXURY JEWELRY HOUSE UNDER THE NAME CHAUMET PARIS.
AS A NOTE, WE CAN DATE THE CRAFTMANSHIP OF PIECE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE 1920'S, SINCE IS SIGNED BY J(OSEPH) CHAUMET, THE MAISON DIRECTOR BETWEEN THE 1885 UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1928.
A VERY RARE PIECE, IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITIONS. THE DESIGNER'S JEWELRY BOX IS INCLUDED.
INVENTORY REF: P0000SSEN/.1528
