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(JEWELRY DESIGN.)
Group of 26 jewelry and metalwork designs. 12 pen-and-ink drawings, and 13 gouache
and watercolor paintings, all with hand-drawn borders on mounts. Average color images
measure 162x248 mm; 6
1
/
4
x9
3
/
4
inches; pen-and-inks measure 152x197 mm; 6x7
3
/
4
inches;
sheets measure roughly 324x502 mm; 12
3
/
4
x19
3
/
4
inches. Signed “Ch.W.” and dated either
1899 or 1900.
[1,000/1,500]
Beautiful and expertly rendered images likely used for a turn-of-the-century trade catalogue. The
mostly Art Nouveau designs include metals, gems, and precious stones.
Lot 219