BOUCHERON, 1960's - Lot 160

BOUCHERON, 1960's Butterfly" brooch in 750 thousandths yellow gold and 950 thousandths platinum, the wings guilloché and enamelled sky blue with deeper blue dots, the body of the insect set with brilliant-cut and 8/8-cut diamonds. 750 thousandths yellow gold pin. Signed "BOUCHERON PARIS" and numbered "14.823". French work, diamond hallmark of Atelier Jean Thierry BONDT. Dimensions : 3x3cm. P. Gross weight: 11.3 g. (Gaps and missing enamel). Particularly active for the Maison Boucheron, the Atelier de Jean-Thierry Bondt supplied a large number of jewelry and watchmaking pieces in which decorative and hard stones were given pride of place. Enamelled pieces from the Atelier are rarer on the market: flower petals (eglantines, roses), snail shells or butterfly wings, these objects demonstrate the Bondt Atelier's qualities in the art of enamelling.