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Archibald Knox Art Nouveau Opal Enamel Gold Diadem Comb for Liberty Co.

$61,988.66
£45,000
€53,021.63
CA$85,620.78
A$91,699.89
CHF 49,297.23
MX$1,113,748.72
NOK 622,894.49
SEK 570,306.22
DKK 396,168.48

About the Item

llustrated in our book: Beatriz Chadour-Sampson Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, cat. no. 490 An extremely beautiful unrecorded Diadem by Archibald Knox. The fiery central opal is set amongst gold entrelacs of flowers and foliage enriched with superb plique-à-jour enamel. The reverse is embossed with a butterfly motif. This is a metamorphic jewel being adjustable to both a diadem and a decorative comb. Exhibited: “Jewellery. materials craft art” at the National Museum Zurich from 19.05.2017 – 22.10.2017

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