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Lalique necklace Insect Women and Black Swans

René Lalique, necklace with Insect Women and Black Swans, 1900.

Chased gold, enamel on gold, plique-a-jour enamel, Australian opal, Siberian amethyst. diameter 24.1cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, Gift of Lillian Nassau, 1985. from French Jewelry book.

This necklace was the inspiration for Cygne Noir neckpiece.

 

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