{"product_id":"andre-kauffer-broche-chimere-en-or-18k-rubis-et-diamant","title":"André Kauffer - 18k gold chimera brooch, ruby and diamond ","description":"\u003cp\u003eArt Nouveau brooch dating from around 1910, depicting a chimera masterfully crafted in 18k gold. A piece that embodies the spirit of the Art Nouveau movement: the rejection of the ordinary, the celebration of the artisan’s hand, and the transformation of jewelry into pure art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chimera, a mythological creature, was a motif appreciated by Art Nouveau jewelers, drawn to its mysterious and fantastical character as well as to the technical challenges it presented to the goldsmith. The piece is set with a natural ruby and an old-cut diamond of approximately 0.10 ct each.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this brooch particularly remarkable is the equal attention paid to its reverse, as finely worked as the front, characteristic of the finest workshop productions of the period and a detail that distinguishes truly exceptional pieces from ordinary ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brooch bears the French eagle’s head hallmark confirming the fineness of the 18k gold, as well as the maker’s mark A(cross)K, identified as that of André Kauffer, a French goldsmith of the Art Nouveau period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeriod: Art Nouveau, circa 1910\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal: 18k gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStones: natural ruby of approximately 0.10 ct, old-cut diamond of approximately 0.10 ct\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiameter: 24 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal weight: 8.6 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHallmarks: eagle’s head (French guarantee hallmark for 18k gold)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker’s mark: A(cross)K — André Kauffer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: very good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e ","brand":"Antique Jewelry Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54800389013833,"sku":"BRO-1009","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0342\/5311\/1432\/files\/mp_54663_0.jpg?v=1783347110","url":"https:\/\/58facettes.com\/products\/andre-kauffer-broche-chimere-en-or-18k-rubis-et-diamant","provider":"58 Facettes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}