René Lalique Art Nouveau Plique-à-Jour Enamel and Diamond "Lierre"

A work of René Lalique dating from circa 1900-1902, this ivy pendant is composed of enamel, diamonds and 18K gold. It is designed as a large and convex open form of circling vines with variegated green, brown, and blue basse taille enamel bearing pale green plique-à-jour enamel leaves tinged with pale blue and clusters of diamond berries with dark blue enamel stalks and tips, suspended from a later trace link chain. An unusual convex form of both volume and lightness, this large pendant expresses the nature of the plant through its design and materials - even with its delicate leaves, ivy's fibrous, swirling vines are evergreen and fruitful.

Item #: N-21374
Artist: René Lalique
Country: France
Circa: 1900-1902
Dimensions: 2.50" length, 2.50" width.
Materials: 25 old European-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 1.90 carats); 18K Gold; Enamel
Signed: LALIQUE, French export mark
Literature: For a related design of a convex-form ivy branch with diamond berries, in the form of a pendant, see René Lalique 1890-1910, by Sigrid Barten, figure 677, p. 300.