/internal/media/dispatcher/1450367/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail;jsessionid=468A74411236639C6043828C5307D0B4Apparitions broochabout 1899Henri VeverEugène Samuel GrassetLength x width: 5 × 3 cm (1 15/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Lender accessory (box): 7.6 × 5.1 cm (3 × 2 in.)Gold, enamelWilliam Francis Warden Fund2015.21621A gold and enameled brooch with man and woman's face emerging from stylized water. A female figure with blond hair appears in the foreground with eyes closed, and behind her is a man with eyes wide open and black enameled hair.
The brooch is accompanied by its original fitted box. The box interior is printed with a notation recording Vever’s presence at the 1889 Exposition Universelle, but does not mention the 1900 Exhibition where this jewel was exhibited and sold. This, along with the enamel face (other versions of the brooch include carved ivory), may be an indication that this brooch preceded that event.
Vever and Grasset were awarded the Grand Prix for their collaborative work shown at the 1900 Exposition Universelle.Jewelry / Adornment7.620015240061732601