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Bangle Bracelet

or Lucien Falize French
ca. 1875
Not on view
Described by Lucien Falize as "intimate mementos…. as precious as illuminated parchments," gold bangle bracelets ornamented with brilliantly-colored enameled mottoes were a specialty of the Parisian jewelry house founded by his father, Alexis Falize, in 1838. Both father and son produced these romantic keepsakes, which were inspired by late fourteenth-century enameled and gem-set necklaces inscribed with "galantes devises" (chivalrous mottoes). The firm is best-known for its designs based on medieval European art, as well as on Near Eastern and Japanese sources. Renowned for their elegant designs and meticulous craftsmanship, the three-generation firm flourished well into the twentieth century, until its closure in 1936.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bangle Bracelet
  • Maker: Alexis Falize (French, 1811–98)
  • Maker: or Lucien Falize (French, Paris 1839–1897 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1875
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Gold, cloisonné enamel
  • Dimensions: 11/16 × 2 7/16 × 2 1/4 in. (1.7 × 6.2 × 5.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Jewelry, Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
  • Credit Line: Gift of Albion Art Co. Ltd., 2018
  • Object Number: 2018.447.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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