Bangle Bracelet
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
- 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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