Vintage Art Deco French Horn DRAGONFLY Brooch signed GiP - Georges Pierre

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Vintage Art Deco French Horn DRAGONFLY Brooch signed GiP - Georges Pierre
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SIGNED GiP FOR GEORGES PIERRE
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Vintage compressed bull horn art deco french brooch depicting a dragonfly c.1920s - Elizabeth Bonte and Georges Pierre were some of the main exponents of this method of jewellery manufacture in France . Signed for Georges Pierre
Size at approx 83mms LONG x 20mms or 3 1/2" x 3/4" with early "C" clasp and is in good condition - translucent brown horn . Box in photos not included but will be sent a a box that will safeguard condition in transit .
Popular from about 1895-1914, during the French Art Nouveau period, horn jewelry was created by artists at a time when craftsmen sought out innovative materials and designs. The artists who are highlighted in this exhibition are Elizabeth Bonte and Georges Pierre, who eventually worked together in the same studio.
Horn was chosen as a medium because of its unique range of transparent colorings, durability, and simplicity. Piere would have obtained these horns from the jura Mountains, near Oyonnax, France. T
he technique started with bull or mountain goat horns … that were cut into sections, heated with steam and rolled out to form plaques upon which a design was traced. The design was cut out with a handsaw. Its characteristic translucent quality was achieved by soaking the horn in hydrogen peroxide for a day. Rough edge were smoothed and polished. At this point, the horn was dipped into chemicals to attain either a pearly white or beige bloom; dyes were applied to add other colors and stains. The horn was then polished and, finally, details such as veins on an insect’s wings were often drawn in with ink. Designs often taken from nature and insects , birds or similar
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Horn was chosen as a medium because of its unique range of transparent colorings, durability, and simplicity. Piere would have obtained these horns from the jura Mountains, near Oyonnax, France. The technique started with bull or mountain goat horns … that were cut into sections, heated with steam and rolled out to form plaques upon which a design was traced. The design was cut out with a handsaw. Its characteristic translucent quality was achieved by soaking the horn in hydrogen peroxide for a day. Rough edge were smoothed and polished. At this point, the horn was dipped into chemicals to attain either a pearly white or beige bloom; dyes were applied to add other colors and stains. The horn was then polished and, finally, details such as veins on an insect’s wings were often drawn in with
Type
Brooch
Theme
Dragonfly
Style/ Period
1920s
Maker
Georges Pierre
Country/Region of Manufacture
France