A gold enamelled and gem-set pendant
by Bapst et Falize

depicting Fortuna poised on a pearl against a
shell of carved tourmaline, flanked by gold and
enamelled cornucopiae and suspended with
a diamond and two emeralds.
Paris, c.1880.

Inspired by a Renaissance engraving
by Virgil Solis, c.1560.

Provenance:
Acquired from the firm by the Count of Cabral,
whose daughter was lady-in-waiting to
Queen Amelia of Portugal.

Shown here next to its original design from
the Falize archives.

Illustrated:
Falize: A Dynasty of Jewellers, by
Katherine Purcell
(London, 1999), plate 96