Flower Pot (Translation)
Pot de fleurs (Primary Title)
Jean Schlumberger, French, 1907 - 1987 (Artist)
The terracotta pot incorporated in the base was from Mrs. Rachel Lambert Mellon’s garden. The jewel in the center of the sunflower is detachable and can be worn as a brooch.
Stamped on bottom: "Tiffany - Schlumberger"
Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon
2018-2019: Jewels of the Imagination: Radiant Masterworks by Jean Schlumberger from the Mellon Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL, December 15, 2018 - March 31, 2019; National Museum of China, Beijing, May 30 - September 1, 2019; National Museum of Qatar, Doha, October 15, 2019 - January 15, 2020.
2018: Collecting for the Commonwealth Preserving for the Nation, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1919-2018, Winter Antiques Show, Park Avenue Armory, New York City, NY, January 18 - 26, 2018.
The Rachel Lambert Mellon Collection of Jean Schlumberger, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, February 10 - June 18, 2017
Un Diamant dans la Ville: Jean Schlumberger, 1907 – 1987, Bijoux – Objects, Union centrale des arts decoratifs, Paris, October 20, 1995 – February 25, 1996
2018: Collecting for the Commonwealth Preserving for the Nation, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1919-2018, Winter Antiques Show, Park Avenue Armory, New York City, NY, January 18 - 26, 2018.
The Rachel Lambert Mellon Collection of Jean Schlumberger, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, February 10 - June 18, 2017
Un Diamant dans la Ville: Jean Schlumberger, 1907 – 1987, Bijoux – Objects, Union centrale des arts decoratifs, Paris, October 20, 1995 – February 25, 1996
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