1970–1971
French
Decorative Arts
Sculpture
enamel, rock crystal, 18 carat gold
Overall: 18 3/4 × 7 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (47.63 × 18.42 × 18.42 cm)
99.9.2
Pair with "Obelisk" (99.9.1)
Marked "Schlumberger Paris"
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.

The Rachel Lambert Mellon Collection of Jean Schlumberger, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 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
©artist or artist’s estate

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