Pectoral Cross (Primary Title)

Jean Schlumberger, French, 1907 - 1987 (Artist)

1960
French
emeralds, sapphires, aquamarines, diamonds, 18 carat gold
5 1/2" H x 3 3/4" W x 1" D (14.0 cm H x 9.5 cm W x 2.5 cm D)
99.5
marked on back of proper left wing: "Schlumberger Made in France"
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
©artist or artist’s estate

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