G.R SANDOZ: Oval brooch in 18K (750/oo) yellow... Lot 35

G.R SANDOZ: Oval brooch in 18K (750/oo) yellow gold with openwork lettering (Wedding?) and dates May 3, 1887-1897, and Roman numeral X, set entirely with rose-cut diamonds (slightly missing). Signed on the edge. Dimensions: approx. 42 x 31 mm. Gross weight: 15.9 g. Gustave Roger Sandoz (1867-1943): Son of Swiss watchmaker Gustave Sandoz, whom he succeeded in 1891, Gustave Roger Sandoz moved to rue Royale in 1895. He distinguished himself as a jury member at the 1900 Exposition Universelle. According to Henri Vever, his Art Nouveau pieces were particularly noteworthy (Histoire de la bijouterie française au XIXe siècle, vol. III). He collaborated with the great master glassmaker Emile Gallé, for whom he designed frames. His son Gérard Sandoz is one of the most outstanding jewelry artists of the Art Deco period.