Morel et Cie, 62 rue de Richelieu Paris. Set in yellow gold - Lot 94

Morel et Cie, 62 rue de Richelieu Paris. Set in yellow gold (750) comprising a tortoiseshell chignon front comb, a pair of dormeuses with removable pendants, a brooch and a drapery necklace with a goat's head, vine leaves and pampres motif. The fruit clusters are set with garnet beads. Gross weight: Necklace: 76.2 gr. Comb: 39 gr. Brooch: 21.1 gr. Pair of earrings: 31.2 gr. Work circa 1860 - 1880. One bead detached, one cluster to be reattached to the comb. (Son of Jean-Valentin MOREL, Jean-Prosper MOREL bought the FOSSIN company in 1863 and moved to 3, rue de Richelieu. His daughter married Joseph CHAUMET in 1875, and CHAUMET succeeded his father-in-law in 1889, before setting up CHAUMET Place Vendôme in the early 1900s. Total gross weight: 167.5 gr.