GEORGES PIERRE, AN ART NOUVEAU SUNFLOWER HORN AND PASTE POPPY PENDANT CIRCA 1910The pierced shaped poppy flower head and seed head horn panel, with painted accents and an applied claw set orange coloured oval cabochon paste, the reverse initialled GIP, with a polished horn drop, suspended from a beige silk ribbon with yellow and orange paste bead accentsSize/dimensions: horn panel 6.9cm wide x 13cm long Gross weight: 29.9 gramsThe poppy was a popular motif used in the Art Nouveau period, it has long been used as an emblem of peace, rest, sleep and death. Georges Pierre and Madame Bonté were two of the leading Parisian jewellers making jewels from horn and glass in the Art Nouveau tradition. They began their careers in competition with one another, but they joined forces and continued to produce horn jewels together until 1936. Literature: Becker V., 'Art Nouveau Jewellery', London 1985 Becker V., 'Rough Diamonds', London 1990

There is a small chip to one of the leaves by the base of the panel. there are a couple of chips to the top of the drop. There is some flaking to the paint commensurate with age and use, the silk is fraying and will need replacing, there may be a bead missing as the cord has been broken and knotted together at the point