Scarce Chaumet Paris Art Deco Gouache Jewelry Concept Illustration In Branded Case

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Designer gouache jewelry concept illustration on tracing paper, Chaumet, Paris, c.1930s, depicting a gold necklace and matching earrings with diamonds and red cabochons, housed in a branded red leather-clad jewelry case with fitted interior, sheet: approx 10.75"h, 7 5/8"w, case: approx 2.25"h, 8.5"w, 11.5"d, 2lbs Note: The historic jewelry house of Chaumet, which served as the official jeweler of Empress Josephine under the French Empire period, is renowned for their to-scale gouache jewelry concept art. Many examples are chronicled and reproduced in the book, "Chaumet: Drawing From Nature," by Marc Jeanson and Gaille Rio, 2023 Provenance: Fred Nevill Antiques, one of Houston Texas' foremost antiques stores