ϒAn early 20th century French Art Nouveau mother of pearl and gold daisy hair pin, the shaped mother of pearl petals to the central textured gold disk florets, stamped with French poinçon, and numbered 8050, with a screw detachable hair pin fitting, 7.2cm diameter, in a fitted box signed G. Fouquet, 6. Rue Royale Paris George Fouquet (1862-1957), a master designer and manufacturer of Art Nouveau, and later Art Deco jewellery, selling exquisite pieces to the rich and famous of the day including Sarah Bernhardt. After partnering with the Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist, Alphos Mucha, the Bijouterie Fouquet, at 6 Rue Royale, was opened in 1901, designed in the Art Nouveau style by Mucha, and stood until it was dismantled in 1923, when the Art Nouveau style ceased to be fashionable. A very similar hair pin by Georges Fouquet was used in a 1912 advert in Ornements De CoiffureϒIndicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. Please see ourTerms & Conditionsfor more information.