Napoleon III Enamel Brooch “The Altar of Love” Attr. Auguste PERETTE Historical office accessory 12mm diameter

12mm diameter

a conversion ring

in a sumptuous 15ct yellow gold with sterling top

a very enchanting former owner must have known that this simple ring was destined for greatness when she saw the simplicity of this deco ring and added the top and bottom pearls

Gambling was a favored pastime of the wealth during this second 19th century Golden Age

Napoleon III Enamel Brooch “The Altar of Love” Attr. Auguste PERETTE Historical office accessory 12mm diameterA miniature masterpiece of the mid 19th century French enamel tradition, this brooch in 18ct gold depicts a young woman being led to the altar of love by a joyful Cupid. A crimson mantle sweeps around her shoulders, doves fly above the flaming heart upon the colorful plinth as her wedding crown awaits her arrival in the foreground. The story goes that, though reluctant to submit to love, once she turns her face to the altar to see the flaming heart of