Art Nouveau jewel walking stick depicting a face of a girl with long hairs, signed by Maison Fonsèque et Olive, Paris, France 1900.

France 1900

7500 Euro

A jeweled Art Nouveau walking stick. The handle, made of honey-colored solid tortoiseshell and gilded silver, depicts the face of a girl with long hair that wraps around the entire pommel. The elegant handle, adorned with deeply carved inlay work, begins at the collar and wraps around the pommel, where three cabochon-cut chrysoprase stones are set. The face of an enchanting woman is located at the bottom of the handle, as if intended for private pleasure or to evoke a memory for the owner. The cane is made of mahogany wood with a metal ferrule. The stick was created and signed by Maison Fonsèque et Olive. Paris, France, circa 1900.
A jewelry house founded in Paris in 1885 by Emile Olive and Monsieur Fonsèque. Olive had studied at the School of Decorative Arts. His jewelry for the 1873 Vienna Exhibition led him to work for Falize. In 1885, he left Falize to collaborate with Fonsèque. In this partnership, Olive was the designer. Vever exhibited some of his creations at the 1889 Universal Exhibition.

33,5” – 85cm H 4” – 10cm L 0,75” – 2,1cm D

REF: M6192

A jeweled Art Nouveau walking stick. The handle, made of honey-colored solid tortoiseshell and gilded silver, depicts the face of a girl with long hair that wraps around the entire pommel. The elegant handle, adorned with deeply carved inlay work, begins at the collar and wraps around the pommel, where three cabochon-cut chrysoprase stones are set. The face of an enchanting woman is located at the bottom of the handle, as if intended for private pleasure or to evoke a memory for the owner. The cane is made of mahogany wood with a metal ferrule. The stick was created and signed by Maison Fonsèque et Olive. Paris, France, circa 1900. 
A jewelry house founded in Paris in 1885 by Emile Olive and Monsieur Fonsèque. Olive had studied at the School of Decorative Arts. His jewelry for the 1873 Vienna Exhibition led him to work for Falize. In 1885, he left Falize to collaborate with Fonsèque. In this partnership, Olive was the designer. Vever exhibited some of his creations at the 1889 Universal Exhibition.
33,5” – 85cm H 4” – 10cm L 0,75” – 2,1cm D 
REF: M6192