Georgian Boxed Woven Pearl Trompe L'oeil Locket georg jensen The Manu Fica (aka figa

The Manu Fica (aka figa

Nossiter then moved to London where she created most of her work

75ct Brilliant Cut Diamonds

with original bail and locket back

though extremely plain and unpretending — like many of his friends' — was very richly embellished within

Georgian Boxed Woven Pearl Trompe L'oeil Locket georg jensen The Manu Fica (aka figaDATE: Georgian, c. 1780 A ravishing and romantic early antique woven pearl locket. Dating from the Georgian period, circa 1780, its composed of many, many dreamy seed pearls intricately woven across the mother of pearl locket back I cannot imagine counting them all! The way they are set almost looks as if the piece is moving (also known as trompe l'oeil deceives the eye), tiny seed pearls finely strung diagonally, with gorgeous natural pearls placed