Fish pendant

Max Ernst (German (active in France and the United States), 1891–1976)

François Hugo (French, 1899–1981)

Pierre Hugo (French, born in 1947)

1971

Object PlaceAix-en-Provence, France

Medium/Technique23 kt gold

DimensionsOverall (Pendant): 12.1 x 17.1 x 0.6 cm, 141.9 gm (4 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 1/4 in., 0.3 lb.)

Credit LineThe Daphne Farago Collection

Accession number2006.171

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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment

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InscriptionsPaper label inside wooden box: "Max Ernst / or 23 carats - 923 0/00 - Poids 142.5 Evemplaire (?) 4/6" / "Poinçon 1er titre du bureau de la garantei de" / "Marseille- Pièce No. 1332-1742. portant signature" / "de Max Ernst, poinçon de Maitre de François Hugo" / "Fait à Aix en Provence - Mai-Juin 1971"

ProvenanceSkinner Auctioneers Sale 1683, Lot 115; Daphne Farago, December 5, 1995 Daphne Farago; to MFA, 2006, gift of Daphne Farago.