Art Deco platinum, carved emerald and diamond brooch
Josef Siess Söhne
(Austrian)
about 1937
Medium/TechniquePlatinum, white gold, emerald, and diamond
DimensionsStone (emerald): 1.9 x 1.8 cm (3/4 x 11/16 in.)
Stone (diamonds): 6.5 carats
Stone (diamonds): 6.5 carats
Credit LineGift of the heirs of Bettina Looram de Rothschild
Accession number2013.1777
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Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceNovember 20, 1937, given by Alphonse de Rothschild (b. 1878 - d. 1942) as an anniversary present to his wife, Clarice de Rothschild (b. 1894 – d. 1967), Vienna and New York [see note 1]; by descent to her daughter, Bettina Looram de Rothschild (b. 1924 - d. 2012); about 1990/1992, given by Bettina Looram de Rothschild to members of her family; 2013, gift of the heirs of Bettina Looram de Rothschild to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 18, 2013)NOTES:
[1] With the Anschluss, or annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany in March, 1938, the possessions of Alphonse and Clarice de Rothschild of Vienna were seized almost immediately by Nazi forces. However, at the time the couple was traveling in London, where Clarice de Rothschild had taken her jewelry. The jewelry was never confiscated, and remained in her possession.
about 1915
about 1890–1900
