Lot 137
An enamel seal, circa 1910-1930
Formerly owned by Josephine Baker
£3,276
Auction: 23 October 2024 From 14:00 BST
Description
Of bulbous form, decorated throughout with royal blue guilloché enamel, highlighted towards the base by a single band of red enamel, the matrix engraved “Josephine Baker”, unidentified assay mark, height 6.2cm
Provenance
Gifted to Josephine Baker from an admirer. Then in the private collection of a well-known Munich Consul General who was a personal friend of Baker. The Matrix Collection. Josephine Baker made her debut in Berlin as the “Black Venus” in 1926 and that is likely where the relationship formed. From his personal collection sold at auction in 1996 in Munich, Lot 3408.
The Matrix Collection.
