Extremely rare and stunning Heinrich Levinger Art Nouveau silver enamel locket !
This beautiful and exquisite polychrome enamel hinged locket of a young woman in classical style, with vine and grape crown. Inset with a pearl and 7 rubies with gold surround on a guilloche background which glints and changes colour, catching the light as the locket is moved.
There is some damage to the bottom of the enamelling and to the hinge, which meaning it opens unevenly. However this does not retract from the elegance and sheer beauty of the locket.
Heinrich Levinger
Heinrich Levinger was an important Jugendstil (German for Art Nouveau) jeweller, silversmith and manufacturing jeweller established in 1875 in Pforzheim, Germany. From 1903 to 1909 he was part of the company Levinger & Bissinger before later reverting to his own name of Heinrich Levinger.
Levinger is a very well known and sought after jeweller, famous predominantly for his marriage between silver and enamel to make the most stunning jewellery and other very collectible objects. Examples of work by Heinrich Levinger have sold at Christies London and can also be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London