Morel et Duponchel
An Antique French Silver-gilt Stag Hunt Watch Chain, c. 1848
Length: 11 5/8"
Paris
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Parcel-gilt silver stag hunting watch chain with removable addition for use as a necklace, the links formed as tree branches centered with horsemen flanked by single and paired running hounds...
Parcel-gilt silver stag hunting watch chain with removable addition for use as a necklace, the links formed as tree branches centered with horsemen flanked by single and paired running hounds pursuing a stag, with French marks and maker’s mark for Morel & Duponchel, designed by Névillé.
A similar chain is in the Hull-Grundy collection at the British Museum (1978,1002.1079). See C. Gere & J. Rudoe, 'Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria: A Mirror to the World', London, British Museum, 2010, fig. 103, p.142. The caption reads: ‘Silver and silver-gilt watch-chain with stag-hunting motifs. French, made by Névillé for Morel et Duponchel, about 1848.’
A similar chain with a boar hunt by Néville is illustrated in French Jewelry of the Nineteenth Century by Vever, p. 370. Vever describes Névillé as “a designer of rare inspiration” (p. 352).
A similar chain is in the Hull-Grundy collection at the British Museum (1978,1002.1079). See C. Gere & J. Rudoe, 'Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria: A Mirror to the World', London, British Museum, 2010, fig. 103, p.142. The caption reads: ‘Silver and silver-gilt watch-chain with stag-hunting motifs. French, made by Névillé for Morel et Duponchel, about 1848.’
A similar chain with a boar hunt by Néville is illustrated in French Jewelry of the Nineteenth Century by Vever, p. 370. Vever describes Névillé as “a designer of rare inspiration” (p. 352).