Designed as a textured gold fish, its scales set with circular-cut peridots and turquoise cabochons, the eyes accented by reverse-set circular-cut rubies.
Chantal Bizot, Marie-Noël de Gary and Évelyne Possémé, The Jewels of Jean Schlumberger, Paris, 1995, p. 23 no. 38 for brooch of identical design dated to 1959.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Sylvain Cordier, Head of Department at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, for his contribution to the expertise of the Jean Schlumberger pieces.