Wiese brooch

French ca 1860 gold brooch signed by Jules Wiese . Marked with French Hallmark and with the makers mark “Wiese”  for Jules Wiese of Paris

Measurements : 42 x 28 mm

Weight: 18.6 gr

A French career. Born in 1818 in Berlin, Jules WIESE made his career in France, becoming one of the most skilful sculptors of his time. Goldsmith and jeweller, this German settled in Paris in 1839, entering as a foreman in the workshop of the famous silversmith François-Désiré Froment-Meurice.

He created his studio in 1844 and will deposit his brand to make his own productions, exclusively for Froment-Meurice until 1855. He is awarded the "first class" medal in goldsmithing, jewelery and jewelery at the World's Fair. Paris from 1855, then builds its reputation at the London World Exhibition of 1862.

He left the reins of his studio in 1880 to his son, Louis Wiese (1852 - 1923).

He remains faithful to the aesthetics of the romantic jewel and displays a predilection for the repertoire Ornamental Middle Agee and Renaissance. His work in the 1850s and 60s is characterized by Neo-Gothic jewelry in the lineage of his master. The jewels of Jules WIESE have a strong sculptural character like the motif of the brooch presented in October 2017, at Crédit Municipal de Toulouse. He also created many bracelets on which the cameos or motifs are often enclosed in mandorles or medallions surrounded by lush green surroundings sometimes disciplined in luxury with arabesques or foliage.