Of Modernist design, composed of concentric stylised geometric elements radiating from a central circular-cut diamond, within a surround of similarly-cut diamonds in millegrain-settings, to polished platinum and lacquer sections, transversed by a line of baguette stones, circa 1934, partial maker's mark for Raymond Templier. 6cm wide.

Provenance

Close friend of Raymond Templier, furniture designer André Domin of 'Maison Dominique'
Thence by descent

Maison Dominique was founded by André Domin and Marcel Genevrière in 1922. Although from different backgrounds (a self-taught designer and a journalist), the pair bonded over their shared aesthetic for rectilinear designs, an emphasis on balance and ease of function, and began to design furniture together. They quickly gained repute and by 1926 joined forces with Jean Puiforcat (for whom they had been commissioned to design some furniture), Pierre Chareau, Pierre Legrain, and Raymond Templier to form a collective 'Le groupe des cinq'. Under this banner, distancing themselves from the Salon formula, they exhibited at Galerie Barbazanges. Amongst increasingly prestigious commissions, Maison Dominique was asked to design one of the luxury suites aboard the famous SS Normandie ocean liner and, after the war, for the Eylsée Palace. They remained open until the 1970s.