Created circa 1905-1908, this “quatre demoiselles” or four damselfly brooch/diadem is composed of enamel, aquamarines, diamonds and 18K gold. The jewel is designed as damselflies with plique-à-jour enamel wings accented here and there by foils and by diamond bands, with translucent basse taille and paillonné enamel bodies, perching on a slightly curved branch of deep blue marquise and graduated cailbré-cut aquamarines. Lalique conjures a luminous natural scene of transience and delicacy, informed by Japanese art, with sophisticated techniques that elevated the artist’s powers of suggestion.