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AN EXQUISITE ART DECO JADEITE, DIAMOND, ENAMEL AND RUBY JABOT PIN, BY CARTIER
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AN EXQUISITE ART DECO JADEITE, DIAMOND, ENAMEL AND RUBY JABOT PIN, BY CARTIER
Of oriental inspiration, set with a translucent bright green jadeite plaque, pierced and carved with bat and coin motifs, representing the rebus, fu zhai yan qian or good fortune before you, in a black enamel border of paisley outline, with diamond and ruby detail, to a similarly set pear-shaped terminal, with French assay marks
Signed by Cartier, no. (indistinct)1572
Cf. Hans Nadelhoffer, "Cartier Jewellers Extraordinary", Thames and Hudson, 1984, colour plate 31 for this piece
Of oriental inspiration, set with a translucent bright green jadeite plaque, pierced and carved with bat and coin motifs, representing the rebus, fu zhai yan qian or good fortune before you, in a black enamel border of paisley outline, with diamond and ruby detail, to a similarly set pear-shaped terminal, with French assay marks
Signed by Cartier, no. (indistinct)1572
Cf. Hans Nadelhoffer, "Cartier Jewellers Extraordinary", Thames and Hudson, 1984, colour plate 31 for this piece