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CARTIER ART DECO CARNELIAN, DIAMOND AND ENAMEL CASE
Carnelian intaglio, rose-cut diamonds, orange and black enamel, 14k yellow gold, 1930s, signed Cartier, New York, numbered (partially indistinct)

Size/Dimensions: 7.0 x 5.8 x 1.8 cm
Gross weight: 123.3 grams
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 21 May 1992, lot 653.
Intaglio formerly in the Collection of Prince Stanislas Poniatowski (1754 - 1833).
Literature
Cf. Bachet, O. and Cartier, A., Cartier: Exceptional Objects, Vol. 1, Palais Royal, Paris, 2019, p. 55
Cf. Prendeville, J., and Dr. Maginn, An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Famous Collection of Antiques Gems Possed by the Late Prince Poniatowski, Accompanied by poetical illustrations of the subjects, from classical authors, with an essay on ancient gems and gem-engraving, Henri Graves and Co. Pall Mall, London, 1841, p. 392, no. 688

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