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AN EXQUISITE ART DECO JADEITE & ENAMEL COMPACT, BY CARTIER
Composed of one half of a Qing dynasty jadeite pomander, the highly translucent material of brilliant emerald green mottled with black, pierced and reticulated with a double happiness character amidst foliage, the box enamelled in red and black, highlit by coral rivets and a black enamel suspension loop, circa 1927
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Composed of one half of a Qing dynasty jadeite pomander, the highly translucent material of brilliant emerald green mottled with black, pierced and reticulated with a double happiness character amidst foliage, the box enamelled in red and black, highlit by coral rivets and a black enamel suspension loop, circa 1927
Signed Cartier