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A CORAL, DIAMOND, EMERALD AND GOLD BIRD OWL, CARTIER
The sculpted textured gold head and beak enhanced by circular-cut emerald eyes, a pavé-set diamond horn and a circular-cut diamond ruff, the carved coral body perched atop a polished gold branch with a circular-cut diamond terminal, extending two textured gold leaves, mounted in 18K gold and platinum, with French hallmarks and maker's mark, circa 1963
Signed Cartier, Paris, No. R 1627
With maker's mark for Cartier, Paris
The sculpted textured gold head and beak enhanced by circular-cut emerald eyes, a pavé-set diamond horn and a circular-cut diamond ruff, the carved coral body perched atop a polished gold branch with a circular-cut diamond terminal, extending two textured gold leaves, mounted in 18K gold and platinum, with French hallmarks and maker's mark, circa 1963
Signed Cartier, Paris, No. R 1627
With maker's mark for Cartier, Paris
Literature
For an illustration of a similar brooch see:
Franco Cologni and Eric Nussbaum, "Platinum by Cartier", Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1995, p. 219
Franco Cologni and Eric Nussbaum, "Platinum by Cartier", Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1995, p. 219