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A GENTLEMAN
AN UNUSUAL BELLE EPOQUE CORAL, DIAMOND, ENAMEL AND PEARL MEDUSA-HEAD PENDANT NECKLET, BY CARTIER
The carved coral Medusa-head with a pearl medallion on the forehead in a green guilloché and white enamel, old European and rose-cut diamond drop-shaped surround with rose-cut diamond arrow detail suspending three rose-cut diamond, pearl and coral drop tassels of garland design, to the diamond collet, green and white enamel flowerhead surmount, diamond collet and rose-cut diamond garland tassel shoulders to the oval-link neckchain, mounted in platinum and 18K gold, 1906, 59.9 cm., in a pink leather fitted case, with French assay marks
By Cartier, no. 850, with copy of letter from Cartier confirming authenticity
Bibliography: Hans Nadelhoffer, Cartier: Jewelers Extraordinary, Abrams, New York, 1984, page 52, no. 27
A GENTLEMAN
AN UNUSUAL BELLE EPOQUE CORAL, DIAMOND, ENAMEL AND PEARL MEDUSA-HEAD PENDANT NECKLET, BY CARTIER
The carved coral Medusa-head with a pearl medallion on the forehead in a green guilloché and white enamel, old European and rose-cut diamond drop-shaped surround with rose-cut diamond arrow detail suspending three rose-cut diamond, pearl and coral drop tassels of garland design, to the diamond collet, green and white enamel flowerhead surmount, diamond collet and rose-cut diamond garland tassel shoulders to the oval-link neckchain, mounted in platinum and 18K gold, 1906, 59.9 cm., in a pink leather fitted case, with French assay marks
By Cartier, no. 850, with copy of letter from Cartier confirming authenticity
Bibliography: Hans Nadelhoffer, Cartier: Jewelers Extraordinary, Abrams, New York, 1984, page 52, no. 27