AN IMPORTANT ART DECO DIAMOND NECKLACE/'HALO' HEAD ORNAMENT, BY CARTIER
AN IMPORTANT ART DECO DIAMOND NECKLACE/'HALO' HEAD ORNAMENT, BY CARTIER

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AN IMPORTANT ART DECO DIAMOND NECKLACE/'HALO' HEAD ORNAMENT, BY CARTIER
Designed as graduated pavé-set diamond pierced panels with baguette-cut diamond spacers to the circular-cut diamond line and backchain, with fitting to convert to head ornament, circa 1935, 41.0 cm. long, with fitted red leather Cartier case
Signed Cartier London, no. 324

Lot Essay

Christie's London, 19 June 1991, lot 186

Cf. J. Rudoe, Cartier, 1900-1939, British Museum Press, 1999, p. 144 and 259

The 'halo' head ornament differs from the tiara in that it is worn vertically at the front of the head, like an alice band, rather than around the top of the head. They were predominantly made for Cartier London between 1934 and 1936. The piece would often be multifunctional transforming into a necklace and have detachable sections that could be worn as brooches. J. Rudoe, Cartier, 1900-1939

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