Lot Essay
Cf. The Art of Cartier, Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, 1989, page 157
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**A PAIR OF ENAMEL AND GEM-SET BROOCHES, BY CARTIER
Comprising a brooch designed as an enamel blackamoor, wearing an enamel, coral bead and rose-cut diamond turban, seed pearl ear pendants and a fluted gold neckpiece; and a brooch designed as an enamel Indian chief, wearing a black and white enamel headdress with rose-cut diamond and cabochon turquoise accents, mounted in 18k gold, circa 1935, with French assay marks
Signed Cartier Paris, nos. 05467, 00030 (2)
Comprising a brooch designed as an enamel blackamoor, wearing an enamel, coral bead and rose-cut diamond turban, seed pearl ear pendants and a fluted gold neckpiece; and a brooch designed as an enamel Indian chief, wearing a black and white enamel headdress with rose-cut diamond and cabochon turquoise accents, mounted in 18k gold, circa 1935, with French assay marks
Signed Cartier Paris, nos. 05467, 00030 (2)
Literature
Sylvie Raulet, Jewelry of the 1940s and 1950s, Rizzoli, New York, 1987, page 70
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.