Lot Essay
Cf. Cartier 1899-1949, Le Parcours d'un style, Gulbenkian Foundation Exhibition catalogue, 2007, p. 180, no. 221
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TWO DIAMOND, CORAL AND EMERALD DUCK BROOCHES, BY CARTIER
The larger 18 carat gold duck with brilliant and single-cut diamonds to the tail and wirework body, coral feet and emerald eye, 3.7 cm high, with British import marks for gold, 1962; the smaller duckling with coral feet and elongated bill, emerald cabochon eyes and diamond tail, 1960s, 2.3 cm high, with French assay marks for gold, Cartier case
First signed Cartier, No. 16121, the second signed Cartier Paris No. 010331 (2)
The larger 18 carat gold duck with brilliant and single-cut diamonds to the tail and wirework body, coral feet and emerald eye, 3.7 cm high, with British import marks for gold, 1962; the smaller duckling with coral feet and elongated bill, emerald cabochon eyes and diamond tail, 1960s, 2.3 cm high, with French assay marks for gold, Cartier case
First signed Cartier, No. 16121, the second signed Cartier Paris No. 010331 (2)
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