Lot Essay
Cf. Nadine Coleno, Amazing Cartier: Jewelry Design Since 1937, Flammarion, Rizzoli, 2009, page 53
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~A CORAL, DIAMOND AND MULTI-GEM "BODHISATTVA HEAD" BROOCH, BY CARTIER
The carved coral head topped with a circular-cut diamond and seed pearl crown, adorned with a cabochon-cut ruby third eye and seed pearl earrings, to the double-strand seed pearl and circular-cut diamond necklace, with a sculpted gold and wirework trellis breastplate, accented by circular-cut rubies, cabochon turquoise and a circular-cut diamond, mounted in gold and platinum, 1961, with French importation mark (indistinct)
Signed Cartier, nos. HSA 1928, 5293, and 73?
With report GE2002-271 dated 12 August 2008 from Cartier Joailliers
The carved coral head topped with a circular-cut diamond and seed pearl crown, adorned with a cabochon-cut ruby third eye and seed pearl earrings, to the double-strand seed pearl and circular-cut diamond necklace, with a sculpted gold and wirework trellis breastplate, accented by circular-cut rubies, cabochon turquoise and a circular-cut diamond, mounted in gold and platinum, 1961, with French importation mark (indistinct)
Signed Cartier, nos. HSA 1928, 5293, and 73?
With report GE2002-271 dated 12 August 2008 from Cartier Joailliers
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.