A BELLE EPOQUE VELVET AND DIAMOND NECKLACE, BY CARTIER

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A BELLE EPOQUE VELVET AND DIAMOND NECKLACE, BY CARTIER
Of cross-over tassle design, millegrain-set throughout, the black velvet collar with diamond-set scalloped border and stylised acanthus leaf highlights, to the similarly-set quatrefoil centre and radiating foliate panels, with diamond collet tassel terminals, circa 1905, French marks for gold, 50.0cm long, velvet is a later replacement
Signed Cartier, Paris and no.2987

Literature

Cf. Musée Du Petit Palais, The Art of Cartier, Paris-Musée 1989, p.124, fig.133 and Cf. Cologni, Franco and Nussbaum, Eric, Platinum by Cartier Triumphs of the Jeweler's Art, Milan, 1996, p.82 for dog collars of similar inspiration

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Lot Essay

The introduction of platinum to Cartier's workshops at the turn of the 20th Century allowed the creation of such fine settings that diamonds appeared to be sewn onto the fabric ribbons apon which they were mounted. These fabric backings could be interchangeable allowing a jewel to seemlessly meld with the clothing of the wearer, an innovation typical of the mastery of Cartier.

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