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THE RUBY AND DIAMOND 'ORCHID' PARURE, BY CARTIER
Comprising a brilliant-cut diamond three row necklace suspending at the front a detachable sculptural calibré-cut ruby and pavé-set diamond orchid flower with a brilliant-cut diamond tassel pistil (can be worn as a brooch), a pair of ear pendants en suite, 1989, necklace 39.0 cm, earclips 7.0 cm, with French assay marks for gold
Signed Cartier, nos. 613663 (necklace and brooch) and 613662 (earrings) (3)
Comprising a brilliant-cut diamond three row necklace suspending at the front a detachable sculptural calibré-cut ruby and pavé-set diamond orchid flower with a brilliant-cut diamond tassel pistil (can be worn as a brooch), a pair of ear pendants en suite, 1989, necklace 39.0 cm, earclips 7.0 cm, with French assay marks for gold
Signed Cartier, nos. 613663 (necklace and brooch) and 613662 (earrings) (3)
Literature
F. Cologni and E. Nussbaum, Platinum by Cartier, Harry N. Abrams Publishers, 1995, New York, p. 256.
Special Notice
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).