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AN ART DECO RUBY AND DIAMOND NECKLACE, BY CARTIER
The two strands of graduated ruby beads with diamond-set geometric spacers, to the fringe of graduated taviz-cut rubies and buckle-shaped sides with single-strand back section, mounted in platinum, 1933, 38.5 cm, in red suede Cartier pouch
Signed Cartier
Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity from Cartier, no. GE2001-556, dated 19 October 2001, stating that the necklace is an original Cartier piece from 1933, shortened later to the present length
The two strands of graduated ruby beads with diamond-set geometric spacers, to the fringe of graduated taviz-cut rubies and buckle-shaped sides with single-strand back section, mounted in platinum, 1933, 38.5 cm, in red suede Cartier pouch
Signed Cartier
Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity from Cartier, no. GE2001-556, dated 19 October 2001, stating that the necklace is an original Cartier piece from 1933, shortened later to the present length
Provenance
Christie's Geneva, 14 November 2001, lot 499
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).
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