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A RUBY AND DIAMOND NOVELTY BROOCH, BY CARTIER
Modelled as a violin, the calibré-cut ruby belly with diamond fingerboard and tailpiece, to the pavé-set diamond ribs, one side opening to reveal a watch with circular dial, Roman numerals and quartz movement, together with its bow, 1989, violin 6.8 cm, bow 8.0 cm, mounted in platinum and gold
Violin signed Cartier, no. 001; bow unsigned
Accompanied by copy of an invoice dated 5 January 1990 from Cartier.
Modelled as a violin, the calibré-cut ruby belly with diamond fingerboard and tailpiece, to the pavé-set diamond ribs, one side opening to reveal a watch with circular dial, Roman numerals and quartz movement, together with its bow, 1989, violin 6.8 cm, bow 8.0 cm, mounted in platinum and gold
Violin signed Cartier, no. 001; bow unsigned
Accompanied by copy of an invoice dated 5 January 1990 from Cartier.
Provenance
H.H. Begum Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan III
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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).