Lot Essay
H. Nadelhoffer, Cartier, Jewellers Extraordinary, Abrams, 1984, New York, pp. 74, for similar illustration
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A MULTI-GEM AND BLISTER PEARL 'MAASAI' BROOCH, BY CARTIER
The carved onyx head wearing diamond-set headdress and earpendants, a blister pearl, coral and diamond shield, with coral and gold spears, 1950s, 8.9 cm, with French assay marks for gold
Signed and with maker's mark for Cartier Paris, no. 020411
The carved onyx head wearing diamond-set headdress and earpendants, a blister pearl, coral and diamond shield, with coral and gold spears, 1950s, 8.9 cm, with French assay marks for gold
Signed and with maker's mark for Cartier Paris, no. 020411
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