Lot Essay
Presented to Audrey Hepburn to commemorate her breakthrough performance in the 1951 Broadway stage production, Gigi.
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CARTIER, CIRCA 1950
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GIGI, 1951-1952
A SWIZZLE STICK
CARTIER, CIRCA 1950
Of cylindrical form, the slide-mechanism handle containing six curved stirrers, the seventh surmounted by a single jadeite bead, suspended from a heart-shaped charm, one side engraved AUDREY, the other GIGI, swizzle stick 7.9 cm. (unopened), heart 2.2 cm.
Swizzle stick signed Cartier and no. 23297, heart unsigned
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long
A SWIZZLE STICK
CARTIER, CIRCA 1950
Of cylindrical form, the slide-mechanism handle containing six curved stirrers, the seventh surmounted by a single jadeite bead, suspended from a heart-shaped charm, one side engraved AUDREY, the other GIGI, swizzle stick 7.9 cm. (unopened), heart 2.2 cm.
Swizzle stick signed Cartier and no. 23297, heart unsigned
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long
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