Sold for:
$3,600
$3,600
Indian 18kt Gold and Colorless Sapphire Clip Brooch, Cartier, London, the Indian element set with foil-back rose-cut sapphires and pearl accents, reverse engraved, within an 18kt gold mount, lg. 1 7/8 in., marked JC Cartier London 750, (missing pearl). Note: In Cartier 1900-1939 , Judy Rudoe discusses jewels and gemstones imported from India to be mounted and retailed by Cartier: "Both the London and Paris branches sold Indian jewellery unaltered, as well as remounting it in fashionable forms," p. 163, and Section Five, "The Persian and Indian Styles," pp. 157-87.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-03-12
