Lot 117
Cartier: A coral and diamond flower brooch, circa 1955 Y
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
Auction: 23 October 2024 From 14:00 BST
Description
The central stamen of brilliant-cut diamonds, each within a ropetwist frame, the petals formed of naturalistic polished coral corallium rubrum branches, to a highly textured stem, the ropetwist leaves set with courses of similarly-cut diamonds, diamonds approx. 1.80 carats total, signed Cartier Inc., maker's mark, length 6.6cm, maker's case
Footnote
By 1922, the formal registration of all three of the main Cartier branches had been solidified by the family. Cartier New York was officially “Cartier Inc.”, Cartier London was “Cartier Ltd.” and Cartier Paris was reformed from Cartier Frères to Cartier S.A. For further reading see Cartier Brickell, Francesca The Cartiers, Ballantine Books, New York, 2019, page 189.
