Property of a California Collector
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Aldo Cipullo for Cartier
A Rock Crystal and Gold Bracelet
- Estimate
- $15,000 - 25,000
$52,500
Lot Details
Square-shaped rock crystal
Signed by designer and retailer, numbered
18 karat yellow and white gold, length approximately 7.00 inches
Signed by designer and retailer, numbered
18 karat yellow and white gold, length approximately 7.00 inches
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Catalogue Essay
Aldo Cipullo
Italian born, Aldo Cipullo came to New York at the age of twenty, having studied architecture and worked for his family’s costume jewelry business. He found work as a designer for both Tiffany & Co. and David Webb, before joining Cartier in 1969. Cipullo brought his iconic “Love” bracelet with him to Cartier, which he designed after the lament of a romantic breakup. Today, this design remains one of the best-sellers for Cartier. Cipullo worked at Cartier for only four years, leaving in 1974 to establish his own business.
The bracelet above is a rare example from Cartier’s High Jewelry line created by Cipullo. This creation embodies what he claimed made for a successful jewel – the unity of design and function. It also conforms to his preference of metal and colorless gemstones expressed with geometric pattern. Similar to the majority of his jewels, this jewel too bears spatial and architectural elements. Very few of these bracelets were made during his four years at Cartier, and even fewer have survived.
Italian born, Aldo Cipullo came to New York at the age of twenty, having studied architecture and worked for his family’s costume jewelry business. He found work as a designer for both Tiffany & Co. and David Webb, before joining Cartier in 1969. Cipullo brought his iconic “Love” bracelet with him to Cartier, which he designed after the lament of a romantic breakup. Today, this design remains one of the best-sellers for Cartier. Cipullo worked at Cartier for only four years, leaving in 1974 to establish his own business.
The bracelet above is a rare example from Cartier’s High Jewelry line created by Cipullo. This creation embodies what he claimed made for a successful jewel – the unity of design and function. It also conforms to his preference of metal and colorless gemstones expressed with geometric pattern. Similar to the majority of his jewels, this jewel too bears spatial and architectural elements. Very few of these bracelets were made during his four years at Cartier, and even fewer have survived.