Cartier - Magnificent Jewels Geneva Monday, May 12, 2008 | Phillips

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    • circa 1925

    • Designed as a series of pale green jade-jadeite plaques carved with sculpted dragon motifs, mounted in 18K yellow gold, highlighted with cabochon emeralds and rubies, to a pearl accented border. 

    • Signed 'Cartier' and numbered.  With French assay marks.  

  • Artist Biography

    Cartier

    French

    With the Constitution of 1848 came a new standard for luxury in France. Founded one year prior by Louis-Francois Cartier, the house of Cartier was one of the first to use platinum in jewelry making. This incredibly expensive material became the stepping-stone for Cartier to experiment in form, mechanisms and attitude. It helped men move from pocket watches to wristwatches, effectively making the watch much more functional and prominent in a man's overall wardrobe.

    Cartier did not only touch on functionality. Inspired by a commissioned painting by George Barbier featuring a black panther at the feet of an elegantly bejeweled woman, Cartier began incorporating wild animals in his designs—most notably, Cartier Panthère rings, bangle bracelets and watches. Yet it wasn't until the late 1960s that the house of Cartier debuted their iconic yellow and rose gold LOVE collection, which includes the famous bracelet that only a special screwdriver can open. 

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A Jade-Jadeite Ruby and Pearl Bracelet

circa 1925
Designed as a series of pale green jade-jadeite plaques carved with sculpted dragon motifs, mounted in 18K yellow gold, highlighted with cabochon emeralds and rubies, to a pearl accented border. 
Signed 'Cartier' and numbered.  With French assay marks.  

Estimate
CHF45,000 - 55,000 

Magnificent Jewels

13 May 2008, 2 & 7pm
Geneva