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    • Necklace and earrings, each suspending a ruby drop, approximately 24.00, 19.00 and 17.00 carats respectively

    • Each set with a cut-cornered brilliant-cut yellow diamond in the surmount, totalling approximately 3.50 carats

    • Brilliant-cut diamonds altogether approximately 11.20 carats

    • 18 karat yellow gold

    • Pendant on necklace detachable

    • All signed Cartier, with French assay marks
      Necklace, pendant and earrings numbered 782873, 782882 and 774909 respectively

    • Necklace length approximately 400mm

    (Rubies)
    SSEF report, numbered 95317, dated 20 September 2017, Afghanistan, no indications of heating.

    附 瑞士SSEF證書

  • 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 Ruby, Yellow Diamond and Diamond Demi-parure, Cartier, Circa 1980

All signed Cartier, with French assay marks
Necklace, pendant and earrings numbered 782873, 782882 and 774909 respectively

Necklace length approximately 400mm

Estimate
HK$780,000 - 880,000 
$100,000-110,000

Contact Specialist
Terry Chu
Head of Jewellery, Asia, Senior Director
+852 2318 2038

Jewels & Jadeite

Hong Kong Auction 27 May 2019