Cartier - Jewels: Online Auction Hong Kong Wednesday, July 5, 2023 | Phillips
    • Comprising: a necklace, suspending a drop-shaped pendant set with cabochon colourless quartz to a circular-cut diamond background, with a fine link chain; and a pair of ear clips en suite, post and clip fittings, mounted in white gold, signed Cartier and numbered, French assay mark, link chain length approximately 430 mm, ear clips length approximately 14 mm.

  • 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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Lot offered with No Reserve

Quartz and Diamond Demi-Parure, 'Myst de Cartier'

Comprising: a necklace, suspending a drop-shaped pendant set with cabochon colourless quartz to a circular-cut diamond background, with a fine link chain; and a pair of ear clips en suite, post and clip fittings, mounted in white gold, signed Cartier and numbered, French assay mark, link chain length approximately 430 mm, ear clips length approximately 14 mm.

Estimate
HK$15,000 - 30,000 
$2,000-3,800

Sold for HK$19,050

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Charlene Lau
Head of Jewels, Hong Kong
+852 2318 2039
JewelleryHK@phillips.com

Jewels: Online Auction

5 - 12 July 2023