Precious Gold Clip with Burma Rubies & Diamonds by Cartier, Paris c. 1960

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Precious Gold Clip with Burma Rubies & Diamonds by Cartier, Paris c. 1960

€ 12,900.00 ^*

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Paris is the city of great jewelry houses. Cartier, Boucheron, Chaumet, there are so many big names based in the French capital that instead of "All roads lead to Rome", it should actually read: "All roads lead to Paris". This brooch comes from one of the most famous jewelry houses in the metropolis, the Maison Cartier. We see a leaf of warm, gleaming gold. The wide frames are engraved and have a warm, velvety shimmer. They each bear seven intense pink-red rubies. A sparkling diamond occupies the center of the design, smaller diamonds the stem. The shape of the leaf is not designed too realistically: Rather, the individual shapes are arranged in relation to each other with a loose hand and a mischievous smile: The brooch breathes a cheerfulness that is only enhanced by the cheerful sparkle of the gemstones. Jewellery from the 1950s and 1960s bears witness to an era of optimism and joie de vivre. The hardships of the war years had been overcome and the jewellery of this era also reflected the changed times in its forms. The austere forms of Art Deco had finally gone out of fashion and a cheerful, bright and colorful new design language set the tone. Paris led the way. The brooches in the shape of flowers and leaves or even funny animals from the great Parisian houses were loved - and imitated - all over the world. In the case of the Maison Cartier, there was a long tradition to look back on. As early as the c. 1900s, flowers and tendrils were one of the main design elements used by Cartier's goldsmiths. The so-called Garland style lived entirely from the beauty of flowers set with diamonds, but the pieces of the time shone solely in precious white. It was not until the late Art Deco period that color returned to the designs, and since then the blossoms and flowers have once again shone in the most beautiful colors of nature. Numerous impressive examples of the Maison's precious flower brooches can be found in Hans Nadelhoffer: Cartier, London 2007. We discovered the present brooch, which is signed and in perfect condition, in Vienna. It is exquisitely decorated with rubies from Burma and sparkling diamonds; all the stones are set in high-carat gold.

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€ 12,900.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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